What 66 hospitals in New York charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for gastrointestinal obstruction with complications (DRG 389), from 2024 Medicare claims.
Hospitals in New York billed an average of $54,856 for gastrointestinal obstruction with complications, about 5.7 times the average total payment of $9,667. That payment is 23% above the U.S. average of $7,859.
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.
About 18¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in New York billed for this stay.
Medicare prices this stay in 3 versions, by how sick the patient was. Compare them in New York:
Every New York hospital that billed Medicare for this stay at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.
| Hospital | Stays | Avg charge | Avg payment | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYU Hospitals CenterNew York | 143 | $76,573 | $12,223 | $8,702 |
| New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York | 110 | $86,661 | $12,251 | $8,515 |
| Garnet Health Medical CenterGoshen | 62 | $49,422 | $9,318 | $6,326 |
| White Plains Hospital CtrWhite Plains | 45 | $43,580 | $7,551 | $5,761 |
| University HospitalStony Brook | 45 | $116,491 | $14,073 | $9,785 |
| Staten Island University HospitalStaten Island | 43 | $55,842 | $10,316 | $7,437 |
| Montefiore Medical CenterBronx | 40 | $106,009 | $13,576 | $9,232 |
| North Shore University HospitalManhasset | 39 | $74,396 | $10,006 | $7,144 |
| St Francis Hospital, RoslynRoslyn | 37 | $55,862 | $7,935 | $5,272 |
| Long Island Jewish Medical CenterNew Hyde Park | 36 | $75,492 | $10,816 | $7,731 |
| Vassar Brothers Medical CenterPoughkeepsie | 35 | $37,223 | $9,528 | $6,656 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical CenterWest Islip | 34 | $48,526 | $7,957 | $6,166 |
| Albany Medical Center HospitalAlbany | 33 | $35,639 | $10,738 | $7,118 |
| St Peter's HospitalAlbany | 33 | $24,900 | $6,981 | $5,724 |
| South Nassau Communities HospitalOceanside | 28 | $77,229 | $8,866 | $6,213 |
| Hudson Valley Hospital CenterCortlandt Manor | 27 | $43,669 | $7,187 | $6,281 |
| Huntington HospitalHuntington | 26 | $43,015 | $7,202 | $5,851 |
| Buffalo General HospitalBuffalo | 25 | $32,144 | $9,774 | $6,532 |
| Long Island Community HospitalPatchogue | 25 | $83,276 | $7,993 | $6,726 |
| Highland HospitalRochester | 24 | $17,900 | $8,161 | $6,469 |
| John T Mather Memorial Hospital of Port JeffersonPort Jefferson | 24 | $66,666 | $10,357 | $6,106 |
| Maimonides Medical CenterBrooklyn | 24 | $54,210 | $12,303 | $8,959 |
| Crouse HospitalSyracuse | 24 | $20,006 | $7,650 | $6,096 |
| St Joseph's Hospital Health CenterSyracuse | 23 | $23,850 | $9,089 | $4,853 |
| University Hospital S U N Y Health Science CenterSyracuse | 23 | $65,830 | $10,225 | $7,067 |
| Wynn HospitalUtica | 22 | $23,332 | $7,708 | $6,032 |
| Nyack HospitalNyack | 22 | $49,340 | $7,070 | $5,959 |
| Strong Memorial HospitalRochester | 22 | $22,963 | $12,426 | $8,189 |
| Lenox Hill HospitalNew York | 21 | $63,276 | $13,318 | $6,423 |
| Beth Israel Medical CenterNew York | 21 | $106,924 | $12,338 | $8,019 |
| Peconic Bay Medical CenterRiverhead | 20 | $56,053 | $8,408 | $6,521 |
| New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn, INC.Brooklyn | 19 | $46,356 | $7,659 | $6,099 |
| Glen Cove HospitalGlen Cove | 18 | $43,754 | $8,406 | $6,721 |
| Saratoga HospitalSaratoga Springs | 18 | $40,018 | $7,185 | $5,581 |
| St Joseph HospitalBethpage | 18 | $38,654 | $7,363 | $5,256 |
| Mount Sinai HospitalNew York | 17 | $65,318 | $13,936 | $8,586 |
| Rochester General HospitalRochester | 17 | $19,482 | $9,417 | $6,732 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital of SuffernSuffern | 17 | $72,851 | $7,324 | $5,980 |
| Glens Falls HospitalGlens Falls | 17 | $17,644 | $6,882 | $5,538 |
| Plainview HospitalPlainview | 17 | $48,787 | $7,931 | $5,727 |
| Northern Dutchess HospitalRhinebeck | 16 | $29,975 | $8,268 | $6,679 |
| Mary Imogene Bassett HospitalCooperstown | 16 | $12,102 | $9,184 | $7,434 |
| UPMC Chautauqua at WcaJamestown | 16 | $13,669 | $6,917 | $5,650 |
| St Catherine of Siena HospitalSmithtown | 16 | $59,301 | $6,702 | $5,580 |
| Samaritan Medical CenterWatertown | 15 | $16,122 | $9,227 | $7,979 |
| South Brooklyn HealthBrooklyn | 15 | $35,636 | $14,538 | $11,674 |
| Canton-Potsdam HospitalPotsdam | 15 | $17,774 | $7,282 | $5,323 |
| Healthalliance Hospital Marys Avenue CampusKingston | 15 | $80,010 | $7,018 | $5,696 |
| Southside HospitalBay Shore | 14 | $51,958 | $7,929 | $6,216 |
| Northern Westchester HospitalMt Kisco | 14 | $36,537 | $6,811 | $5,178 |
| Unity Hospital of RochesterRochester | 14 | $12,365 | $7,912 | $6,436 |
| Mercy HospitalBuffalo | 14 | $17,436 | $7,180 | $5,562 |
| United Health Services HospsBinghamton | 14 | $21,412 | $8,891 | $5,181 |
| Ellis HospitalSchenectady | 13 | $28,352 | $8,007 | $6,241 |
| Samaritan HospitalTroy | 13 | $17,703 | $7,519 | $6,047 |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical CtrPlattsburgh | 13 | $34,702 | $8,430 | $6,800 |
| Mercy Medical CenterRockville Centre | 13 | $60,993 | $7,731 | $6,496 |
| Cornwall HospitalCornwall | 13 | $48,108 | $9,931 | $6,087 |
| Corning HospitalCorning | 13 | $23,694 | $6,774 | $5,499 |
| New York Hospital Medical Center of QueensNew York | 12 | $66,944 | $10,667 | $7,000 |
| Arnot Ogden Medical CenterElmira | 12 | $25,527 | $10,851 | $7,331 |
| Bon Secours Community HospitalPort Jervis | 12 | $78,312 | $7,580 | $6,356 |
| Auburn Memorial HospitalAuburn | 12 | $15,876 | $7,034 | $5,674 |
| Kenmore Mercy HospitalBuffalo | 11 | $13,215 | $6,908 | $5,721 |
| Westchester Medical CenterValhalla | 11 | $160,200 | $10,655 | $7,959 |
| Phelps Memorial Hospital AssnSleepy Hollow | 11 | $40,382 | $7,416 | $5,799 |
Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare hospital stays. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.
| St Catherine of Siena HospitalSmithtown, NY | $6,702 |
|---|---|
| Corning HospitalCorning, NY | $6,774 |
| Northern Westchester HospitalMt Kisco, NY | $6,811 |
| Glens Falls HospitalGlens Falls, NY | $6,882 |
| Kenmore Mercy HospitalBuffalo, NY | $6,908 |
| South Brooklyn HealthBrooklyn, NY | $14,538 |
|---|---|
| University HospitalStony Brook, NY | $14,073 |
| Mount Sinai HospitalNew York, NY | $13,936 |
| Montefiore Medical CenterBronx, NY | $13,576 |
| Lenox Hill HospitalNew York, NY | $13,318 |
In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for gastrointestinal obstruction with complications (DRG 389) at 66 hospitals in New York was billed at $54,856 on average, while the average total payment was $9,667, of which Medicare paid $6,975. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.
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 stay in New York, average charges were 5.7 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.
Source: CMS, Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. Average total payment includes Medicare's payment, the patient's deductible and coinsurance, and any other payer. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 hospital stays for privacy. About the data.