Ankle X-ray (2 views) cost in New York

In New York, 110 hospitals publish a cash price for X-ray of the ankle, 2 views: from $29.82 to $12,998.00, with a median of $196.52. The lowest price is at Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp (Wellsville). The highest price is 435.9× the lowest.

• The median here, $196.52, is 13% below the US median of $225.28.
• That is 2.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
• New York ranks 19th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
• 31 of 110 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

New York law (Public Health Law §2807-k(9-a), as amended in October 2024): uninsured patients with income below 200% of the federal poverty level owe nothing for emergency and medically necessary hospital care; up to 400% they pay on a sliding scale of at most 10% or 20% of what Medicaid would pay. Emergency care is covered for New York residents, other care for people living in the hospital's service area; immigration status does not count. Ask for the Uniform Hospital Financial Assistance form. Other states' laws.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 73600. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map