Arthrocentesis aspir+/injection small jt/bursa with Ultrasound 20604 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

$349.32

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.

$1,130.30

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 $1,495.53 with Affinity — 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%
PB - ANTHEM EXCHANGE $29.45 ↓ -92%
PB - AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $45.92 ↓ -87%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $52.83 ↓ -85%
PB - CENTERLIGHT PACE $58.00 ↓ -83%
PB - HAMASPIK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $58.00 ↓ -83%
PB - OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $63.80 ↓ -82%
PB - WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $69.60 ↓ -80%
PB - AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $72.05 ↓ -79%
Fidelis MAP $76.08 ↓ -78%
PB - AFFINITY CHP $81.20 ↓ -77%
PB - AFFINITY ESSENTIAL $81.20 ↓ -77%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $84.00 ↓ -76%
PB - LOCAL 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $98.60 ↓ -72%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $150.55 ↓ -57%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $150.55 ↓ -57%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $155.40 ↓ -56%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $167.82 ↓ -52%
ANTHEM EPO $167.82 ↓ -52%
ANTHEM PPO $167.82 ↓ -52%
ANTHEM HMO $167.82 ↓ -52%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $225.00 ↓ -36%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $257.00 ↓ -26%
Healthfirst MAP $318.03 ↓ -9%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $318.03 ↓ -9%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $330.00 ↓ -6%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $330.00 ↓ -6%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $330.00 ↓ -6%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $330.00 ↓ -6%
EMBLEM PPO_Commercial $332.00 ↓ -5%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $332.00 ↓ -5%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $349.32 ↑ +0%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $349.32 ↑ +0%
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $349.32 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $349.32 ↑ +0%
VACCN All Products $349.32 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $349.32 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MAP $349.32 ↑ +0%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $366.78 ↑ +5%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $377.26 ↑ +8%
OXFORD Liberty $380.00 ↑ +9%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $383.16 ↑ +10%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $383.16 ↑ +10%
Centerlight PACE $383.16 ↑ +10%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $402.32 ↑ +15%
OXFORD Freedom $431.00 ↑ +23%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $432.97 ↑ +24%
MetroPlus MAP $432.97 ↑ +24%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $432.97 ↑ +24%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $436.65 ↑ +25%
UNITED EXCHANGE $480.00 ↑ +37%
Fidelis EXCHANGE $496.03 ↑ +42%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $529.00 ↑ +51%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $551.68 ↑ +58%
Healthfirst CHP $551.68 ↑ +58%
Healthfirst HARP $551.68 ↑ +58%
VillageCare Max MAP $574.74 ↑ +65%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $574.74 ↑ +65%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $645.00 ↑ +85%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $664.68 ↑ +90%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $664.68 ↑ +90%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $664.68 ↑ +90%
UNITED HARP $664.68 ↑ +90%
Fidelis CHP $664.68 ↑ +90%
MetroPlus CHP $664.68 ↑ +90%
MetroPlus Gold $664.68 ↑ +90%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $664.68 ↑ +90%
MetroPlus HARP $664.68 ↑ +90%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $664.68 ↑ +90%
MetroPlus SNP $664.68 ↑ +90%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $664.68 ↑ +90%
Carelon GHI BMP $664.68 ↑ +90%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $664.68 ↑ +90%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $664.68 ↑ +90%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $677.97 ↑ +94%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $677.97 ↑ +94%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $677.97 ↑ +94%
VNSNY MAP $677.97 ↑ +94%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $677.97 ↑ +94%
Carelon MAP_Medicare Advantage $700.74 ↑ +101%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $711.21 ↑ +104%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $731.15 ↑ +109%
UNITED CHP $830.85 ↑ +138%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $862.45 ↑ +147%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $997.02 ↑ +185%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $1,063.49 ↑ +204%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $1,063.49 ↑ +204%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $1,063.49 ↑ +204%
Healthfirst Small Group $1,083.43 ↑ +210%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $1,495.53 ↑ +328%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $1,495.53 ↑ +328%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $1,495.53 ↑ +328%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $1,495.53 ↑ +328%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $1,495.53 ↑ +328%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $1,495.53 ↑ +328%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $1,495.53 ↑ +328%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $1,495.53 ↑ +328%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $1,495.53 ↑ +328%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $1,495.53 ↑ +328%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $1,495.53 ↑ +328%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $1,495.53 ↑ +328%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $1,495.53 ↑ +328%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH All Products_Exchange not published by hospital —
PB - UNITED BH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital —
PB - HEALTHFIRST MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPO not published by hospital —
Anthem HealthPlus Managed Medicaid_HARP_MLTC_MAP not published by hospital —
PB - FIDELIS QHP not published by hospital —
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
Affinity CHP not published by hospital —
PB - FIDELIS ESSENTIAL PLAN not published by hospital —
PB - CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital —
PB - ANTHEM ESSENTIAL PLAN 1-4 and 200-250 not published by hospital —
PB - ANTHEM CHP not published by hospital —
Anthem HealthPlus CHP not published by hospital —
PB - UNITED BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
Affinity HARP_Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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