Prices at 84 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,917 — about the US median ($1,871), roughly 3.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'connor Hospital | Delhi, NY | $309 | $417 | — | 95 min | — |
| Little Falls Hospital | Little Falls, NY | $309 | $345 | ★ 2/5 | 109 min | — |
| Cobleskill Regional Hospital | Cobleskill, NY | $309 | $392 | ★ 4/5 | 111 min | — |
| St Peter's Hospital | Albany, NY | $320 | $320 | ★ 2/5 | 341 min | — |
| Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York | Troy, NY | $320 | $320 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Maimonides Medical Center | Brooklyn, NY | $355 | — | ★ 2/5 | 208 min | — |
| Bassett Healthcare | Cooperstown, NY | $429 | $515 | ★ 2/5 | 199 min | — |
| UPMC Chautauqua at Wca | Jamestown, NY | $623 | $830 | ★ 2/5 | 171 min | — |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center | Niagara Falls, NY | $809 | $2,052 | ★ 1/5 | 229 min | — |
| Slhs Massena, Inc | Massena, NY | $943 | — | — | 116 min | — |
| United Memorial Medical Center | Batavia, NY | $980 | $499 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc | Binghamton, NY | $1,078 | $1,747 | ★ 3/5 | 219 min | — |
| Samaritan Medical Center | Watertown, NY | $1,318 | $2,062 | ★ 2/5 | 260 min | — |
| Clifton-Fine Hospital | Star Lake, NY | $1,318 | $2,062 | — | — | — |
| Nassau University Medical Center | East Meadow, NY | $1,382 | $892 | ★ 1/5 | 164 min | — |
| NYU Langone Hospitals | New York, NY | $1,567 | $6,434 | ★ 5/5 | 203 min | — |
| Montefiore Medical Center | Bronx, NY | $1,697 | $4,485 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| Geneva General Hospital | Geneva, NY | $1,724 | $2,062 | ★ 2/5 | 190 min | — |
| Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of Yates | Penn Yan, NY | $1,724 | $1,897 | — | 113 min | — |
| St Joseph's Medical Center | Yonkers, NY | $1,799 | $1,799 | ★ 1/5 | 201 min | — |
| Kenmore Mercy Hospital | Kenmore, NY | $1,867 | $126 | ★ 3/5 | 236 min | — |
| Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center | Bronx, NY | $1,917 | $2,062 | ★ 2/5 | 234 min | — |
| Jacobi Medical Center | Bronx, NY | $1,917 | $2,129 | ★ 2/5 | 220 min | — |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center | Elmhurst, NY | $1,917 | $2,066 | ★ 2/5 | 278 min | — |
| Bronx VA Medical Center | Bronx, NY | $1,917 | $2,085 | ★ 4/5 | — | — |
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 $1,917 — about 3.9× the Medicare rate ($492). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($984).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,900 list price could save about $1,983 (51%).
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