After cataract laser surgery at Lincoln Medical Center
234 E 149th St, Bronx, NY · NYC Health + Hospitals · · NPI 1427063270
$649.19
Cash price Discounted cash price What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge. Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.
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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
$1,396.26
Gross charge Gross charge (chargemaster price) The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this. 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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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$0.01 with CIGNA vs $4,335.23 with Affinity — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIGNA | ALL PRODUCTS | $0.01 | ↓ -100% |
| Healthfirst | Medicare Advantage PPO | $225.00 | ↓ -65% |
| Local 1199 | ALL PRODUCTS | $251.00 | ↓ -61% |
| Aetna | ALL PRODUCTS | $257.00 | ↓ -60% |
| MAGNACARE | PPO FPP | $330.00 | ↓ -49% |
| MAGNACARE | PPO Non-FPP | $330.00 | ↓ -49% |
| MAGNACARE | Direct Plus Non-FPP | $330.00 | ↓ -49% |
| MAGNACARE | Direct Plus FPP | $330.00 | ↓ -49% |
| EMBLEM | HIP_GHI_CHP | $332.00 | ↓ -49% |
| EMBLEM | PPO_Commercial | $332.00 | ↓ -49% |
| Aetna | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $349.47 | ↓ -46% |
| OXFORD | Liberty | $380.00 | ↓ -41% |
| OXFORD | Freedom | $431.00 | ↓ -34% |
| UNITED | EXCHANGE | $480.00 | ↓ -26% |
| Fidelis | MAP | $503.24 | ↓ -22% |
| UNITED | ALL PRODUCTS | $529.00 | ↓ -19% |
| Healthfirst | MAP | $569.84 | ↓ -12% |
| Healthfirst | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $569.84 | ↓ -12% |
| OSCAR | ALL PRODUCTS | $645.00 | ↓ -1% |
| Senior Whole Health | MAP | $649.19 | ↑ +0% |
| VNSNY | Medicare Advantage | $649.19 | ↑ +0% |
| VNSNY | Medicare SNP | $649.19 | ↑ +0% |
| Hamaspik | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $649.19 | ↑ +0% |
| ANTHEM | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $649.19 | ↑ +0% |
| Senior Whole Health | MLTC | $649.19 | ↑ +0% |
| VACCN | All Products | $649.19 | ↑ +0% |
| OXFORD | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $681.65 | ↑ +5% |
| Elderplan | MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC | $686.55 | ↑ +6% |
| VillageCare Max | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $686.55 | ↑ +6% |
| VillageCare Max | MAP | $686.55 | ↑ +6% |
| Centerlight | PACE | $686.55 | ↑ +6% |
| Amidacare | Managed Medicaid | $686.55 | ↑ +6% |
| Wellcare | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $701.13 | ↑ +8% |
| UNITED | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $720.88 | ↑ +11% |
| MetroPlus | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $775.80 | ↑ +20% |
| MetroPlus | MAP | $775.80 | ↑ +20% |
| MetroPlus | EXCHANGE | $775.80 | ↑ +20% |
| EMBLEM | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $811.49 | ↑ +25% |
| Carelon | MAP_Medicare Advantage | $907.57 | ↑ +40% |
| Fidelis | EXCHANGE | $921.85 | ↑ +42% |
| ANTHEM | Blue Access Small Group | $1,021.86 | ↑ +57% |
| ANTHEM | Small Group EPO_PPO | $1,021.86 | ↑ +57% |
| ANTHEM | Blue Access Large Group | $1,054.71 | ↑ +62% |
| MULTIPLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $1,117.01 | ↑ +72% |
| ANTHEM | HMO | $1,138.64 | ↑ +75% |
| ANTHEM | EPO | $1,138.64 | ↑ +75% |
| ANTHEM | INDEMNITY | $1,138.64 | ↑ +75% |
| ANTHEM | PPO | $1,138.64 | ↑ +75% |
| Healthfirst | Managed Medicaid | $1,599.22 | ↑ +146% |
| Healthfirst | CHP | $1,599.22 | ↑ +146% |
| Healthfirst | HARP | $1,599.22 | ↑ +146% |
| MetroPlus | CHP | $1,926.77 | ↑ +197% |
| UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH | Managed Medicaid | $1,926.77 | ↑ +197% |
| MetroPlus | SNP | $1,926.77 | ↑ +197% |
| MetroPlus | Gold | $1,926.77 | ↑ +197% |
| MetroPlus | Goldcare 1 & 2 | $1,926.77 | ↑ +197% |
| MetroPlus | Managed Medicaid | $1,926.77 | ↑ +197% |
| MetroPlus | HARP | $1,926.77 | ↑ +197% |
| UNITED | Managed Medicaid | $1,926.77 | ↑ +197% |
| UNITED | HARP | $1,926.77 | ↑ +197% |
| Fidelis | CHP | $1,926.77 | ↑ +197% |
| Fidelis | HARP_Managed Medicaid | $1,926.77 | ↑ +197% |
| Carelon | Commercial_Essential Plans | $1,926.77 | ↑ +197% |
| Carelon | Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP | $1,926.77 | ↑ +197% |
| Carelon | GHI BMP | $1,926.77 | ↑ +197% |
| Anthem HealthPlus | EXCHANGE | $1,926.77 | ↑ +197% |
| VNSNY | MAP | $1,965.31 | ↑ +203% |
| Carelon (Amida Care) | Managed Medicaid | $1,965.31 | ↑ +203% |
| UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH | HARP | $1,965.31 | ↑ +203% |
| VNSNY | Medicaid SNP | $1,965.31 | ↑ +203% |
| UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH | CHP | $1,965.31 | ↑ +203% |
| UNITED | Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 | $2,061.64 | ↑ +218% |
| UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH | Essential Plan | $2,119.45 | ↑ +226% |
| UNITED | CHP | $2,408.46 | ↑ +271% |
| EMBLEM | Essential Plan 3-4 | $2,890.16 | ↑ +345% |
| EMBLEM | Essential Plan 1-2 | $3,082.83 | ↑ +375% |
| Healthfirst | EXCHANGE | $3,082.83 | ↑ +375% |
| Emblem | Essential Plan 200-250 | $3,082.83 | ↑ +375% |
| Healthfirst | Small Group | $3,140.64 | ↑ +384% |
| Healthfirst | Essential Plan 1-2 | $4,335.23 | ↑ +568% |
| Affinity | Essential Plan 200-250 | $4,335.23 | ↑ +568% |
| Affinity | Essential Plan 1-2 | $4,335.23 | ↑ +568% |
| Fidelis | Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 | $4,335.23 | ↑ +568% |
| Anthem HealthPlus | Essential Plan 200-250 | $4,335.23 | ↑ +568% |
| MetroPlus | Essential Plan 3-4 | $4,335.23 | ↑ +568% |
| MetroPlus | Essential Plan 200-250 | $4,335.23 | ↑ +568% |
| Anthem HealthPlus | Essential Plan 3-4 | $4,335.23 | ↑ +568% |
| MetroPlus | Essential Plan 1-2 | $4,335.23 | ↑ +568% |
| Anthem HealthPlus | Essential Plan 1-2 | $4,335.23 | ↑ +568% |
| Healthfirst | Essential Plan 3-4 | $4,335.23 | ↑ +568% |
| Healthfirst | Essential Plan 200-250 | $4,335.23 | ↑ +568% |
| Affinity | Essential Plan 3-4 | $4,335.23 | ↑ +568% |
| Anthem HealthPlus | CHP | not published by hospital | — |
| Affinity | HARP_Managed Medicaid | not published by hospital | — |
| UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | not published by hospital | — |
| Anthem HealthPlus | Managed Medicaid_HARP_MLTC_MAP | not published by hospital | — |
| UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH | All Products_Exchange | not published by hospital | — |
| Affinity | CHP | not published by hospital | — |
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After cataract laser surgery at other New-york hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Central Bronx | Bronx | $649.19 | $0.01 – $1,029.83 |
| Jacobi Medical Center | Bronx | $649.19 | $0.01 – $1,029.83 |
| Bellevue Hospital Center | NY 10016 | $649.19 | $0.01 – $1,029.83 |
| Harlem Hospital Center | New York | $649.19 | $0.01 – $775.80 |
| Kings County Hospital Center | Brooklyn | $649.19 | $0.01 – $1,029.83 |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center | New York | $649.19 | $0.01 – $775.80 |
| Queens Hospital Center | Jamaica | $649.19 | $0.01 – $1,029.83 |
| Woodhull Medical Center | Brooklyn | $649.19 | $0.01 – $1,029.83 |