Prices at 73 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,790 — 16% below the US median ($2,142), roughly 4.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobleskill Regional Hospital | Cobleskill, NY | $387 | $525 | ★ 4/5 | 111 min | — |
| Little Falls Hospital | Little Falls, NY | $495 | $515 | ★ 2/5 | 109 min | — |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center | Niagara Falls, NY | $538 | $974 | ★ 1/5 | 229 min | — |
| Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital | Oneonta, NY | $763 | $1,001 | ★ 3/5 | 132 min | — |
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital | Springville, NY | $853 | $419 | — | 145 min | — |
| Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center | Bronx, NY | $935 | $979 | ★ 2/5 | 234 min | — |
| Jacobi Medical Center | Bronx, NY | $935 | $979 | ★ 2/5 | 220 min | — |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center | Elmhurst, NY | $935 | $979 | ★ 2/5 | 278 min | — |
| Bronx VA Medical Center | Bronx, NY | $935 | $979 | ★ 4/5 | — | — |
| South Brooklyn Health | Brooklyn, NY | $935 | $979 | ★ 2/5 | 160 min | — |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center | New York, NY | $935 | $979 | ★ 3/5 | 171 min | — |
| Kings County Hospital Center | Brooklyn, NY | $935 | $947 | ★ 1/5 | 261 min | — |
| Bellevue Hospital Center | New York, NY | $935 | $935 | ★ 2/5 | 181 min | — |
| Queens Hospital Center | Jamaica, NY | $935 | $945 | ★ 2/5 | 245 min | — |
| Harlem Hospital Center | New York, NY | $935 | $979 | ★ 2/5 | 144 min | — |
| Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center | Brooklyn, NY | $935 | $936 | ★ 2/5 | 198 min | — |
| Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall | Newburgh, NY | $979 | $979 | ★ 2/5 | 194 min | — |
| Bassett Healthcare | Cooperstown, NY | $1,026 | $1,001 | ★ 2/5 | 199 min | — |
| Ellis Hospital | Schenectady, NY | $1,100 | $691 | ★ 3/5 | 232 min | — |
| NYU Langone Hospitals | New York, NY | $1,197 | $1,115 | ★ 5/5 | 203 min | — |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital, Inc | Westfield, NY | $1,296 | $472 | — | 120 min | — |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital | Newark, NY | $1,450 | $448 | ★ 2/5 | 205 min | — |
| Rochester General Hospital | Rochester, NY | $1,450 | $448 | ★ 2/5 | 233 min | — |
| Wynn Hospital | Utica, NY | $1,463 | $702 | ★ 1/5 | 211 min | — |
| Crouse Hospital | Syracuse, NY | $1,577 | — | ★ 2/5 | 220 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 $1,790 — about 4.8× the Medicare rate ($371). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($743).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,465 list price could save about $1,675 (48%).
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