Mra, without dye, spinal canal 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

$286.04

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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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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.

$228.83 with Hamaspik vs $1,530.11 with MetroPlus — same scan, same building. Share

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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
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $228.83 ↓ -20%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $247.21 ↓ -14%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $286.04 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $286.04 ↑ +0%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $286.04 ↑ +0%
VACCN All Products $286.04 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $286.04 ↑ +0%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $286.04 ↑ +0%
Fidelis MAP $286.04 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MAP $286.04 ↑ +0%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $291.89 ↑ +2%
Healthfirst MAP $291.89 ↑ +2%
VillageCare Max MAP $297.84 ↑ +4%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $297.84 ↑ +4%
Centerlight PACE $297.84 ↑ +4%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $297.84 ↑ +4%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $300.34 ↑ +5%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $312.74 ↑ +9%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $336.56 ↑ +18%
MetroPlus MAP $336.56 ↑ +18%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $336.56 ↑ +18%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $343.25 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $343.25 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $343.25 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $343.25 ↑ +20%
Fidelis EXCHANGE $406.18 ↑ +42%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $423.34 ↑ +48%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $429.06 ↑ +50%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $446.76 ↑ +56%
OXFORD Freedom $514.40 ↑ +80%
OXFORD Liberty $514.40 ↑ +80%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $514.40 ↑ +80%
Healthfirst HARP $564.45 ↑ +97%
Healthfirst CHP $564.45 ↑ +97%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $564.45 ↑ +97%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $595.69 ↑ +108%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $644.67 ↑ +125%
UNITED HARP $680.05 ↑ +138%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $680.05 ↑ +138%
Fidelis CHP $680.05 ↑ +138%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $680.05 ↑ +138%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $680.05 ↑ +138%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $680.05 ↑ +138%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $680.05 ↑ +138%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $680.06 ↑ +138%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $680.06 ↑ +138%
Carelon GHI BMP $680.06 ↑ +138%
MetroPlus CHP $680.06 ↑ +138%
MetroPlus Gold $680.06 ↑ +138%
MetroPlus HARP $680.06 ↑ +138%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $680.06 ↑ +138%
MetroPlus SNP $680.06 ↑ +138%
VNSNY MAP $693.65 ↑ +143%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $693.65 ↑ +143%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $693.65 ↑ +143%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $693.65 ↑ +143%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $693.65 ↑ +143%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $727.65 ↑ +154%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $748.06 ↑ +162%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $850.08 ↑ +197%
UNITED CHP $850.08 ↑ +197%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $918.08 ↑ +221%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $918.08 ↑ +221%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $1,088.10 ↑ +280%
Healthfirst Small Group $1,108.50 ↑ +288%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $1,530.11 ↑ +435%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $1,530.11 ↑ +435%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $1,530.11 ↑ +435%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $1,530.11 ↑ +435%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $1,530.11 ↑ +435%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $1,530.11 ↑ +435%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $1,530.11 ↑ +435%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $1,530.11 ↑ +435%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $1,530.11 ↑ +435%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $1,530.11 ↑ +435%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $1,530.11 ↑ +435%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $1,530.11 ↑ +435%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $1,530.11 ↑ +435%

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