Afamelanotide implant, 1 mg at Kings County Hospital Center

451 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, NY · NYC Health + Hospitals · · NPI 1043224355

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

$2,873.33

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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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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.

$2,298.66 with Hamaspik vs $5,886.84 with Elderplan — 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

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

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 $2,298.66 ↓ -20%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $2,443.04 ↓ -15%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $2,873.33 ↑ +0%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,873.33 ↑ +0%
Fidelis MAP $2,873.33 ↑ +0%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,884.55 ↑ +0%
Healthfirst MAP $2,884.55 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MAP $2,943.42 ↑ +2%
VACCN All Products $2,943.42 ↑ +2%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $2,943.42 ↑ +2%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,943.42 ↑ +2%
Centerlight PACE $2,943.42 ↑ +2%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $2,943.42 ↑ +2%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $2,943.42 ↑ +2%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $2,943.42 ↑ +2%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,017.00 ↑ +5%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,090.59 ↑ +8%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $3,326.06 ↑ +16%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,326.06 ↑ +16%
MetroPlus MAP $3,326.06 ↑ +16%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $3,532.10 ↑ +23%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $3,532.10 ↑ +23%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $3,532.10 ↑ +23%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $3,532.10 ↑ +23%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $3,668.35 ↑ +28%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $3,668.35 ↑ +28%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $3,668.35 ↑ +28%
Fidelis EXCHANGE $4,080.13 ↑ +42%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4,252.53 ↑ +48%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $4,415.13 ↑ +54%
VillageCare Max MAP $4,415.13 ↑ +54%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4,415.13 ↑ +54%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4,415.13 ↑ +54%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $4,539.10 ↑ +58%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $5,886.84 ↑ +105%

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Afamelanotide implant, 1 mg at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Rochester General Hospital Rochester not published $3,172.45 – $4,053.68
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Clifton Springs not published $3,024.55 – $3,524.94
Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur not published $3,024.55 – $3,524.94
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam not published $3,524.94 – $3,524.94
The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester not published $3,172.45 – $3,524.94
Newark Wayne Community Hospital Newark not published $3,172.45 – $4,053.68

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