Cerebrospinal fld flw imag 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

$636.97

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.

$1,451.99

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.

$279.78 with OXFORD vs $2,028.38 with Anthem HealthPlus — 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
OXFORD Freedom $279.78 ↓ -56%
OXFORD Liberty $279.78 ↓ -56%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $279.78 ↓ -56%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $337.05 ↓ -47%
EMBLEM PPO_Commercial $337.05 ↓ -47%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $337.05 ↓ -47%
Fidelis MAP $485.35 ↓ -24%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $636.97 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $636.97 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MAP $636.97 ↑ +0%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $636.97 ↑ +0%
VACCN All Products $636.97 ↑ +0%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $636.97 ↑ +0%
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $636.97 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $636.97 ↑ +0%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $664.22 ↑ +4%
Healthfirst MAP $664.22 ↑ +4%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $664.22 ↑ +4%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $668.82 ↑ +5%
VillageCare Max MAP $677.78 ↑ +6%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $677.78 ↑ +6%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $677.78 ↑ +6%
Centerlight PACE $677.78 ↑ +6%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $677.78 ↑ +6%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $687.92 ↑ +8%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $711.67 ↑ +12%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $748.25 ↑ +17%
Healthfirst HARP $748.25 ↑ +17%
Healthfirst CHP $748.25 ↑ +17%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $765.89 ↑ +20%
MetroPlus MAP $765.89 ↑ +20%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $765.89 ↑ +20%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $901.50 ↑ +42%
UNITED HARP $901.50 ↑ +42%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $901.50 ↑ +42%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $901.50 ↑ +42%
Fidelis CHP $901.50 ↑ +42%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $901.50 ↑ +42%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $901.50 ↑ +42%
Carelon GHI BMP $901.51 ↑ +42%
MetroPlus HARP $901.51 ↑ +42%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $901.51 ↑ +42%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $901.51 ↑ +42%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $901.51 ↑ +42%
MetroPlus Gold $901.51 ↑ +42%
MetroPlus SNP $901.51 ↑ +42%
MetroPlus CHP $901.51 ↑ +42%
Fidelis EXCHANGE $904.50 ↑ +42%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $919.53 ↑ +44%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $919.53 ↑ +44%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $919.53 ↑ +44%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $919.53 ↑ +44%
VNSNY MAP $919.53 ↑ +44%
Carelon MAP_Medicare Advantage $943.79 ↑ +48%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $964.61 ↑ +51%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $991.65 ↑ +56%
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $1,016.39 ↑ +60%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $1,016.67 ↑ +60%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $1,042.50 ↑ +64%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $1,042.50 ↑ +64%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $1,076.00 ↑ +69%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $1,088.99 ↑ +71%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $1,088.99 ↑ +71%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $1,088.99 ↑ +71%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $1,088.99 ↑ +71%
UNITED CHP $1,126.89 ↑ +77%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $1,126.89 ↑ +77%
UNITED EXCHANGE $1,161.59 ↑ +82%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $1,161.59 ↑ +82%
ANTHEM HMO $1,161.64 ↑ +82%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $1,161.64 ↑ +82%
ANTHEM PPO $1,161.64 ↑ +82%
ANTHEM EPO $1,161.64 ↑ +82%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $1,193.00 ↑ +87%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $1,217.04 ↑ +91%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $1,217.04 ↑ +91%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $1,234.19 ↑ +94%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $1,442.42 ↑ +126%
Healthfirst Small Group $1,469.46 ↑ +131%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $2,028.38 ↑ +218%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $2,028.38 ↑ +218%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $2,028.38 ↑ +218%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $2,028.38 ↑ +218%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $2,028.38 ↑ +218%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $2,028.38 ↑ +218%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $2,028.38 ↑ +218%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $2,028.38 ↑ +218%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $2,028.38 ↑ +218%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $2,028.38 ↑ +218%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $2,028.38 ↑ +218%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $2,028.38 ↑ +218%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $2,028.38 ↑ +218%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus CHP not published by hospital
Affinity CHP 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 HARP_Managed Medicaid not published by hospital

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