Newborn circumcision cost in Albany, NY — inpatient
In Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for circumcision with a clamp or device and a numbing nerve block, usually newborns as an inpatient: from $136.50 to $175.50, with a median of $156.00. The lowest listed price is at St Peters Hospital — $19.50 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $402.50 at 47 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 54150, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Peters Hospital lowest Albany, NY · (518) 525-1550 HC Circumcision W/Regional Block | $136.50 | $210.00 | $63.00–$6,004.11 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital lowest Albany, NY · (518) 525-1550 HC Circumcision W/Regional Block Reduced | $136.50 | $210.00 | $63.00–$12,754.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy, NY · (518) 427-3402 HC Circumcision W/Regional Block | $175.50 | $270.00 | $81.00–$12,754.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy, NY · (518) 427-3402 HC Circumcision W/Regional Block Reduced | $175.50 | $270.00 | $81.00–$12,754.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy, NY · (518) 427-3402 PR Circumcision W/Regional Block | $245.00 | $245.00 | $30.57–$245.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany, NY · (518) 525-1550 PR Circumcision W/Regional Block | $245.00 | $245.00 | $30.57–$245.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $136.50, median $156.00, highest $175.50 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $156.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 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 is circumcision done with a clamp or similar device after numbing the penis with a local nerve block. It is most often done in newborn boys, usually before they leave the hospital.
What the price covers
In a hospital, the listed price for this code may be the physician's fee or a facility charge, separate from the newborn's stay. Newborn room charges and the birth itself are billed separately.