Joint aspiration or injection (mid-size joint) Cost in New York, NY

Prices at 8 hospitals in New York, NY, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,055 — 159% above the US median ($407), roughly 18.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Metropolitan Hospital Center	New York, NY	$349	$383	★ 3/5	171 min	—
Bellevue Hospital Center	New York, NY	$349	$389	★ 2/5	181 min	—
Harlem Hospital Center	New York, NY	$349	$385	★ 2/5	144 min	—
NYU Langone Hospitals	New York, NY	$1,029	$4,100	★ 5/5	203 min	—
Mount Sinai Hospital	New York, NY	$1,080	—	★ 4/5	248 min	—
Mount Sinai West	New York, NY	$1,080	$2,966	★ 4/5	272 min	—
Ny Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai	New York, NY	$1,080	$2,966	—	—	—
Mount Sinai Beth Israel	New York, NY	$1,080	$2,966	★ 3/5	239 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)

$1,200

Cash / self-pay

$1,055

Insurer-negotiated

$2,966

Medicare pays

$57

$349$1,080

Median cash $1,055 · Medicare $57 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,055 — about 18.5× 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 $1,200 list price could save about $145 (12%).

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Doctors who perform this in New York

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.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Daniel Polatsch, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	New York, NY	125
Michael Rettig, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	New York, NY	107
Arkadiusz Jachimowicz, DPM	Podiatry	New York, NY	81
Kate Nellans, MD	Hand Surgery	New York, NY	69
Steven Beldner, M.D.	Hand Surgery	New York, NY	58
Russell Trahan	Podiatry	New York, NY	47
Sanjit Konda, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	New York, NY	47
Amanda Walsh, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	New York, NY	46
Razvan Pavelescu, DPM	Podiatry	New York, NY	43
Gerard Varlotta, D.O	Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	New York, NY	38
Mehvish Seyal	Podiatry	New York, NY	37
Ivan Herstik, DPM	Podiatry	New York, NY	36

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