Prices at 5 hospitals in Brooklyn, NY, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $809 — 154% above the US median ($318), roughly 3.4× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maimonides Medical Center | Brooklyn, NY | $510 | — | ★ 2/5 | 208 min | — |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center-Downtown Campus | Brooklyn, NY | $1,108 | $199 | ★ 2/5 | 200 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 $809 — about 3.4× the Medicare rate ($237). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($474).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,218 list price could save about $409 (34%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
Doctors who perform this in Brooklyn
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.
| Clinician | Specialty | Location | Medicare services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Igor Kirzhner, MD | Psychiatry | Brooklyn, NY | 237 |
| Irving Friedman, MD | Neurology | Brooklyn, NY | 194 |
| Jesse Greenberg, MD | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Brooklyn, NY | 151 |
| David Schreiber, M.D. | Radiation Oncology | Brooklyn, NY | 137 |
| Amy Solan, M.D. | Radiation Oncology | Brooklyn, NY | 122 |
| Tatyana Tsipursky, MD | Psychiatry | Brooklyn, NY | 116 |
| Miran Salgado, MD | Neurology | Brooklyn, NY | 93 |
| Gurinder Sidhu, MD | Medical Oncology | Brooklyn, NY | 90 |
| Chaim Bernstein, M.D. | Pulmonary Disease | Brooklyn, NY | 82 |
| Bernard Goldblatt, MD | Cardiology | Brooklyn, NY | 79 |
| Inna Yuryev-Golger, MD | Psychiatry | Brooklyn, NY | 76 |
| Maesa Toni Mae Koeber, DNP, FNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner | Brooklyn, NY | 76 |
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