Biopsy finger joint lining at Lincoln Medical Center

234 E 149th St, Bronx, NY · NYC Health + Hospitals · · NPI 1427063270

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

$1,893.86

Cash price

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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.

$4,169.71

Gross charge

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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.

$393.52 with Aetna vs $5,014.00 with EMBLEM — 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
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $393.52 ↓ -79%
Fidelis MAP $566.67 ↓ -70%
Healthfirst HARP $1,259.43 ↓ -33%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $1,259.43 ↓ -33%
Healthfirst CHP $1,259.43 ↓ -33%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $1,517.38 ↓ -20%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $1,517.38 ↓ -20%
UNITED HARP $1,517.38 ↓ -20%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $1,517.38 ↓ -20%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $1,517.38 ↓ -20%
Carelon GHI BMP $1,517.38 ↓ -20%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $1,517.38 ↓ -20%
MetroPlus SNP $1,517.38 ↓ -20%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $1,517.38 ↓ -20%
MetroPlus HARP $1,517.38 ↓ -20%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $1,517.38 ↓ -20%
MetroPlus Gold $1,517.38 ↓ -20%
MetroPlus CHP $1,517.38 ↓ -20%
Fidelis CHP $1,517.38 ↓ -20%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $1,517.38 ↓ -20%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $1,547.73 ↓ -18%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $1,547.73 ↓ -18%
VNSNY MAP $1,547.73 ↓ -18%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $1,547.73 ↓ -18%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $1,547.73 ↓ -18%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $1,623.60 ↓ -14%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $1,666.00 ↓ -12%
Healthfirst MAP $1,666.00 ↓ -12%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,666.00 ↓ -12%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $1,669.12 ↓ -12%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $1,715.00 ↓ -9%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $1,893.86 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MAP $1,893.86 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $1,893.86 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $1,893.86 ↑ +0%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,893.86 ↑ +0%
VACCN All Products $1,893.86 ↑ +0%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $1,896.73 ↑ +0%
UNITED CHP $1,896.73 ↑ +0%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,988.55 ↑ +5%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,007.23 ↑ +6%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $2,007.23 ↑ +6%
Centerlight PACE $2,007.23 ↑ +6%
VillageCare Max MAP $2,007.23 ↑ +6%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,045.37 ↑ +8%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $2,048.46 ↑ +8%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $2,048.46 ↑ +8%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,107.59 ↑ +11%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $2,268.17 ↑ +20%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,268.17 ↑ +20%
MetroPlus MAP $2,268.17 ↑ +20%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,367.33 ↑ +25%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $2,381.00 ↑ +26%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $2,381.00 ↑ +26%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $2,427.81 ↑ +28%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $2,448.00 ↑ +29%
OXFORD Liberty $2,454.00 ↑ +30%
Healthfirst Small Group $2,473.33 ↑ +31%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $2,646.00 ↑ +40%
ANTHEM PPO $2,646.00 ↑ +40%
ANTHEM EPO $2,646.00 ↑ +40%
ANTHEM HMO $2,646.00 ↑ +40%
Fidelis EXCHANGE $2,689.28 ↑ +42%
Carelon MAP_Medicare Advantage $2,710.31 ↑ +43%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $2,764.00 ↑ +46%
OXFORD Freedom $2,780.00 ↑ +47%
UNITED EXCHANGE $3,119.00 ↑ +65%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $3,127.28 ↑ +65%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $3,127.28 ↑ +65%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $3,127.28 ↑ +65%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $3,127.28 ↑ +65%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $3,335.77 ↑ +76%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $3,414.11 ↑ +80%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $3,414.11 ↑ +80%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $3,414.11 ↑ +80%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $3,414.11 ↑ +80%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $3,414.11 ↑ +80%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $3,414.11 ↑ +80%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $3,414.11 ↑ +80%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $3,414.11 ↑ +80%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $3,414.11 ↑ +80%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $3,414.11 ↑ +80%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $3,414.11 ↑ +80%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $3,414.11 ↑ +80%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $3,414.11 ↑ +80%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $3,439.00 ↑ +82%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $3,544.25 ↑ +87%
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $4,285.00 ↑ +126%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $4,677.00 ↑ +147%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $5,014.00 ↑ +165%
EMBLEM PPO_Commercial $5,014.00 ↑ +165%
Anthem HealthPlus Managed Medicaid_HARP_MLTC_MAP not published by hospital —
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH All Products_Exchange not published by hospital —
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
Affinity HARP_Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Affinity CHP not published by hospital —
Anthem HealthPlus CHP not published by hospital —

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Biopsy finger joint lining at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
North Central Bronx Bronx $1,893.86 $393.52 – $3,010.85
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx $1,893.86 $393.52 – $3,010.85
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $1,893.86 $180.72 – $3,010.85
Harlem Hospital Center New York $1,893.86 $381.45 – $2,367.33
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $1,893.86 $180.72 – $3,010.85
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $1,893.86 $393.52 – $2,367.33
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $1,893.86 $180.72 – $3,010.85
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $1,893.86 $180.72 – $3,010.85

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