Breast ultrasound cost in New York

Prices at 88 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $287 — 28% below the US median ($398), roughly 3.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY $93 $108 ★ 1/5 229 min
Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $100 ★ 2/5 208 min
Bassett Healthcare Cooperstown, NY $101 $72 ★ 2/5 199 min
United Memorial Medical Center Batavia, NY $102 $64 ★ 2/5 167 min
Little Falls Hospital Little Falls, NY $103 $86 ★ 2/5 109 min
St Joseph's Medical Center Yonkers, NY $116 $104 ★ 1/5 201 min
O'connor Hospital Delhi, NY $123 $131 95 min
Cobleskill Regional Hospital Cobleskill, NY $123 $123 ★ 4/5 111 min
UPMC Chautauqua at Wca Jamestown, NY $125 $135 ★ 2/5 171 min
Geneva General Hospital Geneva, NY $138 $98 ★ 2/5 190 min
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of Yates Penn Yan, NY $138 $144 113 min
Ellis Hospital Schenectady, NY $150 $135 ★ 3/5 232 min
St Anthony Community Hospital Warwick, NY $178 $183 ★ 4/5 162 min
Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville, NY $188 $71 145 min
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY $202 $96 ★ 2/5 307 min
Westfield Memorial Hospital, Inc Westfield, NY $204 $103 120 min
Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc Binghamton, NY $207 $98 ★ 3/5 219 min
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Clifton Springs, NY $217 $39 ★ 2/5 168 min
St Peter's Hospital Albany, NY $217 $168 ★ 2/5 341 min
Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York Troy, NY $217 $168 ★ 3/5 228 min
Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY $248 $100 ★ 3/5 203 min
Unity Hospital Rochester, NY $249 $44 ★ 2/5 299 min
Unity Specialty Hospital Rochester, NY $249 $44
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY $254 $125 ★ 1/5 227 min
Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY $254 $130 ★ 2/5 220 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$457
Cash / self-pay
$287
Insurer-negotiated
$127
Medicare pays
$92
$121$794
Median cash $287  ·  Medicare $92  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $287 — about 3.1× the Medicare rate ($92). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($184).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $457 list price could save about $170 (37%).

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