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Smear for Infectious Agents Cost in New York
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 115 New York hospitals. CPT 87210. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $17.00
📉 Low $3.43
📈 High $209
🏥 115 hospitals
🏛️ 82 with insurance contracts
Hospital comparison — New York
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 115 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | UHC | Centene | Cigna | Humana | BCBS | Medicaid | MultiPlan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KINGSBROOK JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER SCHENECTADY AVENUE BROOKLYN |
$3.43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BROOKDALE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER BROOKDALE PLAZA BROOKLYN |
$3.43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| INTERFAITH MEDICAL CENTER ATLANTIC AVENUE BROOKLYN |
$3.43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AHN WESTFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WESTFIELD |
$3.96 | $6.05 | $5.99 | — | $5.67 | $6.17 | — | — | — |
| ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL WESTCHESTER YONKERS |
$5.82 | $4.06 | $3.43 | $3.43 | — | — | — | — | — |
| THE UNITY HOSPITAL OF ROCHESTER LONG POND ROAD ROCHESTER |
$6.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL PORTLAND AVE ROCHESTER |
$6.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNITED MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER NORTH STREET BATAVIA |
$6.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NYU LANGONE TISCH HOSPITAL NEW YORK |
$6.98 | $14.61 | $5.82 | $5.24 | $10.20 | — | $11.18 | $74.33 | $34.62 |
| NYU LANGONE HOSPITAL - SUFFOLK PATCHOGUE |
$6.98 | $14.61 | $5.82 | $5.24 | $55.80 | — | $10.01 | $24.52 | $72.54 |
| NYU LANGONE HOSPITAL LONG ISLAND MINEOLA |
$6.98 | $14.61 | $5.82 | $5.24 | $10.20 | — | $11.18 | $30.31 | $34.62 |
| SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PENN YAN |
$6.99 | $7.68 | $6.81 | $6.81 | — | — | $8.03 | — | — |
| GENEVA GENERAL HOSPITAL GENEVA |
$6.99 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $5.82 | — | — | $9.04 | — | — |
| WYOMING COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL WARSAW |
$7.00 | — | — | — | — | — | $3.88 | — | — |
| CHAMPLAIN VALLEY PHYSICIANS HOSPITAL PLATTSBURGH |
$8.00 | $5.82 | $4.07 | $5.82 | — | $5.82 | $4.39 | — | $7.60 |
| BERTRAND CHAFFEE HOSPITAL SPRINGVILLE |
$8.50 | $5.82 | $3.43 | $3.40 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $3.84 | $3.43 | — |
| GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL SUFFERN |
$8.73 | $100 | $70.00 | $100 | $12.29 | — | $32.93 | — | $75.00 |
| O'CONNOR HOSPITAL DELHI |
$9.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LITTLE FALLS HOSPITAL LITTLE FALLS |
$9.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COBLESKILL REGIONAL HOSPITAL GRANDVIEW DRIVE COBLESKILL |
$9.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| URMC STRONG WEST ROCHESTER |
$10.00 | $5.82 | $5.15 | $3.60 | $4.37 | $6.75 | — | $3.43 | — |
| CLIFTON-FINE HOSPITAL STAR LAKE |
$10.37 | — | — | — | — | — | $73.64 | — | — |
| CLIFTON-FINE HOSPITAL STAR LAKE |
$10.37 | — | — | — | — | — | $73.64 | — | — |
| MOUNT ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL LEWISTON |
$12.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SISTERS OF CHARITY HOSPITAL BUFFALO |
$12.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO BUFFALO |
$12.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KENMORE MERCY HOSPITAL KENMORE |
$12.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NIAGARA FALLS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER NIAGARA FALLS |
$12.01 | $5.11 | $5.24 | $5.53 | — | $5.99 | $6.61 | — | — |
| SAMARITAN HOSPITAL - ALBANY MEMORIAL CAMPUS ALBANY |
$12.37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NATHAN LITTAUER HOSPITAL E STATE ST GLOVERSVILLE |
$12.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BRONXCARE HOSPITAL CENTER - FULTON CAMPUS FULTON AVE BRONX |
$12.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SUNY DOWNSTATE BROOKLYN |
$13.00 | $3.00 | $7.00 | — | $9.00 | — | $34.00 | $34.00 | — |
| NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MANHASSET |
$14.29 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $5.94 | $13.78 | $5.94 | — | — | — |
| MATHER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PORT JEFFERSON |
$14.29 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $5.94 | $11.00 | $5.94 | — | — | — |
| LONG ISLAND JEWISH FOREST HILLS HOSPITAL FOREST HILLS |
$14.29 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $5.94 | $13.78 | $5.94 | — | — | — |
| PHELPS HOSPITAL SLEEPY HOLLOW |
$14.29 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $5.94 | $13.78 | $5.94 | — | — | — |
| COHEN CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER NEW HYDE PARK |
$14.29 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $5.94 | $13.78 | $5.94 | — | — | — |
| LONG ISLAND JEWISH VALLEY STREAM VALLEY STREAM |
$14.29 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $5.94 | $13.78 | $5.94 | — | — | — |
| LONG ISLAND JEWISH VALLEY STREAM VALLEY STREAM |
$14.29 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $5.94 | $13.78 | $5.94 | — | — | — |
| LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER NEW HYDE PARK |
$14.29 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $5.94 | $13.78 | $5.94 | — | — | — |
| HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL HUNTINGTON |
$14.29 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $5.94 | $13.78 | $5.94 | — | — | — |
| PLAINVIEW HOSPITAL PLAINVIEW |
$14.29 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $5.94 | $13.78 | $5.94 | — | — | — |
| LENOX HILL HOSPITAL NEW YORK |
$14.29 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $5.94 | $13.78 | $5.94 | — | — | — |
| ZUCKER HILLSIDE HOSPITAL GLEN OAKS |
$14.29 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $5.94 | $13.78 | $5.94 | — | — | — |
| SYOSSET HOSPITAL SYOSSET |
$14.29 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $5.94 | $13.78 | $5.94 | — | — | — |
| GLEN COVE HOSPITAL GLEN COVE |
$14.29 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $5.94 | $13.78 | $5.94 | — | — | — |
| NORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL MOUNT KISCO |
$14.29 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $5.94 | $13.78 | $5.94 | — | — | — |
| PECONIC BAY MEDICAL CENTER RIVERHEAD |
$14.29 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $5.94 | $13.78 | $5.94 | — | — | — |
| SOUTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BAY SHORE |
$14.29 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $5.94 | $13.78 | $5.94 | — | — | — |
| STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND |
$14.29 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $5.94 | $13.78 | $5.94 | — | — | — |
| CLIFTON SPRINGS HOSPITAL COULTER ROAD CLIFTON SPRINGS |
$15.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NEWARK-WAYNE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL DRIVING PARK AVENUE NEWARK |
$15.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MEDINA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MEDINA |
$16.00 | — | $24.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JONES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WELLSVILLE |
$16.70 | $5.82 | — | $3.43 | $4.37 | $5.82 | $3.43 | $3.43 | — |
| WYNN HOSPITAL UTICA |
$16.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CUBA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CUBA |
$17.00 | — | $5.82 | — | — | — | $3.84 | — | — |
| BROOKS-TLC HOSPITAL SYSTEM DUNKIRK |
$17.00 | — | $4.37 | $5.99 | — | $5.82 | $3.21 | — | — |
| OLEAN GENERAL HOSPITAL OLEAN |
$17.00 | $6.17 | $4.37 | $5.24 | $2.50 | $5.82 | $4.08 | — | — |
| AUBURN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AUBURN |
$19.61 | $5.82 | $3.57 | $3.40 | $11.03 | $5.82 | — | $5.53 | — |
| BASSETT MEDICAL CENTER COOPERSTOWN |
$19.95 | — | — | — | $29.85 | — | $4.72 | — | $31.61 |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 87210, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $40.40 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
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That is the median of what the 115 New York hospitals above publish for Smear for infectious agents — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does smear for infectious agents cost in New York?
- Cash prices for smear for infectious agents (CPT 87210) in New York range from $3.43 to $209, with a median of $17.00. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest smear for infectious agents in New York?
- The cheapest New York hospital published cash price for this procedure is $3.43. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each New York facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 87210 (Labs). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.