Prices at 8 hospitals in New York, NY, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $914 — 138% above the US median ($383), roughly 16.3× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| 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 | $391 | ★ 2/5 | 144 min | — |
| Mount Sinai Hospital | New York, NY | $914 | — | ★ 4/5 | 248 min | — |
| Mount Sinai West | New York, NY | $914 | $2,966 | ★ 4/5 | 272 min | — |
| Ny Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai | New York, NY | $914 | $2,966 | — | — | — |
| Mount Sinai Beth Israel | New York, NY | $914 | $2,966 | ★ 3/5 | 239 min | — |
| NYU Langone Hospitals | New York, NY | $981 | $4,029 | ★ 5/5 | 203 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)
Typical cash price here is $914 — about 16.3× the Medicare rate ($56). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($112).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,015 list price could save about $102 (10%).
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anita Mani, RPA-C | Physician Assistant | New York, NY | 152 |
| Michael Rettig, MD | Orthopedic Surgery | New York, NY | 132 |
| Jeffrey Wolfson, D.P.M. | Podiatry | New York, NY | 116 |
| Omri Ayalon, M.D. | Orthopedic Surgery | New York, NY | 100 |
| Jaehon Kim, M.D. | Orthopedic Surgery | New York, NY | 91 |
| Lionel Hausman, D.P.M. | Podiatry | New York, NY | 83 |
| Razvan Pavelescu, DPM | Podiatry | New York, NY | 70 |
| Syngil Yang, M.D. | Hand Surgery | New York, NY | 64 |
| Stuart Elkowitz, MD | Orthopedic Surgery | New York, NY | 59 |
| Ivan Herstik, DPM | Podiatry | New York, NY | 59 |
| Jacqueline Sutera, DPM | Podiatry | New York, NY | 57 |
| Rick Delmonte, DPM | Podiatry | New York, NY | 57 |
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