Hepatitis C test cost in New York

Prices at 91 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $45 — 47% below the US median ($85), roughly 3.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Community Memorial Hospital, Inc Hamilton, NY $9 $18 ★ 4/5 155 min —
Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY $10 $15 ★ 3/5 203 min —
Kenmore Mercy Hospital Kenmore, NY $10 $15 ★ 3/5 236 min —
Mount St. Mary's Hospital & Health Center Lewiston, NY $10 $14 ★ 2/5 156 min —
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY $10 $15 ★ 2/5 307 min —
St Joseph's Medical Center Yonkers, NY $14 $14 ★ 1/5 201 min —
Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Bronx, NY $14 $32 ★ 2/5 234 min —
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $14 $54 ★ 2/5 220 min —
Elmhurst Hospital Center Elmhurst, NY $14 $30 ★ 2/5 278 min —
Bronx VA Medical Center Bronx, NY $14 $27 ★ 4/5 — —
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $14 $51 ★ 2/5 160 min —
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $14 $28 ★ 3/5 171 min —
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $14 $49 ★ 1/5 261 min —
Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY $14 $48 ★ 2/5 181 min —
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $14 $44 ★ 2/5 245 min —
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $14 $44 ★ 2/5 144 min —
Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center Brooklyn, NY $14 $28 ★ 2/5 198 min —
NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY $17 $36 ★ 5/5 203 min —
Geneva General Hospital Geneva, NY $17 $16 ★ 2/5 190 min —
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of Yates Penn Yan, NY $17 $19 — 113 min —
Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville, NY $19 $14 — 145 min —
Wynn Hospital Utica, NY $30 $14 ★ 1/5 211 min —
Bronxcare Hospital Center Bronx, NY $31 — ★ 1/5 186 min —
Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY $34 $15 ★ 2/5 220 min —
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY $41 $14 ★ 1/5 229 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)
$97
Cash / self-pay
$45
Insurer-negotiated
$16
Medicare pays
$14
$14$285
Median cash $45  ·  Medicare $14  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $45 — about 3.2× the Medicare rate ($14). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($29).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $97 list price could save about $51 (53%).

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