Sleep study (overnight, in lab) cost in NY
What a sleep study (overnight, in lab) costs at NY hospitals — and the fair price to aim for.
Typical commercial prices here are +5% above the fair benchmark (1.05×) even after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
Balances commercial hospital prices against CMS clinical safety, infection control, and patient experience.
Aligned Regional Benchmark Peer
Wynn Hospital prices shoppable and inpatient services (1.0× to 1.1× Medicare, divergence 1.10×) in alignment with regional hospital peers (0.98× Fair BaseRate). Reviewing plan-specific negotiated rates and cash discounts helps lock in the lowest out-of-pocket tier.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Elective shoppable care is priced 2% below peer Fair BaseRate (0.98×)
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 29% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- 1-Star CMS clinical rating with 52% patient recommendation (54/100 safety score)
- IRS 501(c)(3) charity care provides free care up to 200% FPL and discounted care up to 400% FPL (26.4% AGB cap)
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Outpatient surgery & OR suites carry a 1.6× markup over Medicare rates
- Captive ER (1.8×) & laboratory (1.8×) services average 1.10× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (1.0×)
- Specialty infusion drugs (J-codes) average 1.2× Medicare — verify per-unit billing on itemized statements
- Consolidated metro market (HHI 6,063) limits in-network hospital competition (Highly Concentrated Monopoly (>2,500))
Pre-scheduled outpatient procedures where patients can comparison-shop.
Emergency, inpatient DRG, lab, and specialty drug lines billed after admission.
Detects median-gaming when upper-quartile codes spike above the p50 median.
In general, NY hospitals charge about the fair price for this. how we calculate the BaseRate →
Compared with the rest of the country, NY’s fair BaseRate ($1,036) is about the same as the national fair price of $1,048.
Cheapest NY hospitals for a sleep study (overnight, in lab)
- Wynn Hospital · Utica $306
- O'Connor Hospital · Delhi $347
- Sisters of Charity Hospital · Buffalo $500
- Mercy Hospital of Buffalo · Buffalo $511
- Kenmore Mercy Hospital · Kenmore $511
- Mount St. Mary's Hospital & Health Center · Lewiston $511
- Albany Medical Center Hospital · Albany $534
- St Barnabas Hospital · Bronx $539
- St James Hospital · Hornell $546
- Jones Memorial Hospital · Wellsville $552
- F F Thompson Hospital · Canandaigua $570
- The University of Vermont Health Network - Champl · Plattsburgh $580
- The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy · Malone $588
- Geneva General Hospital · Geneva $594
- Westfield Memorial Hospital Inc · Westfield $624
Audit a Bill or Quote at NY Hospital Benchmark (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $930
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $930).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask NY Hospital Benchmark's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $1,036 Fair BaseRate ($601 Medicare)
Your bill ($2,561) is $1,525 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($1,036) and 4.3× the $601 Medicare rate.