Prices at 88 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $73 — 16% below the US median ($88), roughly 4.4× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Medical Center | Yonkers, NY | $17 | $17 | ★ 1/5 | 201 min | — |
| Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center | Bronx, NY | $17 | $52 | ★ 2/5 | 234 min | — |
| Jacobi Medical Center | Bronx, NY | $17 | $64 | ★ 2/5 | 220 min | — |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center | Elmhurst, NY | $17 | $50 | ★ 2/5 | 278 min | — |
| Bronx VA Medical Center | Bronx, NY | $17 | $47 | ★ 4/5 | — | — |
| South Brooklyn Health | Brooklyn, NY | $17 | $65 | ★ 2/5 | 160 min | — |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center | New York, NY | $17 | $48 | ★ 3/5 | 171 min | — |
| Kings County Hospital Center | Brooklyn, NY | $17 | $65 | ★ 1/5 | 261 min | — |
| Bellevue Hospital Center | New York, NY | $17 | $65 | ★ 2/5 | 181 min | — |
| Queens Hospital Center | Jamaica, NY | $17 | $64 | ★ 2/5 | 245 min | — |
| Harlem Hospital Center | New York, NY | $17 | $64 | ★ 2/5 | 144 min | — |
| Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center | Brooklyn, NY | $17 | $48 | ★ 2/5 | 198 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital, Inc | Hamilton, NY | $18 | $20 | ★ 4/5 | 155 min | — |
| Geneva General Hospital | Geneva, NY | $20 | $18 | ★ 2/5 | 190 min | — |
| NYU Langone Hospitals | New York, NY | $20 | $42 | ★ 5/5 | 203 min | — |
| Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of Yates | Penn Yan, NY | $20 | $22 | — | 113 min | — |
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital | Springville, NY | $26 | $17 | — | 145 min | — |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center | Niagara Falls, NY | $35 | $17 | ★ 1/5 | 229 min | — |
| Bronxcare Hospital Center | Bronx, NY | $37 | — | ★ 1/5 | 186 min | — |
| UPMC Chautauqua at Wca | Jamestown, NY | $41 | $32 | ★ 2/5 | 171 min | — |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital, Inc | Westfield, NY | $50 | $18 | — | 120 min | — |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center | Jamaica, NY | $50 | $17 | ★ 1/5 | 227 min | — |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center | Flushing, NY | $50 | $17 | ★ 2/5 | 220 min | — |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital | Newark, NY | $54 | $16 | ★ 2/5 | 205 min | — |
| United Memorial Medical Center | Batavia, NY | $54 | $15 | ★ 2/5 | 167 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 $73 — about 4.4× the Medicare rate ($17). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($34).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $163 list price could save about $89 (55%).
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