Bactericidal level serum 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

$15.02

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.

$55.10

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.

$1.00 with UNITED vs $106.72 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
UNITED EXCHANGE $1.00 ↓ -93%
PB - AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $11.16 ↓ -26%
PB - AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.16 ↓ -26%
Healthfirst MAP $14.72 ↓ -2%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $14.72 ↓ -2%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.72 ↓ -2%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $15.02 ↑ +0%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $15.02 ↑ +0%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $15.02 ↑ +0%
VACCN All Products $15.02 ↑ +0%
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $15.02 ↑ +0%
Centerlight PACE $15.02 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $15.02 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MAP $15.02 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $15.02 ↑ +0%
Fidelis MAP $15.02 ↑ +0%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $15.02 ↑ +0%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $15.02 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $15.02 ↑ +0%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $15.77 ↑ +5%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $15.77 ↑ +5%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.22 ↑ +8%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $16.97 ↑ +13%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.97 ↑ +13%
MetroPlus MAP $16.97 ↑ +13%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $18.02 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $18.02 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $18.02 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $18.02 ↑ +20%
PB - HAMASPIK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $19.00 ↑ +26%
PB - CENTERLIGHT PACE $19.00 ↑ +26%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $19.42 ↑ +29%
PB - OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $20.90 ↑ +39%
PB - LOCAL 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $21.00 ↑ +40%
OXFORD Freedom $21.93 ↑ +46%
OXFORD Liberty $21.93 ↑ +46%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $21.93 ↑ +46%
VillageCare Max MAP $22.53 ↑ +50%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.53 ↑ +50%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $22.53 ↑ +50%
PB - WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.80 ↑ +52%
PB - AFFINITY ESSENTIAL $26.60 ↑ +77%
PB - AFFINITY CHP $26.60 ↑ +77%
Carelon MAP_Medicare Advantage $35.82 ↑ +138%
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $37.13 ↑ +147%
PB - CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $37.13 ↑ +147%
Healthfirst CHP $39.38 ↑ +162%
Healthfirst HARP $39.38 ↑ +162%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $39.38 ↑ +162%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $44.08 ↑ +193%
EMBLEM PPO_Commercial $44.08 ↑ +193%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $44.08 ↑ +193%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $46.84 ↑ +212%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $47.43 ↑ +216%
UNITED HARP $47.43 ↑ +216%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $47.43 ↑ +216%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $47.43 ↑ +216%
Fidelis CHP $47.43 ↑ +216%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $47.43 ↑ +216%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $47.43 ↑ +216%
MetroPlus Gold $47.44 ↑ +216%
MetroPlus SNP $47.44 ↑ +216%
MetroPlus CHP $47.44 ↑ +216%
MetroPlus HARP $47.44 ↑ +216%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $47.44 ↑ +216%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $47.44 ↑ +216%
Carelon GHI BMP $47.44 ↑ +216%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $47.44 ↑ +216%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $48.38 ↑ +222%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $48.38 ↑ +222%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $48.38 ↑ +222%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $48.38 ↑ +222%
VNSNY MAP $48.38 ↑ +222%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $50.75 ↑ +238%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $51.75 ↑ +245%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $51.75 ↑ +245%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $52.17 ↑ +247%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $53.42 ↑ +256%
ANTHEM PPO $57.69 ↑ +284%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $57.69 ↑ +284%
ANTHEM HMO $57.69 ↑ +284%
ANTHEM EPO $57.69 ↑ +284%
UNITED CHP $59.30 ↑ +295%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $59.30 ↑ +295%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $64.04 ↑ +326%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $64.04 ↑ +326%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $75.90 ↑ +405%
Healthfirst Small Group $77.33 ↑ +415%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $106.72 ↑ +611%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $106.72 ↑ +611%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $106.72 ↑ +611%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $106.72 ↑ +611%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $106.72 ↑ +611%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $106.72 ↑ +611%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $106.72 ↑ +611%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $106.72 ↑ +611%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $106.72 ↑ +611%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $106.72 ↑ +611%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $106.72 ↑ +611%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $106.72 ↑ +611%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $106.72 ↑ +611%
PB - UNITED BH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital
PB - ANTHEM CHP not published by hospital
PB - ANTHEM EXCHANGE not published by hospital
PB - ANTHEM ESSENTIAL PLAN 1-4 and 200-250 not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
PB - UNITED BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
PB - FIDELIS QHP not published by hospital
PB - FIDELIS ESSENTIAL PLAN not published by hospital
Fidelis EXCHANGE not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus Managed Medicaid_HARP_MLTC_MAP not published by hospital
PB - HEALTHFIRST MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPO not published by hospital
Affinity CHP not published by hospital
Affinity HARP_Managed Medicaid not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus CHP not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH All Products_Exchange not published by hospital

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