Emergency department visit (level 5) cost in New York

Prices at 90 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $889 — 36% below the US median ($1,395), roughly 5.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Bassett Healthcare Cooperstown, NY $164 $257 ★ 2/5 199 min —
O'connor Hospital Delhi, NY $245 $370 — 95 min —
Little Falls Hospital Little Falls, NY $245 $347 ★ 2/5 109 min —
Cobleskill Regional Hospital Cobleskill, NY $245 $370 ★ 4/5 111 min —
Ellis Hospital Schenectady, NY $258 $190 ★ 3/5 232 min —
St Joseph's Hospital Health Center Syracuse, NY $367 $226 ★ 2/5 226 min —
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY $399 $157 ★ 2/5 142 min —
Unity Hospital Rochester, NY $399 $168 ★ 2/5 299 min —
Unity Specialty Hospital Rochester, NY $399 $168 — — —
Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital Oneonta, NY $415 $777 ★ 3/5 132 min —
Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $490 — ★ 2/5 208 min —
Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc Binghamton, NY $534 $692 ★ 3/5 219 min —
St Joseph's Medical Center Yonkers, NY $658 $658 ★ 1/5 201 min —
Slhs Massena, Inc Massena, NY $666 $172 — 116 min —
Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY $680 $856 ★ 3/5 193 min —
Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Bronx, NY $726 $743 ★ 2/5 234 min —
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $726 $781 ★ 2/5 220 min —
Elmhurst Hospital Center Elmhurst, NY $726 $762 ★ 2/5 278 min —
Bronx VA Medical Center Bronx, NY $726 $781 ★ 4/5 — —
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $726 $743 ★ 2/5 160 min —
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $726 $743 ★ 3/5 171 min —
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $726 $762 ★ 1/5 261 min —
Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY $726 $762 ★ 2/5 181 min —
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $726 $762 ★ 2/5 245 min —
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $726 $743 ★ 2/5 144 min —

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$1,832
Cash / self-pay
$889
Insurer-negotiated
$743
Medicare pays
$171
$399$4,478
Median cash $889  ·  Medicare $171  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $889 — about 5.2× the Medicare rate ($171). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($343).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,832 list price could save about $943 (51%).

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