Prices at 77 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $349 — 9% below the US median ($383), roughly 6.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis Hospital | Schenectady, NY | $54 | $48 | ★ 3/5 | 232 min | — |
| Nathan Littauer Hospital | Gloversville, NY | $59 | — | ★ 2/5 | 169 min | — |
| St Mary's Healthcare | Amsterdam, NY | $76 | $235 | ★ 3/5 | 155 min | — |
| Little Falls Hospital | Little Falls, NY | $82 | $113 | ★ 2/5 | 109 min | — |
| Cobleskill Regional Hospital | Cobleskill, NY | $92 | $95 | ★ 4/5 | 111 min | — |
| Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital | Oneonta, NY | $94 | $374 | ★ 3/5 | 132 min | — |
| Maimonides Medical Center | Brooklyn, NY | $105 | — | ★ 2/5 | 208 min | — |
| UPMC Chautauqua at Wca | Jamestown, NY | $169 | $211 | ★ 2/5 | 171 min | — |
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital | Springville, NY | $170 | $200 | — | 145 min | — |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc | Binghamton, NY | $177 | $319 | ★ 3/5 | 219 min | — |
| Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center | Cortland, NY | $188 | $374 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Corning Hospital | Corning, NY | $188 | $235 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center | Niagara Falls, NY | $228 | $381 | ★ 1/5 | 229 min | — |
| Helen Hayes Hospital | West Haverstraw, NY | $273 | $44 | — | — | — |
| Montefiore Medical Center | Bronx, NY | $284 | $1,316 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| St Joseph's Medical Center | Yonkers, NY | $326 | $452 | ★ 1/5 | 201 min | — |
| Wynn Hospital | Utica, NY | $340 | $36 | ★ 1/5 | 211 min | — |
| Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center | Bronx, NY | $349 | $383 | ★ 2/5 | 234 min | — |
| Jacobi Medical Center | Bronx, NY | $349 | $427 | ★ 2/5 | 220 min | — |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center | Elmhurst, NY | $349 | $391 | ★ 2/5 | 278 min | — |
| Bronx VA Medical Center | Bronx, NY | $349 | $396 | ★ 4/5 | — | — |
| South Brooklyn Health | Brooklyn, NY | $349 | $403 | ★ 2/5 | 160 min | — |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center | New York, NY | $349 | $383 | ★ 3/5 | 171 min | — |
| Kings County Hospital Center | Brooklyn, NY | $349 | $401 | ★ 1/5 | 261 min | — |
| Bellevue Hospital Center | New York, NY | $349 | $389 | ★ 2/5 | 181 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 $349 — about 6.2× 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 $882 list price could save about $533 (60%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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