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Posted commercial rates at 45 New York hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.
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CPT 21931
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center Elmira | $1,169 | 0.6× | 1 | 2026-03-27 |
| Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center Cortland | $1,229 | 0.6× | 4 | 2026-03-31 |
| Corning Hospital Corning | $1,229 | 0.6× | 7 | 2026-03-31 |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester | $1,340 | 0.7× | 7 | 2026-07-01 |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow | $1,714 | 0.8× | 3 | 2025-10-28 |
| Oneida Health Oneida | $1,877 | 0.9× | 10 | |
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia | $2,004 | 1.0× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Bronxcare Hospital Center Bronx | $2,086 | 1.0× | 6 | 2026-05-05 |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls | $2,113 | 1.0× | 3 | 2026-06-17 |
| Wynn Hospital Utica | $2,247 | 1.1× | 15 | 2026-08-07 |
| St Joseph'S Medical Center Yonkers | $2,520 | 1.2× | 2 | 2026-07-13 |
| Columbia Memorial Hospital Hudson | $2,845 | 1.4× | 2 | 2025-12-31 |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center Elmhurst | $2,888 | 1.4× | 8 | 2026-09-05 |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York | $2,888 | 1.4× | 8 | 2026-09-05 |
| LINCOLN MEDICAL & MENTAL HEALTH CENTER Bronx | $2,889 | 1.4× | 8 | 2026-09-05 |
| Queens Hospital Center Jamaica | $2,892 | 1.4× | 8 | 2026-09-05 |
| Harlem Hospital Center New York | $2,892 | 1.4× | 8 | 2026-09-05 |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn | $2,893 | 1.4× | 8 | 2026-09-05 |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York | $2,893 | 1.4× | 8 | 2026-09-05 |
| South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn | $2,894 | 1.4× | 8 | 2026-09-05 |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx | $2,895 | 1.4× | 8 | 2026-09-05 |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo | $3,181 | 1.5× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Jones Memorial Hospital Wellsville | $3,282 | 1.6× | 9 | 2026-01-01 |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo | $3,296 | 1.6× | 6 | 2026-08-25 |
| Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills Harris | $3,359 | 1.6× | 10 | 2026-04-01 |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica | $3,467 | 1.7× | 11 | 2026-03-25 |
| Saratoga Hospital Saratoga Springs | $3,486 | 1.7× | 2 | 2025-12-31 |
| Highland Hospital Rochester | $3,488 | 1.7× | 4 | 2026-07-01 |
| Garnet Health Medical Center Middletown | $3,586 | 1.7× | 12 | 2026-04-01 |
| Geneva General Hospital Geneva | $3,637 | 1.8× | 3 | 2026-08-27 |
| Crouse Hospital Syracuse | $3,703 | 1.8× | 3 | 2026-05-19 |
| Montefiore Medical Center Bronx | $3,730 | 1.8× | 16 | 2026-04-01 |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing | $3,852 | 1.9× | 10 | 2026-03-25 |
| Nicholas H Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville | $4,053 | 2.0× | 7 | 2026-01-01 |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy | $4,764 | 2.3× | 24 | 2026-03-31 |
| St James Hospital Hornell | $4,794 | 2.3× | 7 | 2026-01-01 |
| Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital Mount Vernon | $5,062 | 2.5× | 11 | 2026-04-01 |
| Albany Medical Center Hospital Albany | $5,610 | 2.7× | 5 | 2025-12-31 |
| Medina Memorial Hospital Medina | $5,734 | 2.8× | 2 | 2026-07-29 |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook | $5,762 | 2.8× | 5 | 2026-06-10 |
| Glens Falls Hospital Glens Falls | $5,772 | 2.8× | 4 | 2025-12-31 |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn | $5,808 | 2.8× | 7 | 2026-04-01 |
| Samaritan Medical Center Watertown | $8,670 | 4.2× | 3 | 2026-02-02 |
| NYU Langone Hospitals (Orthopedic Hospital + Tisch files) New York | $8,726 | 4.2× | 9 | 2026-01-01 |
| Hospital for Special Surgery New York | $9,416 | 4.6× | 10 | 2026-04-01 |
CPT 21552
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia | $1,899 | 0.5× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center Elmira | $1,955 | 0.5× | 1 | 2026-03-27 |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York | $2,142 | 0.6× | 3 | 2026-09-05 |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center Elmhurst | $2,144 | 0.6× | 3 | 2026-09-05 |
| LINCOLN MEDICAL & MENTAL HEALTH CENTER Bronx | $2,146 | 0.6× | 3 | 2026-09-05 |
| Queens Hospital Center Jamaica | $2,158 | 0.6× | 3 | 2026-09-05 |
| Harlem Hospital Center New York | $2,158 | 0.6× | 3 | 2026-09-05 |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn | $2,162 | 0.6× | 3 | 2026-09-05 |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York | $2,162 | 0.6× | 3 | 2026-09-05 |
| South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn | $2,164 | 0.6× | 3 | 2026-09-05 |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx | $2,169 | 0.6× | 3 | 2026-09-05 |
| Bronxcare Hospital Center Bronx | $2,390 | 0.7× | 6 | 2026-05-05 |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow | $2,668 | 0.7× | 2 | 2025-10-28 |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester | $2,813 | 0.8× | 4 | 2026-07-01 |
| Oneida Health Oneida | $3,536 | 1.0× | 9 | |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls | $3,608 | 1.0× | 3 | 2026-06-17 |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica | $3,687 | 1.0× | 10 | 2026-03-25 |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing | $3,852 | 1.1× | 10 | 2026-03-25 |
| Wynn Hospital Utica | $3,952 | 1.1× | 15 | 2026-08-07 |
| Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills Harris | $3,999 | 1.1× | 10 | 2026-04-01 |
| Albany Medical Center Hospital Albany | $4,979 | 1.4× | 3 | 2025-12-31 |
| Saratoga Hospital Saratoga Springs | $4,992 | 1.4× | 2 | 2025-12-31 |
| Columbia Memorial Hospital Hudson | $5,080 | 1.4× | 1 | 2025-12-31 |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy | $5,182 | 1.4× | 24 | 2026-03-31 |
| Highland Hospital Rochester | $5,206 | 1.4× | 4 | 2026-07-01 |
| Garnet Health Medical Center Middletown | $5,377 | 1.5× | 12 | 2026-04-01 |
| Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital Mount Vernon | $5,412 | 1.5× | 11 | 2026-04-01 |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo | $5,666 | 1.6× | 5 | 2026-08-25 |
| Glens Falls Hospital Glens Falls | $5,772 | 1.6× | 4 | 2025-12-31 |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook | $5,783 | 1.6× | 5 | 2026-06-10 |
| St Joseph'S Medical Center Yonkers | $5,843 | 1.6× | 1 | 2026-07-13 |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn | $5,908 | 1.6× | 7 | 2026-04-01 |
| Jones Memorial Hospital Wellsville | $6,231 | 1.7× | 7 | 2026-01-01 |
| Geneva General Hospital Geneva | $6,397 | 1.8× | 3 | 2026-08-27 |
| Crouse Hospital Syracuse | $6,512 | 1.8× | 3 | 2026-05-19 |
| Montefiore Medical Center Bronx | $6,861 | 1.9× | 14 | 2026-04-01 |
| Nicholas H Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville | $7,430 | 2.0× | 6 | 2026-01-01 |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo | $7,594 | 2.1× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| St James Hospital Hornell | $8,474 | 2.3× | 6 | 2026-01-01 |
| Samaritan Medical Center Watertown | $8,670 | 2.4× | 3 | 2026-02-02 |
| NYU Langone Hospitals (Orthopedic Hospital + Tisch files) New York | $8,726 | 2.4× | 9 | 2026-01-01 |
| Medina Memorial Hospital Medina | $9,954 | 2.8× | 2 | 2026-07-29 |
Questions
How much do insurers pay for lipoma (fatty lump) removal in New York?
45 New York hospitals post usable commercial rates for lipoma (fatty lump) removal in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 21931, hospital outpatient, the median across 45 hospitals is $3,282, 1.6× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.