X-ray of the lower leg cost in New York, NY

Prices at 9 hospitals in New York, NY, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $269 — 9% above the US median ($248), roughly 8.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY $88 $106 ★ 5/5 203 min —
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $104 $82 ★ 3/5 171 min —
Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY $104 $102 ★ 2/5 181 min —
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $104 $104 ★ 2/5 144 min —
Gracie Square Hosp New York, NY $269 — — — —
Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY $662 — ★ 4/5 248 min —
Mount Sinai West New York, NY $662 $24 ★ 4/5 272 min —
Ny Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York, NY $662 $24 — — —
Mount Sinai Beth Israel New York, NY $662 $24 ★ 3/5 239 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)
$463
Cash / self-pay
$269
Insurer-negotiated
$82
Medicare pays
$31
$101$662
Median cash $269  ·  Medicare $31  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $269 — about 8.6× the Medicare rate ($31). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($63).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $463 list price could save about $194 (42%).

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Doctors who perform this in New York

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Irina Kissin, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyNew York, NY85
Steven Shankman, MDDiagnostic RadiologyNew York, NY83
Paul Lui, M.DPediatric MedicineNew York, NY82
Salman Shah, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyNew York, NY51
Jay Lee, M.DDiagnostic RadiologyNew York, NY41
Mohammed Elsayed, MDDiagnostic RadiologyNew York, NY38
Richard Libes, PHD, MDDiagnostic RadiologyNew York, NY29
Benjamin Bashist, M.DDiagnostic RadiologyNew York, NY27
Ronald Glass, MDDiagnostic RadiologyNew York, NY25
Paul Fisher, MDDiagnostic RadiologyNew York, NY18
David AngelilloOrthopedic SurgeryNew York, NY17
Anita Price, MDDiagnostic RadiologyNew York, NY15

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