Prices at 85 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $377 — 25% above the US median ($302), roughly 3.3× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis Hospital | Schenectady, NY | $68 | $95 | ★ 3/5 | 232 min | — |
| Slhs Massena, Inc | Massena, NY | $85 | $86 | — | 116 min | — |
| St Joseph's Hospital Health Center | Syracuse, NY | $90 | $40 | ★ 2/5 | 226 min | — |
| UPMC Chautauqua at Wca | Jamestown, NY | $100 | $125 | ★ 2/5 | 171 min | — |
| Little Falls Hospital | Little Falls, NY | $105 | $153 | ★ 2/5 | 109 min | — |
| Kenmore Mercy Hospital | Kenmore, NY | $110 | $48 | ★ 3/5 | 236 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | $110 | $79 | ★ 2/5 | 307 min | — |
| Bassett Healthcare | Cooperstown, NY | $129 | $128 | ★ 2/5 | 199 min | — |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center | Niagara Falls, NY | $131 | $249 | ★ 1/5 | 229 min | — |
| Maimonides Medical Center | Brooklyn, NY | $133 | — | ★ 2/5 | 208 min | — |
| Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital | Oneonta, NY | $143 | $252 | ★ 3/5 | 132 min | — |
| O'connor Hospital | Delhi, NY | $143 | $180 | — | 95 min | — |
| Cobleskill Regional Hospital | Cobleskill, NY | $143 | $176 | ★ 4/5 | 111 min | — |
| Nathan Littauer Hospital | Gloversville, NY | $170 | — | ★ 2/5 | 169 min | — |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital | Potsdam, NY | $209 | $57 | ★ 2/5 | 142 min | — |
| St Mary's Healthcare | Amsterdam, NY | $209 | $268 | ★ 3/5 | 155 min | — |
| St Joseph's Medical Center | Yonkers, NY | $217 | $470 | ★ 1/5 | 201 min | — |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital, Inc | Westfield, NY | $246 | $100 | — | 120 min | — |
| Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall | Newburgh, NY | $250 | $1,583 | ★ 2/5 | 194 min | — |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc | Binghamton, NY | $256 | $216 | ★ 3/5 | 219 min | — |
| Samaritan Medical Center | Watertown, NY | $262 | $250 | ★ 2/5 | 260 min | — |
| Clifton-Fine Hospital | Star Lake, NY | $262 | $250 | — | — | — |
| Geneva General Hospital | Geneva, NY | $282 | $213 | ★ 2/5 | 190 min | — |
| Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of Yates | Penn Yan, NY | $282 | $310 | — | 113 min | — |
| St Anthony Community Hospital | Warwick, NY | $364 | $4,386 | ★ 4/5 | 162 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 September 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 $377 — about 3.3× the Medicare rate ($114). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($228).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $535 list price could save about $157 (29%).
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