Lung scan (V/Q) cost in New York

Prices at 80 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $858 — 39% below the US median ($1,413), roughly 3.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Little Falls Hospital Little Falls, NY $190 $258 ★ 2/5 109 min —
Bassett Healthcare Cooperstown, NY $243 $80 ★ 2/5 199 min —
Unity Hospital Rochester, NY $316 $97 ★ 2/5 299 min —
Unity Specialty Hospital Rochester, NY $316 $97 — — —
Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $498 — ★ 2/5 208 min —
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY $547 $105 ★ 2/5 233 min —
Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville, NY $557 $255 — 145 min —
UPMC Chautauqua at Wca Jamestown, NY $575 $674 ★ 2/5 171 min —
United Memorial Medical Center Batavia, NY $589 $162 ★ 2/5 167 min —
St Joseph's Medical Center Yonkers, NY $605 $605 ★ 1/5 201 min —
Crouse Hospital Syracuse, NY $631 $678 ★ 2/5 220 min —
Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Bronx, NY $637 $912 ★ 2/5 234 min —
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $637 $943 ★ 2/5 220 min —
Elmhurst Hospital Center Elmhurst, NY $637 $905 ★ 2/5 278 min —
Bronx VA Medical Center Bronx, NY $637 $914 ★ 4/5 — —
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $637 $939 ★ 2/5 160 min —
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $637 $910 ★ 3/5 171 min —
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $637 $918 ★ 1/5 261 min —
Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY $637 $918 ★ 2/5 181 min —
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $637 $914 ★ 2/5 245 min —
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $637 $932 ★ 2/5 144 min —
Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center Brooklyn, NY $637 $897 ★ 2/5 198 min —
Community Memorial Hospital, Inc Hamilton, NY $666 $212 ★ 4/5 155 min —
NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY $670 $996 ★ 5/5 203 min —
Kenmore Mercy Hospital Kenmore, NY $680 $303 ★ 3/5 236 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)
$1,752
Cash / self-pay
$858
Insurer-negotiated
$655
Medicare pays
$291
$554$2,335
Median cash $858  ·  Medicare $291  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $858 — about 3.0× the Medicare rate ($291). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($581).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,752 list price could save about $894 (51%).

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