Office visit, established patient (level 4) cost in Buffalo, NY

Prices at 3 hospitals in Buffalo, NY, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $192 — about the US median ($194), roughly 1.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY $192 $112 ★ 3/5 203 min —
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY $192 $110 ★ 2/5 307 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$192
Cash / self-pay
$192
Insurer-negotiated
$111
Medicare pays
$136
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $192 — about 1.4× the Medicare rate ($136). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($271).

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Doctors who perform this in Buffalo

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.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Youn Jea Kim, NPNurse PractitionerBuffalo, NY780
Vitaly Buza, M.D.CardiologyBuffalo, NY705
Richard Charles, M.D.Internal MedicineBuffalo, NY701
Miriam Silverberg, MDRheumatologyBuffalo, NY602
Alicia Tammaro, ANPNurse PractitionerBuffalo, NY507
Michael Hong, MDCardiologyBuffalo, NY496
Michael Banas, MDNuclear MedicineBuffalo, NY494
Robert Gianfagna, MDInternal MedicineBuffalo, NY471
Gina DragoneNurse PractitionerBuffalo, NY467
Salvatore Calandra, MDCardiologyBuffalo, NY447
Tina Agostinelli, PAPhysician AssistantBuffalo, NY416
Benjamin Rueda, MDCardiologyBuffalo, NY395

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