New York / Wyckoff Heights Medical Center
CMS certification 330221 · Brooklyn, NY · 3 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center reported 623 Medicare inpatient stays across 27 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.17 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in New York, number 89 of 123 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 2.74×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 140 stays at an average charge of $66,085, 27% below the national average. It also billed 30 outpatient services, charging 3.38 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 623
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.17×
- 3Rank in NY (highest ratio = 1) 89 of 123
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 3
Inpatient stays
For the 27 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center charged more than the national average in 1 (4%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 140 | $66,085 | -27% | $28,229 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 38 | $42,001 | -26% | $16,489 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 34 | $32,980 | -57% | $21,186 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 33 | $34,283 | -40% | $17,188 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 31 | $16,212 | -64% | $12,271 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 29 | $53,892 | -10% | $18,375 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 27 | $80,692 | +34% | $28,702 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 22 | $53,893 | -24% | $21,451 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 20 | $23,824 | -51% | $14,568 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 19 | $41,058 | -38% | $18,224 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 18 | $25,140 | -48% | $13,090 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 17 | $35,026 | -32% | $17,308 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 15 | $229,892 | 0% | $91,585 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 14 | $57,840 | -42% | $26,924 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 14 | $21,927 | -61% | $13,499 |
| 101 Seizures without MCC | 14 | $16,524 | -66% | $12,325 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 14 | $22,820 | -43% | $11,848 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 14 | $25,576 | -61% | $19,066 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 13 | $44,881 | -47% | $21,930 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 13 | $20,053 | -47% | $11,963 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 13 | $31,689 | -57% | $21,928 |
| 811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC | 13 | $31,853 | -53% | $19,006 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 12 | $14,406 | -71% | $11,001 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 12 | $20,919 | -44% | $11,433 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 12 | $20,329 | -50% | $12,886 |
| 100 Seizures with MCC | 11 | $42,842 | -55% | $21,980 |
| 313 Chest Pain | 11 | $11,755 | -71% | $10,098 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 17 | $4,779 | $1,845 |
| Level 1 Intraocular Procedures | 13 | $7,382 | $2,652 |
Against the New York average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Wyckoff Heights Medical Center charged $66,085 on average, 43% less than the New York average of $116,930, and was paid $28,229 against a state average of $24,426. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Wyckoff Heights Medical Center charged $42,001 on average, 48% less than the New York average of $81,161, and was paid $16,489 against a state average of $16,034. For Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC (DRG 280), Wyckoff Heights Medical Center charged $32,980 on average, 68% less than the New York average of $102,833, and was paid $21,186 against a state average of $21,127. For Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure (DRG 189), Wyckoff Heights Medical Center charged $34,283 on average, 54% less than the New York average of $74,150, and was paid $17,188 against a state average of $15,119. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $4,779 was 63% below the state average of $12,815. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $7,382 was 54% below the state average of $16,178.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2023-04-24 (CMS case 1569)
- Closure Notice — 2023-07-27 (CMS case 1569)
- Met Requirements — 2025-04-18 (CMS case 3965)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.