Level 1 ER visit cost in New York

In New York, 105 hospitals publish a cash price for emergency room visit, level 1 of 5, minor problem that may not need a doctor: from $33.00 to $3,338.00, with a median of $249.31. The lowest price is at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center - Concourse Division (Bronx) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 101.2× the lowest.

• The median here, $249.31, is 12% above the US median of $222.62.
• That is 2.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($86.15).
• New York ranks 32nd of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
• 34 of 105 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 99281. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map