Best Hospitals in New York 2026
New York has 190 hospitals with an average procedure payment of $21K. The top-rated hospital is New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York with a 5-star CMS rating.
190 New York hospitals appear in the CMS Inpatient Payment dataset. Ranked by average payment per documented procedure: Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center is the lowest at $14,191; St James Hospital the highest at $30,782. The gap between the extremes is large enough to matter for any patient with elective scheduling.
These rankings are pure-cost rankings. The quality dimension lives in the CMS Hospital Compare star rating shown alongside each entry; the combined-value grade on the right of the table aggregates both. For patients comparing hospital costs, the ranking is a useful first cut, but the procedure-specific page is the better tool: cost spreads vary by DRG code, and the all-procedure average can hide important per-procedure differences.
Across New York's 190 Medicare-participating hospitals, the average payment per procedure is $21K, above the national average of $16K. 13% ofNew York's hospitals carry a CMS quality rating of 4 stars or higher, and 9% earn an A or B on our Value Score, which weighs price (40%), quality (40%), and patient outcomes (20%).
Procedure prices in New York range from Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center at $14K per procedure to St James Hospital at $31K — a difference of $17K on the same kinds of inpatient stays. Where you go for the same procedure can swing the bill by more than the procedure itself.
All numbers come from the latest CMS Hospital Compare release, which uses Medicare claims data and only reflects payments for Medicare inpatient stays — not what private insurers or self-pay patients actually pay. Star ratings combine seven groups of measures including mortality, patient safety, readmissions, and patient experience. Lower-priced hospitals can still earn an A on the Value Score if their quality stays competitive.
Top 3 Hospitals in New York
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY
New York's top-rated hospital with a 5-star CMS quality rating and an average payment of $18K per procedure. Outcome score: 100/100.
White Plains Hospital Center
White Plains, NY
Second-best in New York. 5-star CMS rating with an outcome score of 100/100. Average procedure payment: $20K.
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY
Third on quality + outcomes. 5-star CMS rating; Value Score 73/100. Lists 10 priced procedures.
Top 20 of 190 Hospitals in New York
Hospital quality and cost data for New York is sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare dataset.
Frequently Asked Questions
Based on CMS quality ratings and patient outcomes, New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York is the top-rated hospital in New York with a 5-star CMS rating and an average procedure payment of $18K. Its Value Score is 83/100 (Grade A).
New York has 190 Medicare-participating hospitals. The average procedure payment across the state is $21K, and 9% of hospitals earn an A or B Value Score.
New York's average procedure payment of $21K is above the national average of $16K. Within the state, prices range from $14K at Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center to $31K at St James Hospital — a gap of $17K per procedure.
Of 190 hospitals analyzed in New York, 25 (13%) earn a CMS quality rating of 4 stars or better. CMS star ratings combine measures of mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience, timeliness, and effectiveness of care.
Hospitals are ranked first by CMS star quality rating (1-5 stars), then by outcome score, which reflects mortality rates, patient safety, and readmissions. The Value Score combines price percentile (40%, lower price = higher score), quality rating (40%), and outcome score (20%).
Hospitals ranked by CMS star quality rating and outcome score. Value Score: price percentile (40% inverted), quality rating (40%), outcome score (20%).