Injection (shot) cost in Buffalo, NY — inpatient
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 5 hospitals list a cash price for injection under the skin or into a muscle, for treatment or testing as an inpatient: from $74.54 to $185.68, with a median of $139.00. The lowest listed price is at Erie County Medical Center — $64.46 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $74.54 at 65 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 cities for code 96372, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erie County Medical Center lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 INJECTION IM/SQ EACH | $74.54 | $257.98 | $13.36–$232.18 | 71% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 IM INJ W/ MONITOR/EDUC 15 MIN | $74.54 | $265.39 | $13.36–$238.85 | 72% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Sub Que Injection | $139.00 | $139.00 | $9.97–$154.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Sub Que Injection | $139.00 | $139.00 | $9.97–$1,088.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Sub Que Injection | $139.00 | $139.00 | $10.36–$1,088.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Therapeutic Prophylactic/Dx Injection Subq/Im | $150.93 | $150.93 | $9.97–$1,088.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Therapeutic Prophylactic/Dx Injection Subq/Im | $150.93 | $150.93 | $9.97–$154.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Therapeutic Prophylactic/Dx Injection Subq/Im | $150.93 | $150.93 | $9.97–$154.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Therapeutic Prophylactic/Dx Injection Subq/Im | $150.93 | $25.35 | $9.97–$1,088.00 | -495% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Therapeutic Prophylactic/Dx Injection Subq/Im | $150.93 | $150.93 | $10.36–$1,088.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Pbb Injection,Therap/Proph/Diagnost, Im or Subcut | $154.00 | $154.00 | $9.97–$1,088.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Injection,Therap/Proph/Diagnost, Im or Subcut | $154.00 | $154.00 | $9.97–$154.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Injection,Therap/Proph/Diagnost, Im or Subcut | $154.00 | $154.00 | $10.36–$1,088.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Pbb Injection,Therap/Proph/Diagnost, Im or Subcut | $154.00 | $154.00 | $10.36–$1,088.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Injection,Therap/Proph/Diagnost, Im or Subcut | $154.00 | $154.00 | $9.97–$1,088.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Pbb Injection,Therap/Proph/Diagnost, Im or Subcut | $154.00 | $154.00 | $9.97–$154.00 | — | — source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Non Chemo Subq/Im Radiation A | $185.68 | $185.68 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Non Chemo Subq-Im | $185.68 | $185.68 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Non Chemo Subq/Im Radiation | $185.68 | $185.68 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Non Chemo Subq/Im Nuc Med | $204.71 | $204.71 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Non Chemo Subq/Im | $204.71 | $204.71 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $74.54, median $139.00, highest $185.68 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $139.00 — 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 is the fee for giving a shot under the skin or into a muscle, for example an antibiotic, vitamin B12, a pain medicine or a birth control shot. Vaccines use a different code (90471).
What the price covers
The price is for giving the shot. The medicine is billed separately, usually under its own J code.