Prices at 88 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $9,820 — 5% above the US median ($9,390), roughly 1.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adirondack Medical Center-Saranac Lake 🍼 | Saranac Lake, NY | $2,496 | $6,505 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| Bassett Healthcare 🍼 | Cooperstown, NY | $4,030 | $6,130 | ★ 2/5 | 199 min | — |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital 🍼 | Potsdam, NY | $4,101 | $5,567 | ★ 2/5 | 142 min | — |
| Unity Hospital 🍼 | Rochester, NY | $6,242 | $5,968 | ★ 2/5 | 299 min | — |
| Unity Specialty Hospital | Rochester, NY | $6,242 | $5,968 | — | — | — |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital 🍼 | Newark, NY | $6,446 | $5,398 | ★ 2/5 | 205 min | — |
| United Memorial Medical Center 🍼 | Batavia, NY | $6,552 | $5,968 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| Highland Hospital 🍼 | Rochester, NY | $7,149 | $8,410 | ★ 3/5 | 304 min | — |
| Slhs Massena, Inc | Massena, NY | $7,467 | $5,471 | — | 116 min | — |
| Rochester General Hospital 🍼 | Rochester, NY | $8,873 | $5,968 | ★ 2/5 | 233 min | — |
| St Anthony Community Hospital 🍼 | Warwick, NY | $9,244 | $7,803 | ★ 4/5 | 162 min | — |
| Strong Memorial Hospital 🍼 | Rochester, NY | $9,552 | $11,237 | ★ 3/5 | 247 min | — |
| St Joseph's Hospital Health Center 🍼 | Syracuse, NY | $9,801 | $8,692 | ★ 2/5 | 226 min | — |
| Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall 🍼 | Newburgh, NY | $9,839 | $6,986 | ★ 2/5 | 194 min | — |
| St Peter's Hospital 🍼 | Albany, NY | $9,960 | $11,439 | ★ 2/5 | 341 min | — |
| Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York 🍼 | Troy, NY | $9,960 | $11,439 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Ellis Hospital 🍼 | Schenectady, NY | $10,173 | $6,815 | ★ 3/5 | 232 min | — |
| Corning Hospital 🍼 | Corning, NY | $10,610 | $5,784 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center 🍼 | Cortland, NY | $11,257 | $6,716 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc 🍼 | Binghamton, NY | $14,017 | $5,523 | ★ 3/5 | 219 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo 🍼 | Buffalo, NY | $15,052 | $4,878 | ★ 2/5 | 307 min | — |
| Bronxcare Hospital Center 🍼 | Bronx, NY | $15,900 | $18,710 | ★ 1/5 | 186 min | — |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital 🍼 | Buffalo, NY | $16,069 | $5,194 | ★ 3/5 | 203 min | — |
| Kenmore Mercy Hospital | Kenmore, NY | $16,285 | $5,194 | ★ 3/5 | 236 min | — |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital & Health Center | Lewiston, NY | $16,285 | $4,878 | ★ 2/5 | 156 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. 🍼 = CMS Birthing-Friendly hospital. 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 $9,820 — about 1.8× the Medicare rate ($5,487). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($10,973).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $14,546 list price could save about $4,726 (32%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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