Prices at 86 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $202 — 18% below the US median ($245), roughly 6.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Memorial Hospital, Inc | Hamilton, NY | $33 | $11 | ★ 4/5 | 155 min | — |
| Unity Hospital | Rochester, NY | $51 | $11 | ★ 2/5 | 299 min | — |
| Unity Specialty Hospital | Rochester, NY | $51 | $11 | — | — | — |
| Maimonides Medical Center | Brooklyn, NY | $53 | — | ★ 2/5 | 208 min | — |
| O'connor Hospital | Delhi, NY | $64 | $123 | — | 95 min | — |
| Little Falls Hospital | Little Falls, NY | $64 | $74 | ★ 2/5 | 109 min | — |
| Cobleskill Regional Hospital | Cobleskill, NY | $65 | $122 | ★ 4/5 | 111 min | — |
| St Peter's Hospital | Albany, NY | $68 | $64 | ★ 2/5 | 341 min | — |
| Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York | Troy, NY | $68 | $64 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Ellis Hospital | Schenectady, NY | $72 | $36 | ★ 3/5 | 232 min | — |
| Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital | Oneonta, NY | $103 | $198 | ★ 3/5 | 132 min | — |
| Bassett Healthcare | Cooperstown, NY | $103 | $198 | ★ 2/5 | 199 min | — |
| St Mary's Healthcare | Amsterdam, NY | $107 | $105 | ★ 3/5 | 155 min | — |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center | Niagara Falls, NY | $120 | $268 | ★ 1/5 | 229 min | — |
| NYU Langone Hospitals | New York, NY | $137 | $258 | ★ 5/5 | 203 min | — |
| Nassau University Medical Center | East Meadow, NY | $149 | $135 | ★ 1/5 | 164 min | — |
| UPMC Chautauqua at Wca | Jamestown, NY | $151 | $188 | ★ 2/5 | 171 min | — |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital | Potsdam, NY | $161 | $26 | ★ 2/5 | 142 min | — |
| St Joseph's Medical Center | Yonkers, NY | $174 | $174 | ★ 1/5 | 201 min | — |
| Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center | Bronx, NY | $185 | $185 | ★ 2/5 | 234 min | — |
| Jacobi Medical Center | Bronx, NY | $185 | $190 | ★ 2/5 | 220 min | — |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center | Elmhurst, NY | $185 | $185 | ★ 2/5 | 278 min | — |
| Bronx VA Medical Center | Bronx, NY | $185 | $185 | ★ 4/5 | — | — |
| South Brooklyn Health | Brooklyn, NY | $185 | $194 | ★ 2/5 | 160 min | — |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center | New York, NY | $185 | $185 | ★ 3/5 | 171 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 $202 — about 6.8× the Medicare rate ($30). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($59).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $485 list price could save about $283 (58%).
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