Medical Back Problems Cost in New York — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for medical (non-surgical) back conditions including herniated discs, severe radiculopathy, and chronic pain crises.
State average
$33,359
gross charge · DRG 552
Hospitals
25
with published pricing
Price range
$5,168 – $149,351
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Little Falls Hospital
Little Falls, NY
Gross charge $5,168Cash pay $1,395 - 2
New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
Gross charge $5,847Medicare pays (avg) $7,685 - 3
Canton-Potsdam Hospital
Potsdam, NY
Gross charge $9,505Cash pay $6,178 - 4
Cobleskill Regional Hospital
Cobleskill, NY
Gross charge $13,661Cash pay $3,688 - 5
O'connor Hospital
Delhi, NY
Gross charge $14,917Cash pay $4,028 - 6
Kenmore Mercy Hospital (Acute Care)
Kenmore, NY
Gross charge $16,517Cash pay $14,097Medicare pays (avg) $6,596 - 7
Sisters of Charity Hospital
Buffalo, NY
Gross charge $16,568 - 8
Mount St. Mary's Hospital
Lewiston, NY
Gross charge $16,818 - 9
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
Gross charge $16,818Medicare pays (avg) $6,372 - 10
Rochester General Hospital
Rochester, NY
Gross charge $21,141Cash pay $13,742Medicare pays (avg) $8,609 - 11
RRH Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic
Clifton Springs, NY
Gross charge $21,141Cash pay $13,742 - 12
Guthrie Cortland Medical Center
Cortland, NY
Gross charge $22,468Cash pay $17,975 - 13
St Marys Healthcare
Amsterdam, NY
Gross charge $26,353 - 14
St. Peter's Hospital
Albany, NY
Gross charge $28,846Cash pay $18,750Medicare pays (avg) $6,836 - 15
Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York
Troy, NY
Gross charge $28,846Cash pay $18,750 - 16
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Sunnyview Hospital
Schenectady, NY
Gross charge $28,846Cash pay $18,750 - 17
Bronxcare Hospital Center
Bronx, NY
Gross charge $31,807Cash pay $27,622Medicare pays (avg) $16,679 - 18
Corning Hospital
Corning, NY
Gross charge $32,352Cash pay $25,882 - 19
Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital
Oneonta, NY
Gross charge $33,216Cash pay $8,968 - 20
Ellis Hospital
Schenectady, NY
Gross charge $34,061Cash pay $17,030 - 21
Bassett Healthcare
Cooperstown, NY
Gross charge $35,148Cash pay $9,490Medicare pays (avg) $9,418 - 22
Wynn Hospital
Utica, NY
Gross charge $36,573Cash pay $21,944Medicare pays (avg) $7,344 - 23
Arnot Ogden Medical Center (Acute Care)
Elmira, NY
Gross charge $38,648 - 24
Bon Secours Community Hospital
Port Jervis, NY
Gross charge $149,351Cash pay $15,057 - 25
Westchester Medical Center (Acute Care)
Valhalla, NY
Gross charge $149,351Cash pay $15,776Medicare pays (avg) $9,818 - 26
Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc
Binghamton, NY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,697 - 27
Nassau University Medical Center (Acute Care)
East Meadow, NY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,444 - 28
Richmond University Medical Center
Staten Island, NY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,330 - 29
Huntington Hospital
Huntington, NY
Gross charge —Cash pay $37,548Medicare pays (avg) $6,903 - 30
Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus
Brooklyn, NY
Gross charge — - 31
Geneva General Hospital (Acute Care)
Geneva, NY
Gross charge — - 32
Montefiore Medical Center (Acute Care)
Bronx, NY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,265 - 33
UR Medicine – F.F. Thompson Hospital
Canandaigua, NY
Gross charge — - 34
Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital
Mount Vernon, NY
Gross charge — - 35
Bertrand Chaffee Hospital
Springville, NY
Gross charge — - 36
Garnet Health Medical Center
Middletown, NY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,750 - 37Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,439
- 38
UR Medicine St James Hospital
Hornell, NY
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,845 - 39
Samaritan Medical Center (Acute Care)
Watertown, NY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,985 - 40
Highland Hospital
Rochester, NY
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,845Medicare pays (avg) $7,874 - 41
Glen Cove Hospital (Acute Care)
Glen Cove, NY
Gross charge —Cash pay $33,126Medicare pays (avg) $8,244 - 42
Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital
New Rochelle, NY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,999 - 43
Glens Falls Hospital
Glens Falls, NY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,782 - 44
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
New Hyde Park, NY
Gross charge —Cash pay $37,548Medicare pays (avg) $9,141 - 45
Crouse Hospital
Syracuse, NY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,990 - 46
NYU Langone Hospitals
New York, NY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,548 - 47
Oswego Hospital
Oswego, NY
Gross charge — - 48
Erie County Medical Center (Acute Care)
Buffalo, NY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,894 - 49
Saratoga Hospital
Saratoga Springs, NY
Gross charge — - 50
University Hospital S U N Y Health Science Center
Syracuse, NY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,953 - 51
Montefiore St. Luke's Cornwall
Newburgh, NY
Gross charge —Cash pay $7,696Medicare pays (avg) $7,872 - 52
Strong Memorial Hospital
Rochester, NY
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,845Medicare pays (avg) $10,052 - 53
Good Samaritan University Hospital
West Islip, NY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,108 - 54
White Plains Hospital
White Plains, NY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,121 - 55
Cayuga Medical Center
Ithaca, NY
Gross charge — - 56
Plainview Hospital
Plainview, NY
Gross charge —Cash pay $33,126Medicare pays (avg) $7,449 - 57Gross charge —
- 58
St. Barnabas Hospital
Bronx, NY
Gross charge — - 59Gross charge —
- 60
Schuyler Hospital
Montour Falls, NY
Gross charge — - 61
Kaleida Health (Acute Care)
Buffalo, NY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,773 - 62
Albany Medical Center Hospital
Albany, NY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,969 - 63
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Jamaica, NY
Gross charge — - 64
Olean General Hospital
Olean, NY
Gross charge — - 65
Jacobi Medical Center (Acute Care)
Bronx, NY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $17,359 - 66
Elmhurst Hospital Center (Acute Care)
Elmhurst, NY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $26,296 - 67
Flushing Hospital Medical Center
Flushing, NY
Gross charge — - 68
Maimonides Medical Center
Brooklyn, NY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,156 - 69
NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health
Brooklyn, NY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $16,455 - 70
Metropolitan Hospital Center (Acute Care — New York)
New York, NY
Gross charge — - 71
Kings County Hospital Center (Acute Care)
Brooklyn, NY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $27,534 - 72
Bellevue Hospital Center (Acute Care)
New York, NY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $26,925 - 73
St John's Riverside Hospital
Yonkers, NY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,230 - 74
Brooks-Tlc Hospital System, Inc
Dunkirk, NY
Gross charge — - 75
Queens Hospital Center
Jamaica, NY
Gross charge — - 76
Harlem Hospital Center
New York, NY
Gross charge — - 77
Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, NY
Gross charge —Cash pay $34,989 - 78
Stony Brook University Hospital
Stony Brook, NY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,805 - 79
United Health Services Hospitals, Inc.
Binghamton, NY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,674 - 80
UHS Delaware Valley Hospital
Walton, NY
Gross charge — - 81
St John's Episcopal Hospital at South Shore
Far Rockaway, NY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,486
25 New York hospitals list a gross charge for medical back problems under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $5,168 to $149,351. The cheapest is Little Falls Hospital in Little Falls; the most expensive is Westchester Medical Center (Acute Care) in Valhalla. The state average sits at $33,359.
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 medical 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 medical 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 medical back problems in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 552 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.