Prices at 85 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $607 — 26% above the US median ($480), roughly 3.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital | Springville, NY | $107 | $144 | — | 145 min | — |
| Bassett Healthcare | Cooperstown, NY | $119 | $208 | ★ 2/5 | 199 min | — |
| Ellis Hospital | Schenectady, NY | $153 | $156 | ★ 3/5 | 232 min | — |
| Little Falls Hospital | Little Falls, NY | $153 | $227 | ★ 2/5 | 109 min | — |
| UPMC Chautauqua at Wca | Jamestown, NY | $173 | $230 | ★ 2/5 | 171 min | — |
| St Joseph's Hospital Health Center | Syracuse, NY | $236 | $48 | ★ 2/5 | 226 min | — |
| Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital | Oneonta, NY | $242 | $506 | ★ 3/5 | 132 min | — |
| O'connor Hospital | Delhi, NY | $242 | $240 | — | 95 min | — |
| Cobleskill Regional Hospital | Cobleskill, NY | $242 | $240 | ★ 4/5 | 111 min | — |
| Slhs Massena, Inc | Massena, NY | $242 | $136 | — | 116 min | — |
| St Mary's Healthcare | Amsterdam, NY | $296 | $318 | ★ 3/5 | 155 min | — |
| Maimonides Medical Center | Brooklyn, NY | $308 | — | ★ 2/5 | 208 min | — |
| Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center | Cortland, NY | $324 | $471 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc | Binghamton, NY | $352 | $430 | ★ 3/5 | 219 min | — |
| St Peter's Hospital | Albany, NY | $386 | $386 | ★ 2/5 | 341 min | — |
| Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York | Troy, NY | $386 | $386 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Corning Hospital | Corning, NY | $406 | $450 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Montefiore Medical Center | Bronx, NY | $425 | $2,802 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| St Joseph's Medical Center | Yonkers, NY | $448 | $448 | ★ 1/5 | 201 min | — |
| Crouse Hospital | Syracuse, NY | $455 | $507 | ★ 2/5 | 220 min | — |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center | Niagara Falls, NY | $484 | $505 | ★ 1/5 | 229 min | — |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital, Inc | Westfield, NY | $500 | $113 | — | 120 min | — |
| Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall | Newburgh, NY | $507 | $3,207 | ★ 2/5 | 194 min | — |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital | Newark, NY | $510 | $104 | ★ 2/5 | 205 min | — |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital | Potsdam, NY | $546 | $102 | ★ 2/5 | 142 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.
Price comparison (median)
Typical cash price here is $607 — about 3.9× the Medicare rate ($157). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($315).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $900 list price could save about $294 (33%).
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