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
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield Memorial Hospital, Inc | Westfield, NY | $12 | $19 | — | 120 min | — |
| Bassett Healthcare | Cooperstown, NY | $13 | $18 | ★ 2/5 | 199 min | — |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc | Binghamton, NY | $14 | $5 | ★ 3/5 | 219 min | — |
| Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center | Cortland, NY | $22 | $27 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Corning Hospital | Corning, NY | $22 | $27 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| NYU Langone Hospitals | New York, NY | $24 | $93 | ★ 5/5 | 203 min | — |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital | Potsdam, NY | $50 | $19 | ★ 2/5 | 142 min | — |
| Suny/stony Brook University Hospital | Stony Brook, NY | $51 | $4,255 | ★ 5/5 | 223 min | — |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center | Jamaica, NY | $137 | $272 | ★ 1/5 | 227 min | — |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center | Flushing, NY | $137 | $1,100 | ★ 2/5 | 220 min | — |
| New York-Presbyterian/queens | Flushing, NY | $166 | $146 | ★ 5/5 | 280 min | — |
| Mount Sinai Hospital | New York, NY | $180 | — | ★ 4/5 | 248 min | — |
| Mount Sinai West | New York, NY | $180 | $134 | ★ 4/5 | 272 min | — |
| Ny Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai | New York, NY | $180 | $134 | — | — | — |
| Mount Sinai Beth Israel | New York, NY | $180 | $134 | ★ 3/5 | 239 min | — |
| Mount Sinai South Nassau | Oceanside, NY | $180 | $134 | ★ 3/5 | 219 min | — |
| Bronxcare Hospital Center | Bronx, NY | $198 | $35 | ★ 1/5 | 186 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 September 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.
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