Prices at 7 hospitals in Brooklyn, NY, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $649 — 61% below the US median ($1,666), roughly 2.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maimonides Medical Center | Brooklyn, NY | $473 | — | ★ 2/5 | 208 min | — |
| South Brooklyn Health | Brooklyn, NY | $649 | $649 | ★ 2/5 | 160 min | — |
| Kings County Hospital Center | Brooklyn, NY | $649 | $566 | ★ 1/5 | 261 min | — |
| Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center | Brooklyn, NY | $649 | $566 | ★ 2/5 | 198 min | — |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center-Downtown Campus | Brooklyn, NY | $3,841 | $649 | ★ 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 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 $649 — about 2.7× the Medicare rate ($239). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($479).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,943 list price could save about $2,294 (78%).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Wharton, M.D. | Cardiology | Brooklyn, NY | 103 |
| Gila Perk, MD | Cardiology | Brooklyn, NY | 98 |
| Adnan Sadiq, MD | Cardiology | Brooklyn, NY | 95 |
| Simon Thein, M.B.,B.S. | Cardiology | Brooklyn, NY | 65 |
| Manfred Moskovits, MD | Cardiology | Brooklyn, NY | 63 |
| Eric Kupferstein, D.O | Interventional Cardiology | Brooklyn, NY | 47 |
| Chaya Levine | Cardiology | Brooklyn, NY | 39 |
| Boutros Karam, MD | Cardiology | Brooklyn, NY | 27 |
| Syed Haseeb, MD, MBA | Cardiology | Brooklyn, NY | 23 |
| Pawel Kuczaj, DO | Anesthesiology | Brooklyn, NY | 20 |
| Prasanthi Sunkesula, M.D | Anesthesiology | Brooklyn, NY | 19 |
| Judith Mitchell, M.D. | Cardiology | Brooklyn, NY | 18 |
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