Eye refraction (glasses prescription) cost in New York

Prices at 40 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $51 — 30% above the US median ($39).

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Westfield Memorial Hospital, Inc Westfield, NY $12 $19 114 min 14.8%
Bassett Healthcare Cooperstown, NY $13 $18 ★ 2/5 199 min 15.6%
Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc Binghamton, NY $14 $5 ★ 3/5 240 min 15.3%
Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center Cortland, NY $22 $27 ★ 3/5 171 min 15.3%
Corning Hospital Corning, NY $22 $27 ★ 3/5 209 min 14.5%
NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY $24 $93 ★ 5/5 206 min 13.1%
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY $50 $19 ★ 2/5 137 min 15.6%
Suny/stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY $51 $4,255 ★ 5/5 225 min 14.7%
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY $137 $272 ★ 1/5 237 min 15.7%
Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY $137 $1,100 ★ 2/5 217 min 15.6%
New York-Presbyterian/queens Flushing, NY $166 $146 ★ 5/5 280 min 13.6%
Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY $180 ★ 4/5 240 min 14.6%
Mount Sinai West New York, NY $180 $134 ★ 4/5 278 min 14.3%
Ny Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York, NY $180 $134
Mount Sinai Beth Israel New York, NY $180 $134 ★ 3/5 227 min 16.4%
Mount Sinai South Nassau Oceanside, NY $180 $134 ★ 3/5 221 min 15.9%
Bronxcare Hospital Center Bronx, NY $198 $35 ★ 1/5 184 min 16.7%

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 July 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)
$91
Cash / self-pay
$51
Insurer-negotiated
$39
$6$180
Median cash $51  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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