X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine) cost in New York

Prices at 90 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $232 — 20% below the US median ($291), roughly 6.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY $57 $126 ★ 5/5 203 min —
O'connor Hospital Delhi, NY $64 $51 — 95 min —
Little Falls Hospital Little Falls, NY $64 $41 ★ 2/5 109 min —
Cobleskill Regional Hospital Cobleskill, NY $64 $48 ★ 4/5 111 min —
Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Bronx, NY $126 $92 ★ 2/5 234 min —
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $126 $118 ★ 2/5 220 min —
Elmhurst Hospital Center Elmhurst, NY $126 $88 ★ 2/5 278 min —
Bronx VA Medical Center Bronx, NY $126 $88 ★ 4/5 — —
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $126 $124 ★ 2/5 160 min —
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $126 $89 ★ 3/5 171 min —
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $126 $89 ★ 1/5 261 min —
Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY $126 $89 ★ 2/5 181 min —
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $126 $89 ★ 2/5 245 min —
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $126 $114 ★ 2/5 144 min —
Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center Brooklyn, NY $126 $80 ★ 2/5 198 min —
St Joseph's Medical Center Yonkers, NY $128 $128 ★ 1/5 201 min —
Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall Newburgh, NY $131 $131 ★ 2/5 194 min —
Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital Oneonta, NY $132 $135 ★ 3/5 132 min —
Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville, NY $134 $27 — 145 min —
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY $135 $130 ★ 1/5 229 min —
Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY $135 $131 ★ 3/5 193 min —
Ellis Hospital Schenectady, NY $144 $58 ★ 3/5 232 min —
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY $148 $20 ★ 2/5 233 min —
Geneva General Hospital Geneva, NY $151 $31 ★ 2/5 190 min —
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of Yates Penn Yan, NY $151 $166 — 113 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)
$377
Cash / self-pay
$232
Insurer-negotiated
$91
Medicare pays
$36
$126$588
Median cash $232  ·  Medicare $36  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $232 — about 6.5× the Medicare rate ($36). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($72).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $377 list price could save about $145 (39%).

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