Wet mounts/ w preparations 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

$18.19

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.

$17.88

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.

$0.01 with CIGNA vs $645.00 with OSCAR — 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
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $0.01 ↓ -100%
Carelon MAP_Medicare Advantage $11.62 ↓ -36%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $14.30 ↓ -21%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $15.20 ↓ -16%
Healthfirst MAP $15.39 ↓ -15%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $15.39 ↓ -15%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $18.19 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $18.19 ↑ +0%
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.19 ↑ +0%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.19 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MAP $18.19 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $18.19 ↑ +0%
VACCN All Products $18.19 ↑ +0%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.19 ↑ +0%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $18.54 ↑ +2%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.54 ↑ +2%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $18.54 ↑ +2%
VillageCare Max MAP $18.54 ↑ +2%
Centerlight PACE $18.54 ↑ +2%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $19.10 ↑ +5%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $19.47 ↑ +7%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $19.65 ↑ +8%
MetroPlus MAP $20.95 ↑ +15%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.95 ↑ +15%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $20.95 ↑ +15%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.74 ↑ +25%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $41.02 ↑ +126%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $41.02 ↑ +126%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $42.34 ↑ +133%
ANTHEM EPO $45.71 ↑ +151%
ANTHEM PPO $45.71 ↑ +151%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $45.71 ↑ +151%
ANTHEM HMO $45.71 ↑ +151%
Healthfirst CHP $56.62 ↑ +211%
Healthfirst HARP $56.62 ↑ +211%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $56.62 ↑ +211%
Fidelis CHP $68.21 ↑ +275%
UNITED HARP $68.21 ↑ +275%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $68.21 ↑ +275%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $68.21 ↑ +275%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $68.21 ↑ +275%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $68.21 ↑ +275%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $68.21 ↑ +275%
MetroPlus CHP $68.22 ↑ +275%
MetroPlus SNP $68.22 ↑ +275%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $68.22 ↑ +275%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $68.22 ↑ +275%
MetroPlus HARP $68.22 ↑ +275%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $68.22 ↑ +275%
MetroPlus Gold $68.22 ↑ +275%
Carelon GHI BMP $68.22 ↑ +275%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $69.57 ↑ +282%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $69.57 ↑ +282%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $69.57 ↑ +282%
VNSNY MAP $69.57 ↑ +282%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $69.57 ↑ +282%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $72.98 ↑ +301%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $75.03 ↑ +312%
UNITED CHP $85.28 ↑ +369%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $102.33 ↑ +463%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $109.15 ↑ +500%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $109.15 ↑ +500%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $109.15 ↑ +500%
Healthfirst Small Group $111.20 ↑ +511%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $153.47 ↑ +744%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $153.47 ↑ +744%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $153.47 ↑ +744%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $153.47 ↑ +744%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $153.47 ↑ +744%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $153.47 ↑ +744%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $153.47 ↑ +744%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $153.47 ↑ +744%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $153.47 ↑ +744%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $153.47 ↑ +744%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $153.47 ↑ +744%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $153.47 ↑ +744%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $153.47 ↑ +744%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $225.00 ↑ +1137%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $257.00 ↑ +1313%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $330.00 ↑ +1714%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $330.00 ↑ +1714%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $330.00 ↑ +1714%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $330.00 ↑ +1714%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $332.00 ↑ +1725%
EMBLEM PPO_Commercial $332.00 ↑ +1725%
OXFORD Liberty $380.00 ↑ +1989%
OXFORD Freedom $431.00 ↑ +2269%
UNITED EXCHANGE $480.00 ↑ +2539%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $529.00 ↑ +2808%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $645.00 ↑ +3446%
Anthem HealthPlus CHP not published by hospital —
Affinity HARP_Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Fidelis EXCHANGE not published by hospital —
Affinity CHP not published by hospital —
Fidelis MAP not published by hospital —
Anthem HealthPlus Managed Medicaid_HARP_MLTC_MAP not published by hospital —
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH All Products_Exchange not published by hospital —

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Wet mounts/ w preparations at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
North Central Bronx Bronx $18.19 $0.01 – $645.00
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx $18.19 $0.01 – $645.00
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $18.54 $0.01 – $645.00
Harlem Hospital Center New York $18.19 $0.01 – $645.00
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $18.54 $0.01 – $645.00
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $18.19 $0.01 – $645.00
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $18.54 $0.01 – $645.00
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $18.54 $0.01 – $645.00

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