Vaccine administration cost in New York

Prices at 80 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $84 — 48% above the US median ($57), roughly 4.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital Oneonta, NY $13 $58 ★ 3/5 132 min —
Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville, NY $13 $17 — 145 min —
Community Memorial Hospital, Inc Hamilton, NY $16 $9 ★ 4/5 155 min —
Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc Binghamton, NY $20 $36 ★ 3/5 219 min —
Wynn Hospital Utica, NY $30 $16 ★ 1/5 211 min —
Nathan Littauer Hospital Gloversville, NY $37 — ★ 2/5 169 min —
St Mary's Healthcare Amsterdam, NY $43 $44 ★ 3/5 155 min —
Corning Hospital Corning, NY $45 $34 ★ 3/5 210 min —
Geneva General Hospital Geneva, NY $46 $58 ★ 2/5 190 min —
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of Yates Penn Yan, NY $46 $67 — 113 min —
Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $53 — ★ 2/5 208 min —
Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center Cortland, NY $54 $47 ★ 3/5 182 min —
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY $56 $89 ★ 1/5 229 min —
Ellis Hospital Schenectady, NY $59 $38 ★ 3/5 232 min —
Westfield Memorial Hospital, Inc Westfield, NY $61 $25 — 120 min —
St Joseph's Hospital Health Center Syracuse, NY $70 $78 ★ 2/5 226 min —
Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY $73 $16 ★ 3/5 203 min —
Kenmore Mercy Hospital Kenmore, NY $73 $16 ★ 3/5 236 min —
Mount St. Mary's Hospital & Health Center Lewiston, NY $73 $15 ★ 2/5 156 min —
Samaritan Medical Center Watertown, NY $81 $90 ★ 2/5 260 min —
Clifton-Fine Hospital Star Lake, NY $81 $90 — — —
St Joseph's Medical Center Yonkers, NY $81 $76 ★ 1/5 201 min —
Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Bronx, NY $84 $58 ★ 2/5 234 min —
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $84 $79 ★ 2/5 220 min —
Elmhurst Hospital Center Elmhurst, NY $84 $55 ★ 2/5 278 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)
$142
Cash / self-pay
$84
Insurer-negotiated
$67
Medicare pays
$19
$20$172
Median cash $84  ·  Medicare $19  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $84 — about 4.4× the Medicare rate ($19). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($38).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $142 list price could save about $58 (41%).

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