Cayuga Medical Center prices. From its own published file.

Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca, NY publishes its standard charges as required by federal rule. Here's what it lists for common services, and how to check your bill against it.

14,402prices published

Mar 2026file last updated

$890cash price for mri lower back without contrast (list $4,452)

Common services

Service	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay
Emergency visit, moderate (level 3) `99283`	$122	$609	$183–$1,370
Emergency visit, high (level 4) `99284`	$202	$1,008	$302–$2,268
Emergency visit, highest (level 5) `99285`	$328	$1,638	$491–$3,686
Comprehensive metabolic panel `80053`	$27.30	$137	$10.10–$141
Basic metabolic panel `80048`	$21.42	$107	$7.32–$110
Complete blood count (CBC) `85025`	$12.81	$64.05	$3.20–$65.97
Blood draw (venipuncture) `36415`	$7.20	$42.00	$9.34–$97.49
Urinalysis `81001`	$22.26	$125	$3.17–$129
Troponin (heart test) `84484`	$18.90	$243	$8.13–$250
EKG tracing `93005`	$23.52	$118	$7.58–$113
Chest X-ray, 2 views `71046`	$66.15	$331	$15.15–$318
CT head without contrast `70450`	$279	$1,397	$121–$1,341
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast `74177`	$773	$3,864	$109–$3,709
MRI lower back without contrast `72148`	$890	$4,452	$295–$4,274
Ultrasound, abdomen `76700`	$193	$966	$60.60–$927
IV push, single drug `96374`	$76.44	$382	$41.18–$367
IV fluids, first hour `96360`	$90.51	$453	$35.35–$434
Ketorolac injection, 15 mg `J1885`	$0.86	$4.45	$0.40–$12.60
Ondansetron injection `J2405`	$0.80	$4.02	$1.21–$9.05
Colonoscopy, diagnostic `45378`	$821	$4,106	$843–$3,942
Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy `43239`	$819	$4,094	$877–$3,930
Knee arthroscopy `29881`	—	—	$1,985–$4,467
Vaginal delivery, routine care `59400`	—	—	$2,177–$4,898

Cash price: the discounted price for self-pay patients. List price: the hospital's gross charge. Insurers pay: the lowest and highest rates it lists for insurance plans. Source: Cayuga Medical Center price transparency page.

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Panels billed inside panelsA basic metabolic panel (80048) billed with a comprehensive one (80053) on the same day.
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