Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca prices
Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca in Ithaca, NY publishes its standard charges, as every US hospital must under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Below is what its own file lists for common services, next to what it has agreed to accept from insurers.
What Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca publishes for common services
ER visit, level 3 (moderate): listed at $609. Insurers pay a median of $341, across 3 insurers.
If you were billed the list price, you may have been charged far more than insurers typically pay. See how to use these numbers below.
| Service | List price | Cash price | Insurers pay (median) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ER visit, level 1 (minor)CPT 99281, listed as "HC Emergency Department Level 1 Visit Limited/Minor Prob" | $277 | $55.44 | $105$105 to $114, 3 insurers |
| ER visit, level 2 (low-moderate)CPT 99282, listed as "HC Emergency Department Level 2 Visit Low/Moder Severity" | $408 | $81.69 | $192$192 to $207, 3 insurers |
| ER visit, level 3 (moderate)CPT 99283, listed as "HC Emergency Department Level 3 Visit Moderate Severity" | $609 | $122 | $341$341 to $368, 3 insurers |
| ER visit, level 4 (high)CPT 99284, listed as "HC Emergency Department Level 4 Visit High/Urgent Severity" | $1,008 | $202 | $521$521 to $563, 3 insurers |
| ER visit, level 5 (critical)CPT 99285, listed as "HC Emergency Department Level 5 Visit High Severity&Threat Func" | $1,638 | $328 | $743$743 to $803, 3 insurers |
| Office visit, established patient, low complexityCPT 99213, listed as "HC Office Outpatient Visit 15 Minutes" | $261 | $52.29 | - |
| Office visit, established patient, moderate complexityCPT 99214, listed as "HC Office Outpatient Visit 25 Minutes" | $313 to $737 | $62.58 to $147 | - |
| Routine venipuncture (blood draw)CPT 36415, listed as "HC Chg Collection Venous Blood,Venipuncture - Draw Charge" | $35.98 to $63.00 | $7.20 to $12.60 | - |
| Vitamin B12 injectionCPT J3420, listed as "Cyanocobalamin" | $4.53 | - | - |
| Comprehensive metabolic panelCPT 80053, listed as "HC Metabolic Panel,Comprehensive - Bundled Charge" | $137 | $27.30 | $10.56$10.10 to $22.73, 3 insurers |
| Basic metabolic panelCPT 80048, listed as "HC Basic Metabolic Panel Calcium Total - Bundled Charge" | $107 | $21.42 | $8.46$7.32 to $16.48, 3 insurers |
| CBC with differentialCPT 85025, listed as "HC Complete Cbc & Auto Diff Wbc - Additional Charge" | $64.05 | $12.81 | $7.49$3.20 to $7.77, 3 insurers |
| Lipid panelCPT 80061, listed as "HC Lipid Panel - Bundled Charge" | $133 | $26.67 | $13.39$6.10 to $13.73, 3 insurers |
| Hepatic function panelCPT 80076, listed as "HC Hepatic Function Panel - Bundled Charge" | $128 | $25.62 | $8.17$7.32 to $16.48, 3 insurers |
| X-ray, ankle, 3 viewsCPT 73610, listed as "HC X-Ray Ankle 3+ Vw - Xr Ankle 3+ Views" | $311 | $62.16 | $28.41$12.63 to $117, 5 insurers |
| CT abdomen, without contrastCPT 74176, listed as "HC CT Abd & Pelvis W/O Contrast - CT Abdomen Pelvis WO Contrast" | $2,867 | $573 | $156$69.38 to $322, 5 insurers |
| CT abdomen and pelvis, with contrastCPT 74177, listed as "HC CT Abd & Pelv W/Contrast - CT Abdomen Pelvis W Contrast" | $3,864 | $773 | $245$109 to $470, 5 insurers |
| CT abdomen and pelvis, with and without contrastCPT 74178, listed as "HC CT Abd & Pelv 1/> Regns - CT Abdomen Pelvis W WO Contrast" | $5,093 | $1,019 | $311$138 to $470, 5 insurers |
| MRI brain, without contrastCPT 70551, listed as "HC MRI Brain - MRI Brain WO Contrast" | $3,854 | $771 | $505$298 to $1,136, 5 insurers |
| MRI brain, with and without contrastCPT 70553, listed as "HC MRI Brain Combo - MRI Brain W WO Contrast" | $4,190 | $838 | $505$435 to $1,136, 5 insurers |
| MRI pelvis, without contrastCPT 72195, listed as "HC MRI, Pelvis, W/O Contrast - MRI Pelvis WO Contrast" | $3,896 | $779 | $505$298 to $1,136, 5 insurers |
| MRI pelvis, with and without contrastCPT 72197, listed as "HC MRI, Pelvis, Combo - MRI Pelvis W WO Contrast" | $4,820 | $964 | $505$435 to $1,136, 5 insurers |
| Complete echocardiogram with DopplerCPT 93306, listed as "HC Tte W/Doppler Complete - Tte Complete" | $1,628 | $326 | $469$209 to $737, 5 insurers |
| Echocardiogram, completeCPT 93307, listed as "TTE W/O DOPPLER COMPLETE" | - | - | $205$90.90 to $322, 5 insurers |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with interpretationCPT 93000, listed as "HC Electrocardiogram Complete" | $242 | $48.30 | - |
| Electrocardiogram, tracing only (technical component)CPT 93005, listed as "HC Electrocardiogram, Tracing - Ecg 12-Lead" | $118 | $23.52 | $17.04$7.58 to $79.53, 5 insurers |
| Electrocardiogram, interpretation and report onlyCPT 93010, listed as "HC Electrocardiogram Report" | $885 | $177 | - |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomyCPT 47562, listed as "Laparoscopic cholecystectomy" | - | - | $7,547$7,547 to $8,150, 3 insurers |
| Knee arthroscopy, meniscectomyCPT 29881, listed as "Arthrs kne srg mnisectmy m/l" | - | - | $4,084$4,084 to $4,411, 3 insurers |
Source: Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca's standard charges file, which the hospital dated March 27, 2026. Read on October 1, 2026. View the hospital's file (a large data file). Hospitals must publish this file under 45 CFR § 180.
List price
The hospital's full charge (its "gross charge") before any discount. Few people pay it, but it is often the starting point on a bill.
Cash price
What the hospital says it accepts from patients paying without insurance.
Insurers pay
The median of the per-service rates the hospital has negotiated with insurers, shown only when at least 3 insurers report one. Your plan's rate may differ.
How to use these numbers
Uninsured or paying yourself? You can ask Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca to bill you its published cash price, and ask about financial assistance, which nonprofit hospitals must offer.
Insured, and the hospital is in your network? Your share should be based on your plan's negotiated rate, not the list price. If your bill or explanation of benefits shows the list price, ask the billing office why.
These figures summarize what the hospital publishes. They are not a quote, and they don't include separate physician bills.
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