DRG 552 · Musculoskeletal

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
$45,050
gross charge · DRG 552
Hospitals
13
with published pricing
Price range
$5,847 – $149,351
low to high
Lowest $5,847 Highest $149,351

13 New York hospitals list a gross charge for medical back problems under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $5,847 to $149,351. 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 $45,050.

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.

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1

    New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn, Inc.

    Brooklyn, NY

    Gross charge $5,847
  2. 2

    Canton-Potsdam Hospital

    Potsdam, NY

    Gross charge $9,505
    Cash pay $6,178
  3. 3
    Gross charge $21,141
    Cash pay $13,742
  4. 4

    St Mary's Healthcare

    Amsterdam, NY

    Gross charge $26,353
  5. 5

    Samaritan Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Watertown, NY

    Gross charge $28,277
    Cash pay $18,380
  6. 6

    St. Peter's Hospital

    Albany, NY

    Gross charge $28,846
    Cash pay $18,750
  7. 7

    Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York

    Troy, NY

    Gross charge $28,846
    Cash pay $18,750
  8. 8
    Gross charge $28,846
    Cash pay $18,750
  9. 9

    Ellis Hospital

    Schenectady, NY

    Gross charge $34,061
    Cash pay $17,030
  10. 10

    Wynn Hospital

    Utica, NY

    Gross charge $36,573
    Cash pay $21,944
  11. 11

    Arnot Ogden Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Elmira, NY

    Gross charge $38,648
  12. 12

    Bon Secours Community Hospital

    Port Jervis, NY

    Gross charge $149,351
    Cash pay $15,057
  13. 13

    Westchester Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Valhalla, NY

    Gross charge $149,351
    Cash pay $15,776
  14. 14

    Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc

    Binghamton, NY

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  15. 15

    Nassau University Medical Center (Acute Care)

    East Meadow, NY

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  16. 16

    Richmond University Medical Center

    Staten Island, NY

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  17. 17

    Geneva General Hospital (Acute Care)

    Geneva, NY

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  18. 18

    Montefiore Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Bronx, NY

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  19. 19

    UR Medicine – F.F. Thompson Hospital

    Canandaigua, NY

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  21. 21

    Bertrand Chaffee Hospital

    Springville, NY

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  22. 22

    Garnet Health Medical Center

    Middletown, NY

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  23. 23

    UR Medicine St James Hospital

    Hornell, NY

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $11,845
  24. 24

    Highland Hospital

    Rochester, NY

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $11,845
  25. 25

    Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital

    New Rochelle, NY

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  27. 27

    Montefiore St. Luke's Cornwall

    Newburgh, NY

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $7,696
  28. 28

    Strong Memorial Hospital

    Rochester, NY

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $11,845
  29. 29

    White Plains Hospital

    White Plains, NY

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  30. 30

    Cayuga Medical Center

    Ithaca, NY

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    St. Barnabas Hospital

    Bronx, NY

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    Schuyler Hospital

    Montour Falls, NY

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