Joint aspiration or injection (mid-size joint) cost in Bronx, NY

Prices at 6 hospitals in Bronx, NY, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $349 — 14% below the US median ($407), roughly 6.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY $281 $2,211 ★ 3/5 193 min —
Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Bronx, NY $349 $383 ★ 2/5 234 min —
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $349 $396 ★ 2/5 220 min —
Bronx VA Medical Center Bronx, NY $349 $383 ★ 4/5 — —
Bronxcare Hospital Center Bronx, NY $694 $366 ★ 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)
$920
Cash / self-pay
$349
Insurer-negotiated
$388
Medicare pays
$57
$308$556
Median cash $349  ·  Medicare $57  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $349 — about 6.1× the Medicare rate ($57). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($114).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $920 list price could save about $571 (62%).

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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
Sanjiv Bansal, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryBronx, NY28
Oscar Castillo, DPMPodiatryBronx, NY26
Fillip Findling, D.O., FACOSHand SurgeryBronx, NY18
Roy Kulick, MDOrthopedic SurgeryBronx, NY15

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