Occupational therapy evaluation cost in New York

In New York, 89 hospitals publish a cash price for occupational therapy evaluation, low complexity: from $46.78 to $11,935.00, with a median of $171.15. The lowest price is at Auburn Community Hospital (Auburn). The highest price is 255.1× the lowest.

• The median here, $171.15, is 16% below the US median of $204.78.
• That is 1.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($100.54).
• New York ranks 14th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
• 22 of 89 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 97165. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map