Fluid Around the Lung Cost in New York — Compare All Hospitals
A buildup of fluid in the space around a lung (pleural effusion), which can make breathing difficult. The stay often involves draining the fluid with a needle or small tube and testing it to find the cause.
State average
$49,457
gross charge · DRG 186
Hospitals
27
with published pricing
Price range
$16,211 – $180,028
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
Gross charge $16,211 - 2
Arnot Ogden Medical Center (Acute Care)
Elmira, NY
Gross charge $18,718 - 3
Canton-Potsdam Hospital
Potsdam, NY
Gross charge $20,515Cash pay $13,335 - 4
RRH Newark-Wayne Community Hospital
Newark, NY
Gross charge $30,373Cash pay $19,742 - 5
United Memorial Medical Center
Batavia, NY
Gross charge $30,373Cash pay $19,742 - 6
Rochester General Hospital
Rochester, NY
Gross charge $30,373Cash pay $19,742 - 7
RRH Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic
Clifton Springs, NY
Gross charge $30,373Cash pay $19,742 - 8
RRH Unity Specialty Hospital
Rochester, NY
Gross charge $30,373Cash pay $19,742 - 9
Guthrie Cortland Medical Center
Cortland, NY
Gross charge $35,284Cash pay $28,227 - 10
Corning Hospital
Corning, NY
Gross charge $35,284Cash pay $28,227 - 11
St Mary's Healthcare
Amsterdam, NY
Gross charge $35,870 - 12
Sisters of Charity Hospital
Buffalo, NY
Gross charge $37,797Cash pay $36,623 - 13
Kenmore Mercy Hospital (Acute Care)
Kenmore, NY
Gross charge $37,797Cash pay $36,623 - 14
Mount St. Mary's Hospital
Lewiston, NY
Gross charge $37,797Cash pay $36,623 - 15
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
Gross charge $37,797Cash pay $36,623 - 16
Ellis Hospital
Schenectady, NY
Gross charge $38,882Cash pay $19,441 - 17
Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital
Oneonta, NY
Gross charge $45,986Cash pay $12,416 - 18
Bassett Healthcare
Cooperstown, NY
Gross charge $45,986Cash pay $12,416 - 19
O'connor Hospital
Delhi, NY
Gross charge $45,986Cash pay $12,416 - 20
Little Falls Hospital
Little Falls, NY
Gross charge $45,986Cash pay $12,416 - 21
Cobleskill Regional Hospital
Cobleskill, NY
Gross charge $45,986Cash pay $12,416 - 22
St. Peter's Hospital
Albany, NY
Gross charge $54,205Cash pay $35,233 - 23
Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York
Troy, NY
Gross charge $54,205Cash pay $35,233 - 24
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Sunnyview Hospital
Schenectady, NY
Gross charge $54,205Cash pay $35,233 - 25
Wynn Hospital
Utica, NY
Gross charge $78,917Cash pay $47,350 - 26
Bon Secours Community Hospital
Port Jervis, NY
Gross charge $180,028Cash pay $23,421 - 27
Westchester Medical Center (Acute Care)
Valhalla, NY
Gross charge $180,028Cash pay $24,690 - 28
Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc
Binghamton, NY
Gross charge — - 29
Nassau University Medical Center (Acute Care)
East Meadow, NY
Gross charge — - 30
Richmond University Medical Center
Staten Island, NY
Gross charge — - 31
Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus
Brooklyn, NY
Gross charge — - 32
Geneva General Hospital (Acute Care)
Geneva, NY
Gross charge — - 33
Montefiore Medical Center (Acute Care)
Bronx, NY
Gross charge — - 34
UR Medicine – F.F. Thompson Hospital
Canandaigua, NY
Gross charge — - 35
Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital
Mount Vernon, NY
Gross charge — - 36
Bertrand Chaffee Hospital
Springville, NY
Gross charge — - 37
Garnet Health Medical Center
Middletown, NY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,630 - 38Gross charge —
- 39
UR Medicine St James Hospital
Hornell, NY
Gross charge —Cash pay $18,454 - 40
Samaritan Medical Center (Acute Care)
Watertown, NY
Gross charge — - 41
Highland Hospital
Rochester, NY
Gross charge —Cash pay $18,454 - 42
Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital
New Rochelle, NY
Gross charge — - 43
Glens Falls Hospital
Glens Falls, NY
Gross charge — - 44
Crouse Hospital
Syracuse, NY
Gross charge — - 45
NYU Langone Hospitals
New York, NY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $19,376 - 46
Oswego Hospital
Oswego, NY
Gross charge — - 47
Saratoga Hospital
Saratoga Springs, NY
Gross charge — - 48
University Hospital S U N Y Health Science Center
Syracuse, NY
Gross charge — - 49
Montefiore St. Luke's Cornwall
Newburgh, NY
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,362 - 50
Strong Memorial Hospital
Rochester, NY
Gross charge —Cash pay $18,454 - 51
White Plains Hospital
White Plains, NY
Gross charge — - 52
Cayuga Medical Center
Ithaca, NY
Gross charge — - 53Gross charge —
- 54
St. Barnabas Hospital
Bronx, NY
Gross charge — - 55Gross charge —
- 56
Schuyler Hospital
Montour Falls, NY
Gross charge — - 57
Kaleida Health (Acute Care)
Buffalo, NY
Gross charge — - 58
Albany Medical Center Hospital
Albany, NY
Gross charge — - 59
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Jamaica, NY
Gross charge — - 60
Olean General Hospital
Olean, NY
Gross charge — - 61
Jacobi Medical Center (Acute Care)
Bronx, NY
Gross charge — - 62
Elmhurst Hospital Center (Acute Care)
Elmhurst, NY
Gross charge — - 63
Flushing Hospital Medical Center
Flushing, NY
Gross charge — - 64
Maimonides Medical Center
Brooklyn, NY
Gross charge — - 65
NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health
Brooklyn, NY
Gross charge — - 66
Metropolitan Hospital Center (Acute Care — New York)
New York, NY
Gross charge — - 67
Kings County Hospital Center (Acute Care)
Brooklyn, NY
Gross charge — - 68
Bellevue Hospital Center (Acute Care)
New York, NY
Gross charge — - 69
St John's Riverside Hospital
Yonkers, NY
Gross charge — - 70
Brooks-Tlc Hospital System, Inc
Dunkirk, NY
Gross charge — - 71
Queens Hospital Center
Jamaica, NY
Gross charge — - 72
Harlem Hospital Center
New York, NY
Gross charge — - 73
Good Samaritan University Hospital
West Islip, NY
Gross charge — - 74
Stony Brook University Hospital
Stony Brook, NY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,245 - 75
United Health Services Hospitals, Inc.
Binghamton, NY
Gross charge — - 76
UHS Delaware Valley Hospital
Walton, NY
Gross charge —
27 New York hospitals list a gross charge for fluid around the lung under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $16,211 to $180,028. 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 $49,457.
What's published is the gross charge — the starting point, not what you'd actually owe. 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 fluid around the lung at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
You usually don't choose a hospital during an urgent fluid around the lung admission. This page is for the planning side: patients with chronic conditions weighing their options, caregivers picking ahead of time, or employers comparing in-network facilities. Click any hospital name for its full quality profile — CMS overall star rating, mortality and readmission rates, patient-experience scores. When two nearby hospitals look similar on quality, the one with lower published charges is the safer default for routine medical admissions.
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 fluid around the lung in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 186 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.