New York Hospital Price Report
What hospitals charge for shoppable care across New York — drawn from 82 hospitals' machine-readable files. Figures are medians with robust 10th–90th-percentile ranges across hospitals in the state.
The same procedure, wildly different prices
Even within New York, the negotiated price at a pricier hospital can be many times what a cheaper one charges — for the same service.
| Procedure | Typical range (10th–90th pct) | Median | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allergy Skin Testing | $4 – $1,115 | $338 | 50 |
| IUD Insertion | $47 – $2,485 | $226 | 69 |
| Cardiac Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation | $1,296 – $36,349 | $11,379 | 59 |
| Skin Lesion Removal (Benign, up to 0.5 cm) | $98 – $2,696 | $1,527 | 70 |
| Intensity-modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) Treatment | $83 – $2,081 | $566 | 54 |
| Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy (Under Age 12) | $333 – $7,914 | $4,626 | 61 |
| Newborn Circumcision | $132 – $3,057 | $2,022 | 65 |
| Bone Marrow Biopsy | $118 – $2,703 | $1,855 | 69 |
Cash can beat the list price
The “gross” charge is the hospital's list price; the cash price is what many will accept from a self-pay patient. For these procedures in New York, the cash price is a fraction of the list price.
| Procedure | Cash (median) | Gross / list (median) |
|---|---|---|
| Allergy Skin Testing | $49 | $270 |
| Ear Tube Placement (Tympanostomy) | $664 | $2,070 |
| Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy (Age 12 and Over) | $1,684 | $5,000 |
| Home Sleep Study | $321 | $807 |
| Hemodialysis Treatment | $238 | $592 |
| Diagnostic Colonoscopy | $1,057 | $2,498 |
The most expensive shoppable procedures in New York
| Procedure | Median negotiated | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiac Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation | $11,379 | 59 |
| Coronary Angioplasty with Stent | $10,140 | 61 |
| Pacemaker Insertion (Dual Chamber) | $9,345 | 65 |
| Cervical Spinal Fusion (Anterior) | $8,238 | 60 |
| Lumbar Spinal Fusion (Posterior) | $6,994 | 56 |
| Spinal Cord Stimulator Trial | $6,815 | 61 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across each hospital's representative facility price, from its latest machine-readable file. See methodology for how prices are derived.
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