Ingrown toenail removal cost in Buffalo, NY — inpatient
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 5 hospitals list a cash price for nail removal (partial or complete), one nail as an inpatient: from $359.35 to $954.00, with a median of $438.85. The lowest listed price is at Roswell Park Cancer Institute — $79.50 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $294.86 at 61 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 cities for code 11730, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 25, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute lowest Buffalo, NY Avulsion Nail Plate, 1St | $359.35 | $359.35 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Avulsion Nail Plate Partial/Complete Simple 1 | $438.85 | $438.85 | $8.08–$699.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Avulsion Nail Plate Partial/Complete Simple 1 | $438.85 | $438.85 | $4.04–$699.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Avulsion Nail Plate Partial/Complete Simple 1 | $438.85 | $438.85 | $8.08–$466.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Removal of Nail Plate | $466.00 | $466.00 | $8.08–$699.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Pbb Avulsion Nail Plate | $466.00 | $466.00 | $8.08–$699.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Removal of Nail Plate | $466.00 | $466.00 | $4.04–$699.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Pbb Avulsion Nail Plate | $466.00 | $466.00 | $4.04–$699.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Pbb Avulsion Nail Plate | $466.00 | $466.00 | $8.08–$466.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Removal of Nail Plate | $466.00 | $466.00 | $8.08–$466.00 | — | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 AVULSION NAIL PLATE SIMP SINGL | $954.00 | $414.60 | $105.46–$3,120.00 | -130% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $359.35, median $438.85, highest $954.00 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $438.85 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This code covers removing part or all of a nail, most often for an ingrown toenail.
What the price covers
The price is for one nail and usually includes the numbing shot.