What 35 hospitals in New York charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for infectious and parasitic diseases with operating room procedures with complications (DRG 854), from 2024 Medicare claims.
Hospitals in New York billed an average of $121,510 for infectious and parasitic diseases with operating room procedures with complications, about 5.0 times the average total payment of $24,316. That payment is 28% above the U.S. average of $19,011.
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 20¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in New York billed for this stay.
Medicare prices this stay in 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York | 53 | $203,438 | $28,942 | $24,141 |
| NYU Hospitals CenterNew York | 45 | $225,083 | $29,330 | $22,270 |
| St Peter's HospitalAlbany | 37 | $54,962 | $17,537 | $14,133 |
| University HospitalStony Brook | 29 | $156,277 | $27,167 | $23,316 |
| White Plains Hospital CtrWhite Plains | 28 | $104,957 | $17,596 | $16,242 |
| Ellis HospitalSchenectady | 26 | $74,504 | $18,656 | $16,554 |
| Staten Island University HospitalStaten Island | 26 | $87,785 | $24,522 | $18,983 |
| North Shore University HospitalManhasset | 24 | $168,498 | $31,264 | $18,787 |
| St Francis Hospital, RoslynRoslyn | 24 | $116,026 | $19,346 | $15,410 |
| South Nassau Communities HospitalOceanside | 22 | $144,090 | $22,084 | $17,471 |
| Strong Memorial HospitalRochester | 22 | $65,328 | $33,342 | $19,586 |
| Long Island Jewish Medical CenterNew Hyde Park | 20 | $205,341 | $29,817 | $19,798 |
| John T Mather Memorial Hospital of Port JeffersonPort Jefferson | 19 | $187,410 | $30,270 | $17,755 |
| Southside HospitalBay Shore | 18 | $115,045 | $19,297 | $17,704 |
| Montefiore Medical CenterBronx | 18 | $152,033 | $44,849 | $20,706 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical CenterWest Islip | 17 | $85,675 | $17,713 | $16,080 |
| Vassar Brothers Medical CenterPoughkeepsie | 16 | $80,012 | $21,091 | $18,361 |
| Lenox Hill HospitalNew York | 16 | $174,347 | $29,994 | $20,715 |
| Garnet Health Medical CenterGoshen | 16 | $100,323 | $20,282 | $17,823 |
| St Joseph's Hospital Health CenterSyracuse | 16 | $51,447 | $21,431 | $14,500 |
| Buffalo General HospitalBuffalo | 14 | $39,683 | $24,554 | $16,796 |
| Huntington HospitalHuntington | 14 | $84,755 | $18,106 | $16,504 |
| Mercy HospitalBuffalo | 14 | $64,349 | $23,134 | $13,899 |
| Cayuga Medical Center at IthacaIthaca | 14 | $45,860 | $18,164 | $16,465 |
| Plainview HospitalPlainview | 13 | $89,069 | $19,221 | $16,690 |
| Albany Medical Center HospitalAlbany | 12 | $96,583 | $21,356 | $18,444 |
| Long Island Community HospitalPatchogue | 12 | $203,292 | $19,354 | $17,467 |
| Highland HospitalRochester | 12 | $51,680 | $22,202 | $15,323 |
| Maimonides Medical CenterBrooklyn | 12 | $149,877 | $29,081 | $23,637 |
| University Hospital S U N Y Health Science CenterSyracuse | 12 | $134,032 | $26,382 | $18,480 |
| Northern Dutchess HospitalRhinebeck | 11 | $43,505 | $20,317 | $18,128 |
| New York Hospital Medical Center of QueensNew York | 11 | $122,575 | $21,627 | $19,263 |
| Rochester General HospitalRochester | 11 | $43,024 | $21,316 | $17,409 |
| Mary Imogene Bassett HospitalCooperstown | 11 | $42,297 | $23,448 | $20,332 |
| St Catherine of Siena HospitalSmithtown | 11 | $73,333 | $16,949 | $15,614 |
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 | $16,949 |
|---|---|
| St Peter's HospitalAlbany, NY | $17,537 |
| White Plains Hospital CtrWhite Plains, NY | $17,596 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical CenterWest Islip, NY | $17,713 |
| Huntington HospitalHuntington, NY | $18,106 |
| Montefiore Medical CenterBronx, NY | $44,849 |
|---|---|
| Strong Memorial HospitalRochester, NY | $33,342 |
| North Shore University HospitalManhasset, NY | $31,264 |
| John T Mather Memorial Hospital of Port JeffersonPort Jefferson, NY | $30,270 |
| Lenox Hill HospitalNew York, NY | $29,994 |
In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for infectious and parasitic diseases with operating room procedures with complications (DRG 854) at 35 hospitals in New York was billed at $121,510 on average, while the average total payment was $24,316, of which Medicare paid $18,584. 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 5.0 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.