Prices at 7 hospitals in Brooklyn, NY, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $474 — 73% above the US median ($274), roughly 5.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maimonides Medical Center | Brooklyn, NY | $195 | — | ★ 2/5 | 208 min | — |
| New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn, Inc. | Brooklyn, NY | $474 | $179 | ★ 1/5 | 193 min | — |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center-Downtown Campus | Brooklyn, NY | $764 | $94 | ★ 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 September 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 $474 — about 5.6× the Medicare rate ($85). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($170).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latifa Sandvig | Speech Language Pathologist | Brooklyn, NY | 79 |
| Dayo Johnson, SLP | Speech Language Pathologist | Brooklyn, NY | 45 |
| Ira Birnbaum | Speech Language Pathologist | Brooklyn, NY | 37 |
| Alina Polyanskaya | Speech Language Pathologist | Brooklyn, NY | 27 |
| Golda Adler, CCC-SLP | Speech Language Pathologist | Brooklyn, NY | 25 |
| Melissa Roque, M.S., CCC-SLP | Speech Language Pathologist | Brooklyn, NY | 18 |
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