Back Problems Cost in New York — Compare All Hospitals
Back or spine problems, such as disc disease, spinal narrowing, or severe back pain, treated without surgery. The stay typically involves pain control, medication, and physical therapy.
State average
$55,419
gross charge · DRG 551
Hospitals
28
with published pricing
Price range
$12,069 – $222,008
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
Gross charge $12,069 - 2
Arnot Ogden Medical Center (Acute Care)
Elmira, NY
Gross charge $25,235 - 3
Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital
Oneonta, NY
Gross charge $29,074Cash pay $7,850 - 4
Bassett Healthcare
Cooperstown, NY
Gross charge $29,074Cash pay $7,850 - 5
O'connor Hospital
Delhi, NY
Gross charge $29,074Cash pay $7,850 - 6
Little Falls Hospital
Little Falls, NY
Gross charge $29,074Cash pay $7,850 - 7
Cobleskill Regional Hospital
Cobleskill, NY
Gross charge $29,074Cash pay $7,850 - 8
St Mary's Healthcare
Amsterdam, NY
Gross charge $29,976 - 9
Sisters of Charity Hospital
Buffalo, NY
Gross charge $33,108Cash pay $31,785 - 10
Kenmore Mercy Hospital (Acute Care)
Kenmore, NY
Gross charge $33,108Cash pay $31,785 - 11
Mount St. Mary's Hospital
Lewiston, NY
Gross charge $33,108Cash pay $31,785 - 12
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
Gross charge $33,108Cash pay $31,785 - 13
Canton-Potsdam Hospital
Potsdam, NY
Gross charge $40,308Cash pay $26,200 - 14
RRH Newark-Wayne Community Hospital
Newark, NY
Gross charge $41,109Cash pay $26,721 - 15
United Memorial Medical Center
Batavia, NY
Gross charge $41,109Cash pay $26,721 - 16
Rochester General Hospital
Rochester, NY
Gross charge $41,109Cash pay $26,721 - 17
RRH Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic
Clifton Springs, NY
Gross charge $41,109Cash pay $26,721 - 18
RRH Unity Specialty Hospital
Rochester, NY
Gross charge $41,109Cash pay $26,721 - 19
Bronxcare Hospital Center
Bronx, NY
Gross charge $42,683Cash pay $37,416 - 20
St. Peter's Hospital
Albany, NY
Gross charge $45,095Cash pay $29,312 - 21
Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York
Troy, NY
Gross charge $45,095Cash pay $29,312 - 22
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Sunnyview Hospital
Schenectady, NY
Gross charge $45,095Cash pay $29,312 - 23
Wynn Hospital
Utica, NY
Gross charge $55,939Cash pay $33,563 - 24
Ellis Hospital
Schenectady, NY
Gross charge $84,668Cash pay $42,334 - 25
Guthrie Cortland Medical Center
Cortland, NY
Gross charge $99,106Cash pay $79,285 - 26
Corning Hospital
Corning, NY
Gross charge $99,106Cash pay $79,285 - 27
Bon Secours Community Hospital
Port Jervis, NY
Gross charge $222,008Cash pay $25,560 - 28
Westchester Medical Center (Acute Care)
Valhalla, NY
Gross charge $222,008Cash pay $26,970Medicare pays (avg) $18,450 - 29
Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc
Binghamton, NY
Gross charge — - 30
Nassau University Medical Center (Acute Care)
East Meadow, NY
Gross charge — - 31
Richmond University Medical Center
Staten Island, NY
Gross charge — - 32
Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus
Brooklyn, NY
Gross charge — - 33
Geneva General Hospital (Acute Care)
Geneva, NY
Gross charge — - 34
Montefiore Medical Center (Acute Care)
Bronx, NY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $19,252 - 35
UR Medicine – F.F. Thompson Hospital
Canandaigua, NY
Gross charge — - 36
Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital
Mount Vernon, NY
Gross charge — - 37
Bertrand Chaffee Hospital
Springville, NY
Gross charge — - 38
Garnet Health Medical Center
Middletown, NY
Gross charge — - 39Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,802
- 40
UR Medicine St James Hospital
Hornell, NY
Gross charge —Cash pay $19,755 - 41
Samaritan Medical Center (Acute Care)
Watertown, NY
Gross charge — - 42
Highland Hospital
Rochester, NY
Gross charge —Cash pay $19,755 - 43
Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital
New Rochelle, NY
Gross charge — - 44
Glens Falls Hospital
Glens Falls, NY
Gross charge — - 45
Crouse Hospital
Syracuse, NY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,699 - 46
NYU Langone Hospitals
New York, NY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $19,231 - 47
Oswego Hospital
Oswego, NY
Gross charge — - 48
Saratoga Hospital
Saratoga Springs, NY
Gross charge — - 49
University Hospital S U N Y Health Science Center
Syracuse, NY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,668 - 50
Montefiore St. Luke's Cornwall
Newburgh, NY
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,555 - 51
Strong Memorial Hospital
Rochester, NY
Gross charge —Cash pay $19,755Medicare pays (avg) $15,708 - 52
White Plains Hospital
White Plains, NY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,770 - 53
Cayuga Medical Center
Ithaca, NY
Gross charge — - 54Gross charge —
- 55
St. Barnabas Hospital
Bronx, NY
Gross charge — - 56Gross charge —
- 57
Schuyler Hospital
Montour Falls, NY
Gross charge — - 58
Kaleida Health (Acute Care)
Buffalo, NY
Gross charge — - 59
Albany Medical Center Hospital
Albany, NY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $16,330 - 60
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Jamaica, NY
Gross charge — - 61
Olean General Hospital
Olean, NY
Gross charge — - 62
Jacobi Medical Center (Acute Care)
Bronx, NY
Gross charge — - 63
Elmhurst Hospital Center (Acute Care)
Elmhurst, NY
Gross charge — - 64
Flushing Hospital Medical Center
Flushing, NY
Gross charge — - 65
Maimonides Medical Center
Brooklyn, NY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $19,278 - 66
NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health
Brooklyn, NY
Gross charge — - 67
Metropolitan Hospital Center (Acute Care — New York)
New York, NY
Gross charge — - 68
Kings County Hospital Center (Acute Care)
Brooklyn, NY
Gross charge — - 69
Bellevue Hospital Center (Acute Care)
New York, NY
Gross charge — - 70
St John's Riverside Hospital
Yonkers, NY
Gross charge — - 71
Brooks-Tlc Hospital System, Inc
Dunkirk, NY
Gross charge — - 72
Queens Hospital Center
Jamaica, NY
Gross charge — - 73
Harlem Hospital Center
New York, NY
Gross charge — - 74
Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, NY
Gross charge —Cash pay $61,006 - 75
Good Samaritan University Hospital
West Islip, NY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,553 - 76
Stony Brook University Hospital
Stony Brook, NY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $18,786 - 77
United Health Services Hospitals, Inc.
Binghamton, NY
Gross charge — - 78
UHS Delaware Valley Hospital
Walton, NY
Gross charge —
28 New York hospitals list a gross charge for back problems under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $12,069 to $222,008. The cheapest is New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn, Inc. in Brooklyn; the most expensive is Westchester Medical Center (Acute Care) in Valhalla. The state average sits at $55,419.
What's listed is each hospital's gross charge — its published price for the inpatient stay, before any insurance discount. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists back problems at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
If you're scheduling back problems in New York, sort the list below by price, then click each hospital name to see its quality profile — CMS overall star rating, surgical-safety measures, readmission rates, patient-experience scores. The cheapest hospital isn't always the right call. Teaching hospitals often charge more because they take complex cases, and a higher-rated community hospital may deliver equivalent outcomes for a straightforward case at a lower price. Use the price column to narrow the field; use the quality data to make the final call.
Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. New York hospitals missing from the list either don't perform back problems in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 551 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.