After cataract laser surgery at North Central Bronx

3424 Kossuth Ave, Bronx, NY · NYC Health + Hospitals · · NPI 1023024882

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

$649.19

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.

$2,260.85

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 $4,323.89 with Healthfirst — 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%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $225.00 ↓ -65%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $251.00 ↓ -61%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $257.00 ↓ -60%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $330.00 ↓ -49%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $330.00 ↓ -49%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $330.00 ↓ -49%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $330.00 ↓ -49%
EMBLEM PPO_Commercial $332.00 ↓ -49%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $332.00 ↓ -49%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $349.47 ↓ -46%
OXFORD Liberty $380.00 ↓ -41%
OXFORD Freedom $431.00 ↓ -34%
UNITED EXCHANGE $480.00 ↓ -26%
Fidelis MAP $503.24 ↓ -22%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $529.00 ↓ -19%
Healthfirst MAP $569.84 ↓ -12%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $569.84 ↓ -12%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $645.00 ↓ -1%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $649.19 ↑ +0%
VACCN All Products $649.19 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $649.19 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $649.19 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MAP $649.19 ↑ +0%
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $649.19 ↑ +0%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $649.19 ↑ +0%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $681.65 ↑ +5%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $686.55 ↑ +6%
Centerlight PACE $686.55 ↑ +6%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $686.55 ↑ +6%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $701.13 ↑ +8%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $720.88 ↑ +11%
MetroPlus MAP $775.80 ↑ +20%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $775.80 ↑ +20%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $775.80 ↑ +20%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $811.49 ↑ +25%
Fidelis EXCHANGE $921.85 ↑ +42%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $1,010.91 ↑ +56%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $1,010.91 ↑ +56%
VillageCare Max MAP $1,029.83 ↑ +59%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,029.83 ↑ +59%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $1,040.11 ↑ +60%
ANTHEM EPO $1,124.05 ↑ +73%
ANTHEM HMO $1,124.05 ↑ +73%
ANTHEM PPO $1,124.05 ↑ +73%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $1,124.05 ↑ +73%
Carelon MAP_Medicare Advantage $1,469.55 ↑ +126%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $1,595.04 ↑ +146%
Healthfirst HARP $1,595.04 ↑ +146%
Healthfirst CHP $1,595.04 ↑ +146%
Fidelis CHP $1,921.73 ↑ +196%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $1,921.73 ↑ +196%
MetroPlus SNP $1,921.73 ↑ +196%
MetroPlus Gold $1,921.73 ↑ +196%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $1,921.73 ↑ +196%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $1,921.73 ↑ +196%
MetroPlus HARP $1,921.73 ↑ +196%
MetroPlus CHP $1,921.73 ↑ +196%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $1,921.73 ↑ +196%
UNITED HARP $1,921.73 ↑ +196%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $1,921.73 ↑ +196%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $1,921.73 ↑ +196%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $1,921.73 ↑ +196%
Carelon GHI BMP $1,921.73 ↑ +196%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $1,921.73 ↑ +196%
VNSNY MAP $1,960.16 ↑ +202%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $1,960.16 ↑ +202%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $1,960.16 ↑ +202%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $1,960.16 ↑ +202%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $1,960.16 ↑ +202%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $2,056.25 ↑ +217%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $2,113.90 ↑ +226%
UNITED CHP $2,402.16 ↑ +270%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $2,882.60 ↑ +344%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $3,074.77 ↑ +374%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $3,074.77 ↑ +374%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $3,074.77 ↑ +374%
Healthfirst Small Group $3,132.42 ↑ +383%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $4,323.89 ↑ +566%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $4,323.89 ↑ +566%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $4,323.89 ↑ +566%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $4,323.89 ↑ +566%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $4,323.89 ↑ +566%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $4,323.89 ↑ +566%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $4,323.89 ↑ +566%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $4,323.89 ↑ +566%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $4,323.89 ↑ +566%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $4,323.89 ↑ +566%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $4,323.89 ↑ +566%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $4,323.89 ↑ +566%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $4,323.89 ↑ +566%
Affinity CHP not published by hospital
Affinity HARP_Managed Medicaid not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 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
Anthem HealthPlus CHP not published by hospital

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After cataract laser surgery at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $649.19 $0.01 – $775.80
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx $649.19 $0.01 – $1,029.83
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $649.19 $0.01 – $1,029.83
Harlem Hospital Center New York $649.19 $0.01 – $775.80
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $649.19 $0.01 – $1,029.83
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $649.19 $0.01 – $775.80
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $649.19 $0.01 – $1,029.83
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $649.19 $0.01 – $1,029.83

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