Breathing tube insertion (intubation) cost in Bronx, NY

Prices at 6 hospitals in Bronx, NY, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $275 — 43% below the US median ($480), roughly 2.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Bronx, NY $275 $697 ★ 2/5 234 min —
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $275 $720 ★ 2/5 220 min —
Bronx VA Medical Center Bronx, NY $275 $692 ★ 4/5 — —
Bronxcare Hospital Center Bronx, NY $482 $282 ★ 1/5 186 min —
Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY $818 $2,802 ★ 3/5 193 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)
$1,347
Cash / self-pay
$275
Insurer-negotiated
$695
Medicare pays
$133
$275$683
Median cash $275  ·  Medicare $133  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $275 — about 2.1× the Medicare rate ($133). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($266).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,347 list price could save about $1,072 (80%).

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Doctors who perform this in Bronx

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Timothy TongCritical Care (Intensivists)Bronx, NY24
Anna Shengelia, M.D.Internal MedicineBronx, NY20
Ariel Shiloh, MDCritical Care (Intensivists)Bronx, NY19
Maneesha Bangar, MDCritical Care (Intensivists)Bronx, NY18
Lewis Eisen, M.D.Critical Care (Intensivists)Bronx, NY17
Marjan Islam, M.D.Pulmonary DiseaseBronx, NY17
Chao-Ping WuPulmonary DiseaseBronx, NY15
Samuel RednorCritical Care (Intensivists)Bronx, NY15
Natalya KozlovaPulmonary DiseaseBronx, NY14
Howard Doyle, MDCritical Care (Intensivists)Bronx, NY14
Crista-Gaye Foster, MDAnesthesiologyBronx, NY13
Edward Djan-Kwansa, D.O.Emergency MedicineBronx, NY13

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