Returning patient visit, 10 min cost in New York

In New York, 83 hospitals publish a cash price for returning patient office visit, straightforward problem or 10+ minutes: from $19.59 to $626.68, with a median of $167.54. The lowest price is at OConnor Hospital (Delhi). The highest price is 32.0× the lowest.

• The median here, $167.54, is 56% above the US median of $107.25.
• That is 1.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($136.02).
• New York ranks 44th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
• 32 of 83 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 99212. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map