Albany Medical Center Hospital
43 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208 Hospital ***** CMS quality 1 of 5
50%Self-pay discount
50% off list
A better than average self-pay discount. Median across the 6,695 prices this hospital publishes, comparing its cash price with its list price for the same item.
Overall cost rating
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
Below average chargesCharges 3.4× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Large hospital (400+ beds)
- Beds
- 719
- Ownership
- Nonprofit
- Health system
- Albany Medical Center
- Medicare ID
- 330013
- Cost report
- FY ending 12/31/2024
- CMS quality
- ***** 1 of 5
- Emergency dept
- Yes
- Metro area
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
Cost rating by procedure category
Each rating compares this hospital against every other US hospital that reported the same category. The multiple is what it charges relative to what it told Medicare the service costs it.
| Category | Rating | Markup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery (operating room) cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 2.7× | |
| Childbirth and delivery 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 1.8× | |
| Anesthesia 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 5.7× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 6.8× | |
| CT scan 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 25.5× | |
| MRI 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 13.9× | |
| Cardiac catheterisation 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 13.3× | |
| Lab tests and bloodwork 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 9.0× | |
| Respiratory therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 6.5× | |
| Physical therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 3.4× | |
| Speech therapy 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.9× | |
| EKG and heart monitoring 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 10.6× | |
| EEG brain monitoring 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 6.0× | |
| Implanted devices cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.4× | |
| Drugs given at the facility cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 2.5× | |
| Dialysis 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 4.2× | |
| Outpatient clinic visit cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.1× | |
| Emergency room visit cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 3.8× | |
| Observation stay 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 2.8× | |
| Inpatient room and board 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 2.2× | |
| Intensive care (ICU) 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 2.4× |
What this hospital charges a cash payer
Real published prices from this hospital's own federal price transparency file. We list only services coded in HCPCS Level II, which CMS owns, so nothing here is AMA-licensed. Compare these across hospitals.
| Service | Cash | List price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA prostate cancer screening blood test HCPCS G0103 | $34.00 cash price | $68.00 50% off |
| Hospital observation care, per hour HCPCS G0378 | $76.00 cash price | $152 50% off |
| Cefazolin (Ancef) antibiotic injection, 500 mg HCPCS J0690 | $526 cash price | $1,051 50% off |
| Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) antibiotic injection, 250 mg HCPCS J0696 | $338 cash price | $676 50% off |
| Dexamethasone steroid injection, 1 mg HCPCS J1100 | $61.55 cash price | $123 50% off |
| Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) injection, 50 mg HCPCS J1200 | $1.50 cash price | $3.00 50% off |
| Gentamicin antibiotic injection, 80 mg HCPCS J1580 | $50.48 cash price | $101 50% off |
| Heparin blood thinner injection, 1000 units HCPCS J1644 | $63.19 cash price | $126 50% off |
| Ketorolac (Toradol) pain injection, 15 mg HCPCS J1885 | $10.30 cash price | $20.60 50% off |
| Ondansetron (Zofran) anti-nausea injection, 1 mg HCPCS J2405 | $2.00 cash price | $4.00 50% off |
| Fentanyl citrate injection, 0.1 mg HCPCS J3010 | $59.00 cash price | $118 50% off |
| One unit of red blood cells for transfusion HCPCS P9016 | $280 cash price | $560 50% off |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 330013, so it is Medicare-certified and bills Medicare. Commercial insurer network lists are not yet part of this dataset. Confirm your specific plan with the facility before you book.
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