Comprehensive Observation Services in New York
What 120 hospitals in New York charged and were paid for comprehensive observation services (APC 8011), from 2024 Medicare claims.
Average charge
$26,682
Hospital list price billed
Average allowed
$2,983
Medicare's payment + patient's share
Medicare paid
$2,365
Average per service
State rank
#46 of 49
1 = lowest average payment
Hospitals in New York billed an average of $26,682 for comprehensive observation services, about 8.9 times the average medicare-allowed amount of $2,983. That payment is 13% above the U.S. average of $2,634.
These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.
Paid $2,983Billed $26,682
About 11¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in New York billed for this service.
New York hospitals: comprehensive observation services
Every New York hospital that billed Medicare for this service at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.
| Hospital | Services | Avg charge | Avg allowed | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYU Hospitals CenterNew York | 2,823 | $43,280 | $3,061 | $2,434 |
| University HospitalStony Brook | 2,025 | $44,619 | $3,013 | $2,391 |
| St Francis Hospital, RoslynRoslyn | 1,743 | $25,230 | $3,053 | $2,425 |
| Garnet Health Medical CenterGoshen | 1,200 | $24,981 | $3,010 | $2,384 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical CenterWest Islip | 1,153 | $28,477 | $3,027 | $2,406 |
| South Nassau Communities HospitalOceanside | 1,130 | $66,163 | $3,076 | $2,447 |
| Buffalo General HospitalBuffalo | 1,053 | $14,441 | $2,861 | $2,272 |
| Northern Westchester HospitalMt Kisco | 948 | $25,354 | $2,880 | $2,246 |
| White Plains Hospital CtrWhite Plains | 849 | $23,198 | $3,110 | $2,478 |
| John T Mather Memorial Hospital of Port JeffersonPort Jefferson | 733 | $31,994 | $2,593 | $1,972 |
| St Catherine of Siena HospitalSmithtown | 718 | $27,694 | $3,012 | $2,391 |
| St Joseph HospitalBethpage | 662 | $25,644 | $3,022 | $2,392 |
| Vassar Brothers Medical CenterPoughkeepsie | 643 | $16,603 | $2,937 | $2,311 |
| Mem Sloan-Kettering Cancer CtrNew York | 627 | $28,159 | $3,051 | $2,424 |
| United Health Services HospsBinghamton | 600 | $15,936 | $2,852 | $2,263 |
| Peconic Bay Medical CenterRiverhead | 598 | $35,187 | $2,841 | $2,223 |
| Saratoga HospitalSaratoga Springs | 564 | $23,736 | $2,894 | $2,304 |
| Southside HospitalBay Shore | 555 | $27,290 | $2,937 | $2,311 |
| Mount Sinai HospitalNew York | 527 | $26,099 | $3,104 | $2,472 |
| Nyack HospitalNyack | 527 | $48,733 | $3,097 | $2,462 |
| Maimonides Medical CenterBrooklyn | 527 | $24,244 | $3,115 | $2,481 |
| Cayuga Medical Center at IthacaIthaca | 518 | $14,267 | $3,108 | $2,475 |
| Crouse HospitalSyracuse | 492 | $9,920 | $2,859 | $2,269 |
| St Peter's HospitalAlbany | 486 | $15,946 | $2,846 | $2,255 |
| Ellis HospitalSchenectady | 455 | $14,772 | $2,804 | $2,229 |
| Strong Memorial HospitalRochester | 442 | $20,382 | $2,862 | $2,272 |
| Long Island Community HospitalPatchogue | 427 | $47,915 | $2,985 | $2,361 |
| Cornwall HospitalCornwall | 424 | $32,672 | $3,058 | $2,431 |
| Mercy Medical CenterRockville Centre | 383 | $29,260 | $3,034 | $2,402 |
| Cortland Regional Medical Center, INCCortland | 368 | $14,556 | $3,054 | $2,422 |
| Westchester Medical CenterValhalla | 366 | $65,496 | $3,106 | $2,475 |
| Staten Island University HospitalStaten Island | 352 | $22,980 | $3,062 | $2,430 |
| Albany Medical Center HospitalAlbany | 343 | $17,811 | $2,868 | $2,277 |
| Rochester General HospitalRochester | 340 | $10,420 | $2,834 | $2,244 |
| St Joseph's Hospital Health CenterSyracuse | 331 | $12,378 | $2,846 | $2,254 |
| Long Island Jewish Medical CenterNew Hyde Park | 320 | $31,305 | $3,025 | $2,398 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, INCBinghamton | 317 | $15,393 | $2,873 | $2,282 |
| Mercy HospitalBuffalo | 314 | $8,407 | $2,799 | $2,208 |
| Putnam Hospital CenterCarmel | 313 | $18,678 | $2,930 | $2,295 |
| Glens Falls HospitalGlens Falls | 309 | $9,494 | $2,887 | $2,297 |
| South Brooklyn HealthBrooklyn | 307 | $8,219 | $3,115 | $2,478 |
| North Shore University HospitalManhasset | 304 | $30,671 | $3,008 | $2,380 |
| Wynn HospitalUtica | 291 | $20,271 | $2,854 | $2,264 |
| St John's Riverside HospitalYonkers | 290 | $20,533 | $3,115 | $2,481 |
| Mary Imogene Bassett HospitalCooperstown | 283 | $11,484 | $3,091 | $2,458 |
| Highland HospitalRochester | 280 | $12,471 | $2,869 | $2,279 |
| Rome Memorial Hospital, INCRome | 275 | $21,098 | $2,894 | $2,303 |
| Phelps Memorial Hospital AssnSleepy Hollow | 274 | $52,136 | $3,056 | $2,422 |
| Unity Hospital of RochesterRochester | 273 | $7,766 | $2,826 | $2,236 |
| Erie County Medical CenterBuffalo | 252 | $15,706 | $2,875 | $2,284 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital of SuffernSuffern | 251 | $50,634 | $3,102 | $2,471 |
| Columbia Memorial HospitalHudson | 244 | $13,688 | $2,893 | $2,302 |
| Jamaica Hospital Med CenterJamaica | 243 | $11,073 | $3,081 | $2,451 |
| Arnot Ogden Medical CenterElmira | 230 | $11,989 | $2,892 | $2,302 |
| University Hospital S U N Y Health Science CenterSyracuse | 226 | $27,592 | $2,851 | $2,261 |
| Healthalliance Hospital Marys Avenue CampusKingston | 224 | $48,023 | $2,939 | $2,333 |
| St Charles HospitalPort Jefferson | 218 | $25,641 | $3,046 | $2,423 |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical CtrPlattsburgh | 214 | $20,918 | $3,085 | $2,453 |
| Samaritan Medical CenterWatertown | 210 | $21,301 | $3,108 | $2,476 |
| Samaritan HospitalTroy | 209 | $13,136 | $2,869 | $2,276 |
| Canton-Potsdam HospitalPotsdam | 204 | $13,868 | $3,084 | $2,451 |
| Jones Memorial HospitalWellsville | 202 | $8,939 | $3,108 | $2,475 |
| Richmond University Medical CenterStaten Island | 196 | $32,111 | $3,077 | $2,438 |
| Mount St Mary's Hospital and Health CenterLewiston | 190 | $8,597 | $2,890 | $2,300 |
| F F Thompson HospitalCanandaigua | 187 | $10,985 | $2,862 | $2,275 |
| Sisters of Charity HospitalBuffalo | 184 | $7,216 | $2,861 | $2,272 |
| Corning HospitalCorning | 181 | $19,906 | $2,889 | $2,299 |
| Auburn Memorial HospitalAuburn | 177 | $9,117 | $3,077 | $2,447 |
| Flushing Hospital Medical CenterNew York | 175 | $13,180 | $3,101 | $2,467 |
| Kings County Hospital CenterBrooklyn | 172 | $14,245 | $3,070 | $2,427 |
| Olean General HospitalOlean | 170 | $8,393 | $3,020 | $2,396 |
| Kenmore Mercy HospitalBuffalo | 168 | $7,925 | $2,888 | $2,298 |
| Garnet Health Medical Center CatskillsHarris | 167 | $33,100 | $3,156 | $2,509 |
| Northern Dutchess HospitalRhinebeck | 162 | $14,692 | $2,950 | $2,324 |
| Geneva General HospitalGeneva | 159 | $15,201 | $2,888 | $2,298 |
| Huntington HospitalHuntington | 153 | $32,990 | $2,917 | $2,296 |
| Bon Secours Community HospitalPort Jervis | 145 | $45,990 | $3,043 | $2,418 |
| Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial HospitalOneonta | 140 | $12,677 | $3,086 | $2,458 |
| St Anthony Community HospitalWarwick | 119 | $53,889 | $3,060 | $2,432 |
| University Hospital of Brooklyn ( Downstate )Brooklyn | 117 | $11,279 | $3,053 | $2,413 |
| Queens Hospital CenterJamaica | 116 | $14,469 | $3,034 | $2,381 |
| Nathan Littauer HospitalGloversville | 115 | $21,915 | $2,822 | $2,230 |
| St James Mercy HospitalHornell | 112 | $8,784 | $3,080 | $2,454 |
| Adirondack Medical CenterSaranac Lake | 110 | $13,952 | $3,108 | $2,476 |
| Metropolitan Hospital CenterNew York | 101 | $12,813 | $3,066 | $2,433 |
| St Mary's Hospital at AmsterdamAmsterdam | 93 | $14,576 | $2,902 | $2,310 |
| New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn, INC.Brooklyn | 89 | $27,770 | $3,115 | $2,481 |
| Brooks Memorial HospitalDunkirk | 89 | $11,105 | $3,082 | $2,446 |
| Oneida Healthcare CenterOneida | 88 | $12,597 | $2,836 | $2,260 |
| St John's Episcopal Hospital at South ShoreFar Rockaway | 84 | $23,748 | $3,115 | $2,482 |
| Elmhurst Hospital CenterNew York | 77 | $12,098 | $3,115 | $2,469 |
| Montefiore Medical CenterBronx | 68 | $33,238 | $3,083 | $2,456 |
| Newark-Wayne Community HospitalNewark | 66 | $9,859 | $2,797 | $2,207 |
| St Joseph's Medical CenterYonkers | 65 | $19,419 | $3,115 | $2,472 |
| United Memorial Medical CenterBatavia | 62 | $8,969 | $2,902 | $2,312 |
| Claxton-Hepburn Medical CenterOgdensburg | 60 | $11,270 | $3,108 | $2,473 |
| Glen Cove HospitalGlen Cove | 55 | $36,014 | $3,031 | $2,404 |
| Brookdale Hospital Medical CenterBrooklyn | 55 | $10,398 | $3,115 | $2,479 |
| UPMC Chautauqua at WcaJamestown | 55 | $7,160 | $2,818 | $2,228 |
| Lenox Hill HospitalNew York | 50 | $25,140 | $3,083 | $2,456 |
| Nassau University Medical CenterEast Meadow | 48 | $17,824 | $3,037 | $2,406 |
| Lincoln Medical & Mental Health CenterBronx | 46 | $9,226 | $3,115 | $2,481 |
| Bertrand Chaffee HospitalSpringville | 46 | $8,188 | $2,852 | $2,262 |
| Nicholas H Noyes Memorial HospitalDansville | 46 | $7,716 | $2,839 | $2,262 |
| Bellevue Hospital CenterNew York | 43 | $10,232 | $3,115 | $2,469 |
| Oswego HospitalOswego | 43 | $9,940 | $2,902 | $2,312 |
| Chenango Memorial Hospital, INCNorwich | 36 | $14,595 | $3,039 | $2,408 |
| Wyoming County Community HospitalWarsaw | 35 | $6,881 | $3,108 | $2,476 |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical CenterNiagara Falls | 35 | $8,049 | $2,902 | $2,312 |
| Clifton Springs Hospital and ClinicClifton Springs | 33 | $7,238 | $2,832 | $2,242 |
| Harlem Hospital CenterNew York | 30 | $8,306 | $3,032 | $2,393 |
| Jacobi Medical CenterBronx | 21 | $11,570 | $3,115 | $2,473 |
| Beth Israel Medical CenterNew York | 20 | $19,140 | $3,083 | $2,456 |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital, INCWestfield | 17 | $11,090 | $2,731 | $2,176 |
| Mount Sinai WestNew York | 13 | $25,082 | $3,083 | $2,456 |
| Mount Vernon HospitalMt Vernon | – | – | – | – |
| Ira Davenport Memorial HospitalBath | – | – | – | – |
| Montefiore New Rochelle HospitalNew Rochelle | – | – | – | – |
| Plainview HospitalPlainview | – | – | – | – |
| Woodhull Medical and Mental Health CenterBrooklyn | – | – | – | – |
Lowest and highest allowed amounts in New York
Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare services. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.
Lowest
| John T Mather Memorial Hospital of Port JeffersonPort Jefferson, NY | $2,593 |
|---|---|
| Westfield Memorial Hospital, INCWestfield, NY | $2,731 |
| Newark-Wayne Community HospitalNewark, NY | $2,797 |
| Mercy HospitalBuffalo, NY | $2,799 |
| Ellis HospitalSchenectady, NY | $2,804 |
Highest
| Garnet Health Medical Center CatskillsHarris, NY | $3,156 |
|---|---|
| Elmhurst Hospital CenterNew York, NY | $3,115 |
| Bellevue Hospital CenterNew York, NY | $3,115 |
| St Joseph's Medical CenterYonkers, NY | $3,115 |
| Jacobi Medical CenterBronx, NY | $3,115 |
Comprehensive Observation Services in other states
Questions
How much does comprehensive observation services cost in New York?
In 2024 Medicare data, comprehensive observation services (APC 8011) at 120 hospitals in New York was billed at $26,682 on average, while the average medicare-allowed amount was $2,983, of which Medicare paid $2,365. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.
Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments?
Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this service in New York, average charges were 8.9 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.
Source: CMS, Medicare Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. The allowed amount is Medicare's payment plus the patient's coinsurance. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 services for privacy. About the data.