Immunofixation electrophoresis serum at Jacobi Medical Center

1400 Pelham Parkway South, Bronx, NY · NYC Health + Hospitals · · NPI 1679587679

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 5, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$22.34

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$93.64

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Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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$1.00 with UNITED vs $123.84 with Healthfirst — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
UNITED EXCHANGE $1.00 ↓ -96%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $21.89 ↓ -2%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $21.89 ↓ -2%
Healthfirst MAP $21.89 ↓ -2%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.34 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $22.34 ↑ +0%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $22.34 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $22.34 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MAP $22.34 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $22.34 ↑ +0%
Fidelis MAP $22.34 ↑ +0%
Centerlight PACE $22.34 ↑ +0%
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.34 ↑ +0%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.34 ↑ +0%
VACCN All Products $22.34 ↑ +0%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $22.34 ↑ +0%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.34 ↑ +0%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $23.46 ↑ +5%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $23.46 ↑ +5%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $24.13 ↑ +8%
MetroPlus MAP $25.24 ↑ +13%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $25.24 ↑ +13%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $25.24 ↑ +13%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $26.81 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $26.81 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $26.81 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $26.81 ↑ +20%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $28.87 ↑ +29%
OXFORD Freedom $32.62 ↑ +46%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $32.62 ↑ +46%
OXFORD Liberty $32.62 ↑ +46%
VillageCare Max MAP $33.51 ↑ +50%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $33.51 ↑ +50%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $33.51 ↑ +50%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $45.68 ↑ +104%
Healthfirst CHP $45.68 ↑ +104%
Healthfirst HARP $45.68 ↑ +104%
MetroPlus SNP $55.04 ↑ +146%
MetroPlus Gold $55.04 ↑ +146%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $55.04 ↑ +146%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $55.04 ↑ +146%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $55.04 ↑ +146%
MetroPlus HARP $55.04 ↑ +146%
MetroPlus CHP $55.04 ↑ +146%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $55.04 ↑ +146%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $55.04 ↑ +146%
UNITED HARP $55.04 ↑ +146%
Fidelis CHP $55.04 ↑ +146%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $55.04 ↑ +146%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $55.04 ↑ +146%
Carelon GHI BMP $55.04 ↑ +146%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $55.04 ↑ +146%
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $55.69 ↑ +149%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $56.14 ↑ +151%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $56.14 ↑ +151%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $56.14 ↑ +151%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $56.14 ↑ +151%
VNSNY MAP $56.14 ↑ +151%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $58.89 ↑ +164%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $60.54 ↑ +171%
Carelon MAP_Medicare Advantage $60.87 ↑ +172%
UNITED CHP $68.80 ↑ +208%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $68.80 ↑ +208%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $74.30 ↑ +233%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $74.30 ↑ +233%
EMBLEM PPO_Commercial $74.91 ↑ +235%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $74.91 ↑ +235%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $74.91 ↑ +235%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $76.42 ↑ +242%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $76.42 ↑ +242%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $78.63 ↑ +252%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $79.59 ↑ +256%
ANTHEM PPO $84.98 ↑ +280%
ANTHEM HMO $84.98 ↑ +280%
ANTHEM EPO $84.98 ↑ +280%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $84.98 ↑ +280%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $88.06 ↑ +294%
Healthfirst Small Group $89.72 ↑ +302%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $123.84 ↑ +454%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $123.84 ↑ +454%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $123.84 ↑ +454%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $123.84 ↑ +454%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $123.84 ↑ +454%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $123.84 ↑ +454%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $123.84 ↑ +454%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $123.84 ↑ +454%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $123.84 ↑ +454%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $123.84 ↑ +454%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $123.84 ↑ +454%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $123.84 ↑ +454%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $123.84 ↑ +454%
Fidelis EXCHANGE not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus Managed Medicaid_HARP_MLTC_MAP not published by hospital
Affinity CHP not published by hospital
Affinity HARP_Managed Medicaid not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH All Products_Exchange not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus CHP not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital

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Immunofixation electrophoresis serum at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $22.34 $1.00 – $55.69
North Central Bronx Bronx $22.34 $1.00 – $55.69
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing $410.00 $15.64 – $45.58
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $22.34 $1.00 – $55.69
Harlem Hospital Center New York $22.34 $1.00 – $55.69
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $22.34 $1.00 – $55.69
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $22.34 $1.00 – $55.69
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown $54.60 $22.34 – $81.90

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