Eye refraction (glasses prescription) cost in New York

Prices at 54 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 — 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 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)
$198
Cash / self-pay
$51
Insurer-negotiated
$57
$6$180
Median cash $51  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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