Prices at 85 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $799 — 41% below the US median ($1,349), roughly 4.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bassett Healthcare | Cooperstown, NY | $137 | $90 | ★ 2/5 | 199 min | — |
| St Peter's Hospital | Albany, NY | $144 | $144 | ★ 2/5 | 341 min | — |
| Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York | Troy, NY | $144 | $144 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Maimonides Medical Center | Brooklyn, NY | $155 | — | ★ 2/5 | 208 min | — |
| Rochester General Hospital | Rochester, NY | $191 | $110 | ★ 2/5 | 233 min | — |
| Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital | Oneonta, NY | $232 | $682 | ★ 3/5 | 132 min | — |
| Little Falls Hospital | Little Falls, NY | $256 | $211 | ★ 2/5 | 109 min | — |
| NYU Langone Hospitals | New York, NY | $471 | $637 | ★ 5/5 | 203 min | — |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital & Health Center | Lewiston, NY | $502 | $119 | ★ 2/5 | 156 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | $502 | $125 | ★ 2/5 | 307 min | — |
| Wynn Hospital | Utica, NY | $503 | $260 | ★ 1/5 | 211 min | — |
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital | Springville, NY | $557 | $169 | — | 145 min | — |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital, Inc | Westfield, NY | $568 | $182 | — | 120 min | — |
| Unity Hospital | Rochester, NY | $582 | $110 | ★ 2/5 | 299 min | — |
| Unity Specialty Hospital | Rochester, NY | $582 | $110 | — | — | — |
| St Joseph's Medical Center | Yonkers, NY | $605 | $605 | ★ 1/5 | 201 min | — |
| Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center | Bronx, NY | $637 | $637 | ★ 2/5 | 234 min | — |
| Jacobi Medical Center | Bronx, NY | $637 | $637 | ★ 2/5 | 220 min | — |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center | Elmhurst, NY | $637 | $637 | ★ 2/5 | 278 min | — |
| Bronx VA Medical Center | Bronx, NY | $637 | $637 | ★ 4/5 | — | — |
| South Brooklyn Health | Brooklyn, NY | $637 | $637 | ★ 2/5 | 160 min | — |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center | New York, NY | $637 | $637 | ★ 3/5 | 171 min | — |
| Kings County Hospital Center | Brooklyn, NY | $637 | $593 | ★ 1/5 | 261 min | — |
| Bellevue Hospital Center | New York, NY | $637 | $593 | ★ 2/5 | 181 min | — |
| Queens Hospital Center | Jamaica, NY | $637 | $587 | ★ 2/5 | 245 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 $799 — about 4.6× the Medicare rate ($172). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($345).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,721 list price could save about $921 (54%).
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