Electromyography (EMG) cost in New York, NY

Prices at 8 hospitals in New York, NY, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $391 — 22% above the US median ($322), roughly 2.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY $134 $429 ★ 5/5 203 min —
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $153 $188 ★ 3/5 171 min —
Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY $153 $201 ★ 2/5 181 min —
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $153 $196 ★ 2/5 144 min —
Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY $630 — ★ 4/5 248 min —
Mount Sinai West New York, NY $630 $70 ★ 4/5 272 min —
Ny Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York, NY $630 $70 — — —
Mount Sinai Beth Israel New York, NY $630 $70 ★ 3/5 239 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)
$700
Cash / self-pay
$391
Insurer-negotiated
$188
Medicare pays
$141
$147$630
Median cash $391  ·  Medicare $141  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $391 — about 2.8× the Medicare rate ($141). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($282).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $700 list price could save about $309 (44%).

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Doctors who perform this in New York

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

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