Skin lesion freezing (cryotherapy) cost in New York

Prices at 78 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $219 — 73% above the US median ($127), roughly 6.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Wynn Hospital Utica, NY $52 $53 ★ 1/5 211 min —
Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital Oneonta, NY $66 $252 ★ 3/5 132 min —
Nathan Littauer Hospital Gloversville, NY $76 — ★ 2/5 169 min —
St Mary's Healthcare Amsterdam, NY $78 $284 ★ 3/5 155 min —
Ellis Hospital Schenectady, NY $80 $65 ★ 3/5 232 min —
Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville, NY $80 $104 — 145 min —
Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $85 — ★ 2/5 208 min —
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY $106 $61 ★ 2/5 142 min —
St Joseph's Hospital Health Center Syracuse, NY $127 $263 ★ 2/5 226 min —
Samaritan Medical Center Watertown, NY $135 $91 ★ 2/5 260 min —
Clifton-Fine Hospital Star Lake, NY $135 $91 — — —
Unity Hospital Rochester, NY $138 $54 ★ 2/5 299 min —
Unity Specialty Hospital Rochester, NY $138 $54 — — —
Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc Binghamton, NY $160 $216 ★ 3/5 219 min —
Bronxcare Hospital Center Bronx, NY $160 $232 ★ 1/5 186 min —
Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY $167 $2,717 ★ 3/5 193 min —
New York-Presbyterian/queens Flushing, NY $170 $247 ★ 5/5 280 min —
Corning Hospital Corning, NY $187 $234 ★ 3/5 210 min —
Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY $201 $25 ★ 3/5 203 min —
Mount St. Mary's Hospital & Health Center Lewiston, NY $201 $26 ★ 2/5 156 min —
St Joseph's Medical Center Yonkers, NY $217 $353 ★ 1/5 201 min —
Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center Cortland, NY $219 $252 ★ 3/5 182 min —
Suny/stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY $231 $264 ★ 5/5 223 min —
Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Bronx, NY $235 $409 ★ 2/5 234 min —
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $235 $431 ★ 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$274
Cash / self-pay
$219
Insurer-negotiated
$248
Medicare pays
$36
$31$520
Median cash $219  ·  Medicare $36  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $219 — about 6.0× the Medicare rate ($36). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($73).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $274 list price could save about $55 (20%).

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