Prices at 6 hospitals in Brooklyn, NY, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $5 — 89% below the US median ($42), roughly 1.0× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Brooklyn Health | Brooklyn, NY | $5 | $28 | ★ 2/5 | 160 min | — |
| Kings County Hospital Center | Brooklyn, NY | $5 | $16 | ★ 1/5 | 261 min | — |
| Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center | Brooklyn, NY | $5 | $16 | ★ 2/5 | 198 min | — |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center-Downtown Campus | Brooklyn, NY | $93 | $5 | ★ 2/5 | 200 min | — |
| New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn, Inc. | Brooklyn, NY | $273 | $12 | ★ 1/5 | 193 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 $5 — about 1.0× the Medicare rate ($5). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($9).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $23 list price could save about $19 (81%).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yelena Sokolova, MD | Rheumatology | Brooklyn, NY | 1,698 |
| Marina Sherman, NP | Nurse Practitioner | Brooklyn, NY | 1,262 |
| Josif Sholomon, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Brooklyn, NY | 1,155 |
| Irina Krym, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Brooklyn, NY | 1,132 |
| Mark Gelfand, MD | Internal Medicine | Brooklyn, NY | 1,032 |
| Sidney Plawes, MD | Cardiology | Brooklyn, NY | 688 |
| Alan Goldman, M.D. | Rheumatology | Brooklyn, NY | 639 |
| Steven Tawil, M.D. | Gastroenterology | Brooklyn, NY | 557 |
| Charles Traube, MD | Cardiology | Brooklyn, NY | 544 |
| Moshe Katzenelenbogen, MD | Internal Medicine | Brooklyn, NY | 468 |
| Vernon Wu | Hematology-Oncology | Brooklyn, NY | 339 |
| Elina Kaganovsky | Internal Medicine | Brooklyn, NY | 291 |
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