Prices at 5 hospitals in Rochester, NY, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $51 — 79% below the US median ($245), roughly 1.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unity Hospital | Rochester, NY | $51 | $11 | ★ 2/5 | 299 min | — |
| Unity Specialty Hospital | Rochester, NY | $51 | $11 | — | — | — |
| Rochester General Hospital | Rochester, NY | $424 | $14 | ★ 2/5 | 233 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 $51 — about 1.7× the Medicare rate ($30). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($59).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $57 list price could save about $6 (10%).
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 Rochester
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tina Parmenter, AGACNP | Nurse Practitioner | Rochester, NY | 103 |
| David Trawick, MD | Pulmonary Disease | Rochester, NY | 100 |
| Sandhya Khurana, M.B.,B.S. | Pulmonary Disease | Rochester, NY | 95 |
| Farrukh Abbas, MD | Pulmonary Disease | Rochester, NY | 77 |
| Margaret Connolly | Critical Care (Intensivists) | Rochester, NY | 71 |
| Mark Frampton, MD | Pulmonary Disease | Rochester, NY | 68 |
| Manoj Mammen, M.D. | Pulmonary Disease | Rochester, NY | 56 |
| Caitlin Metzger, M.D. | Pulmonary Disease | Rochester, NY | 54 |
| Patrick Donohue, M.D. | Pulmonary Disease | Rochester, NY | 54 |
| Alexandra Adams, M.D. | Pulmonary Disease | Rochester, NY | 49 |
| Joseph Modrak, MD | Pulmonary Disease | Rochester, NY | 49 |
| Russell Maggio, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Rochester, NY | 46 |
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