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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center vs Lenox Hill Hospital.

Side-by-side prices for 33 procedures both hospitals publish, plus CMS quality ratings and metro context. Pulled from each hospital's federally-mandated price transparency file. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is cheaper on more procedures (22 vs 10).

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
MSK
Cheaper on 22 of 33 procedures
vs.
Lenox Hill Hospital
New York, NY
Northwell Health
4/5 CMS
Cheaper on 10 of 33 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure Memorial Lenox Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $390 $528 Memorial ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $600 $888 Memorial ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $415 $510 Memorial ↓
Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast $350 $575 Memorial ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $615 $920 Memorial ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $240 $312 Memorial ↓
Mammogram, screening $200 $360 Memorial ↓
DXA bone density scan $80 $108 Memorial ↓
Chest X-ray, single view $50 $68 Memorial ↓
Comprehensive metabolic panel $381 $26 Lenox ↓
Lipid panel $378 $33 Lenox ↓
CBC with differential $86 $19 Lenox ↓
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $404 $41 Lenox ↓
Hemoglobin A1c $233 $24 Lenox ↓
Total knee replacement $11,645 $75,894 Memorial ↓
Total hip replacement $2,072 $75,894 Memorial ↓
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy $912 $30,820 Memorial ↓
Inguinal hernia repair, open $3,665 $4,595 Memorial ↓
Colonoscopy, diagnostic $1,635 $3,675 Memorial ↓
Colonoscopy with polyp removal $2,355 $3,675 Memorial ↓
Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy $1,295 $3,675 Memorial ↓
Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler $555 $4,595 Memorial ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 3 $460 $270 Lenox ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 4 $660 $354 Lenox ↓
Lumbar epidural steroid injection $840 $4,595 Memorial ↓
Septoplasty (deviated septum repair) $5,240 $4,595 Lenox ↓
Thyroid ultrasound $180 $334 Memorial ↓
New patient office visit, level 3 $655 $368 Lenox ↓
New patient office visit, level 4 $1,000 $454 Lenox ↓
Ureteroscopy with lithotripsy (kidney stone) — $9,188 tie
Prostate biopsy $1,295 $4,595 Memorial ↓
Carotid duplex ultrasound $230 $603 Memorial ↓
Psychotherapy, 45 minutes $254 $490 Memorial ↓

Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025. Bold = higher score.

Measure Memorial Lenox
HCAHPS overall star rating — 2/5
Would definitely recommend — 70%
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 — 68%
Nurses always communicated well — 74%
Doctors always communicated well — 79%
Given clear info about recovery — 81%
Room and bathroom always clean — 64%
Staff always explained meds — 62%
Quiet at night, always — 44%

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How to read this comparison.

The cash-pay price is what an uninsured patient would be charged at each hospital. It's the cleanest apples-to-apples comparison because it doesn't depend on your insurance plan.

The CMS rating is the federal quality composite, built from ~50 measures spanning safety, mortality, readmission, patient experience, and timeliness. A 5-star hospital may not be the best at every procedure, and a 3-star hospital can have a strong specific service line. Treat the rating as one input, not the answer.

For your specific insurance plan, prices can shift dramatically. Some hospitals negotiate steep discounts with one insurer and not another. Always check the plan-specific rate before you book.