UV light therapy (skin) cost in New York

Prices at 52 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $72 — 55% below the US median ($158), roughly 0.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Bassett Healthcare Cooperstown, NY $32 $75 ★ 2/5 199 min —
O'connor Hospital Delhi, NY $42 $57 — 95 min —
Little Falls Hospital Little Falls, NY $42 $47 ★ 2/5 109 min —
Cobleskill Regional Hospital Cobleskill, NY $42 $54 ★ 4/5 111 min —
Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Bronx, NY $70 $107 ★ 2/5 234 min —
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $70 $128 ★ 2/5 220 min —
Elmhurst Hospital Center Elmhurst, NY $70 $105 ★ 2/5 278 min —
Bronx VA Medical Center Bronx, NY $70 $107 ★ 4/5 — —
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $70 $127 ★ 2/5 160 min —
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $70 $104 ★ 3/5 171 min —
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $70 $125 ★ 1/5 261 min —
Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY $70 $121 ★ 2/5 181 min —
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $70 $120 ★ 2/5 245 min —
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $70 $117 ★ 2/5 144 min —
Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center Brooklyn, NY $70 $110 ★ 2/5 198 min —
Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall Newburgh, NY $74 $465 ★ 2/5 194 min —
Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc Binghamton, NY $78 $152 ★ 3/5 219 min —
Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY $189 $86 ★ 3/5 203 min —
Kenmore Mercy Hospital Kenmore, NY $189 $94 ★ 3/5 236 min —
Mount St. Mary's Hospital & Health Center Lewiston, NY $189 $94 ★ 2/5 156 min —
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY $189 $94 ★ 2/5 307 min —
NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY $239 $615 ★ 5/5 203 min —
Bronxcare Hospital Center Bronx, NY $249 $111 ★ 1/5 186 min —
Suny/stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY $364 $74 ★ 5/5 223 min —
Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY $427 $77 ★ 3/5 193 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$329
Cash / self-pay
$72
Insurer-negotiated
$86
Medicare pays
$106
$42$504
Median cash $72  ·  Medicare $106  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
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Typical cash price here is $72 — about 0.7× the Medicare rate ($106). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($212).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $329 list price could save about $257 (78%).

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