Remove cartilage for graft 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

$724.37

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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.

$544.00 with Local 1199 vs $3,905.30 with Healthfirst — 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
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $544.00 ↓ -25%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $572.50 ↓ -21%
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $579.50 ↓ -20%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $699.04 ↓ -3%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $699.04 ↓ -3%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $699.04 ↓ -3%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $724.37 ↑ +0%
VACCN All Products $724.37 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $724.37 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MAP $724.37 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $724.37 ↑ +0%
Fidelis MAP $724.37 ↑ +0%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $724.37 ↑ +0%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $760.59 ↑ +5%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $765.73 ↑ +6%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $869.24 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $869.24 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $869.24 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $869.24 ↑ +20%
Healthfirst MAP $904.12 ↑ +25%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $904.12 ↑ +25%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $922.57 ↑ +27%
Centerlight PACE $922.57 ↑ +27%
VillageCare Max MAP $922.57 ↑ +27%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $968.70 ↑ +34%
Fidelis EXCHANGE $1,028.61 ↑ +42%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,042.51 ↑ +44%
MetroPlus MAP $1,042.51 ↑ +44%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $1,042.51 ↑ +44%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,072.07 ↑ +48%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,086.56 ↑ +50%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $1,383.86 ↑ +91%
Healthfirst CHP $1,440.62 ↑ +99%
MetroPlus SNP $1,735.69 ↑ +140%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $1,735.69 ↑ +140%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $1,735.69 ↑ +140%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $1,735.69 ↑ +140%
MetroPlus CHP $1,735.69 ↑ +140%
Fidelis CHP $1,735.69 ↑ +140%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $1,735.69 ↑ +140%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $1,735.69 ↑ +140%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $1,735.69 ↑ +140%
MetroPlus Gold $1,735.69 ↑ +140%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $1,735.69 ↑ +140%
MetroPlus HARP $1,735.69 ↑ +140%
Carelon GHI BMP $1,735.69 ↑ +140%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $1,735.69 ↑ +140%
UNITED HARP $1,735.69 ↑ +140%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $1,770.40 ↑ +144%
VNSNY MAP $1,770.40 ↑ +144%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $1,770.40 ↑ +144%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $1,770.40 ↑ +144%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $1,770.40 ↑ +144%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $1,845.14 ↑ +155%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $1,857.19 ↑ +156%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $1,909.26 ↑ +164%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $2,169.61 ↑ +200%
UNITED CHP $2,169.61 ↑ +200%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $2,343.18 ↑ +223%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $2,343.18 ↑ +223%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $2,777.10 ↑ +283%
Healthfirst Small Group $2,829.17 ↑ +291%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $3,905.30 ↑ +439%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $3,905.30 ↑ +439%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $3,905.30 ↑ +439%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $3,905.30 ↑ +439%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $3,905.30 ↑ +439%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $3,905.30 ↑ +439%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $3,905.30 ↑ +439%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $3,905.30 ↑ +439%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $3,905.30 ↑ +439%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $3,905.30 ↑ +439%

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