Biopsy needle lymph node superficial 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

$1,917.33

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.

$5,077.08

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 $4,061.66 with MULTIPLAN — 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 $44.34 ↓ -98%
PB - AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $71.95 ↓ -96%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $95.72 ↓ -95%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $99.00 ↓ -95%
PB - LOCAL 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $99.00 ↓ -95%
PB - HAMASPIK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $108.50 ↓ -94%
PB - CENTERLIGHT PACE $108.50 ↓ -94%
PB - OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $119.35 ↓ -94%
PB - AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $127.99 ↓ -93%
PB - WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $130.20 ↓ -93%
Fidelis MAP $137.84 ↓ -93%
PB - AFFINITY CHP $151.90 ↓ -92%
PB - AFFINITY ESSENTIAL $151.90 ↓ -92%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $225.00 ↓ -88%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $231.93 ↓ -88%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $231.93 ↓ -88%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $239.41 ↓ -88%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $257.00 ↓ -87%
ANTHEM PPO $258.53 ↓ -87%
ANTHEM HMO $258.53 ↓ -87%
ANTHEM EPO $258.53 ↓ -87%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $258.53 ↓ -87%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $330.00 ↓ -83%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $330.00 ↓ -83%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $330.00 ↓ -83%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $330.00 ↓ -83%
EMBLEM PPO_Commercial $332.00 ↓ -83%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $332.00 ↓ -83%
OXFORD Liberty $380.00 ↓ -80%
OXFORD Freedom $431.00 ↓ -78%
UNITED EXCHANGE $480.00 ↓ -75%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $529.00 ↓ -72%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $645.00 ↓ -66%
Healthfirst CHP $1,244.68 ↓ -35%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $1,244.68 ↓ -35%
Healthfirst HARP $1,244.68 ↓ -35%
Carelon GHI BMP $1,499.61 ↓ -22%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $1,499.61 ↓ -22%
MetroPlus SNP $1,499.61 ↓ -22%
MetroPlus Gold $1,499.61 ↓ -22%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $1,499.61 ↓ -22%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $1,499.61 ↓ -22%
MetroPlus HARP $1,499.61 ↓ -22%
MetroPlus CHP $1,499.61 ↓ -22%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $1,499.61 ↓ -22%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $1,499.61 ↓ -22%
UNITED HARP $1,499.61 ↓ -22%
Fidelis CHP $1,499.61 ↓ -22%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $1,499.61 ↓ -22%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $1,499.61 ↓ -22%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $1,499.61 ↓ -22%
VNSNY MAP $1,529.60 ↓ -20%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $1,529.60 ↓ -20%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $1,529.60 ↓ -20%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $1,529.60 ↓ -20%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $1,529.60 ↓ -20%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $1,604.58 ↓ -16%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $1,649.57 ↓ -14%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,711.18 ↓ -11%
Healthfirst MAP $1,711.18 ↓ -11%
UNITED CHP $1,874.51 ↓ -2%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $1,917.33 ↑ +0%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,917.33 ↑ +0%
VACCN All Products $1,917.33 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $1,917.33 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MAP $1,917.33 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $1,917.33 ↑ +0%
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,917.33 ↑ +0%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,013.19 ↑ +5%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $2,061.66 ↑ +8%
Centerlight PACE $2,061.66 ↑ +8%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $2,061.66 ↑ +8%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,070.71 ↑ +8%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,164.75 ↑ +13%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $2,249.42 ↑ +17%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,329.68 ↑ +22%
MetroPlus MAP $2,329.68 ↑ +22%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $2,329.68 ↑ +22%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,396.66 ↑ +25%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $2,399.38 ↑ +25%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $2,399.38 ↑ +25%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $2,399.38 ↑ +25%
Healthfirst Small Group $2,444.36 ↑ +27%
Fidelis EXCHANGE $2,722.61 ↑ +42%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,092.49 ↑ +61%
VillageCare Max MAP $3,092.49 ↑ +61%
Carelon MAP_Medicare Advantage $3,300.10 ↑ +72%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $3,374.12 ↑ +76%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $3,374.12 ↑ +76%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $3,374.12 ↑ +76%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $3,374.12 ↑ +76%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $3,374.12 ↑ +76%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $3,374.12 ↑ +76%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $3,374.12 ↑ +76%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $3,374.12 ↑ +76%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $3,374.12 ↑ +76%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $3,374.12 ↑ +76%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $3,374.12 ↑ +76%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $3,374.12 ↑ +76%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $3,374.12 ↑ +76%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $4,061.66 ↑ +112%
PB - ANTHEM CHP not published by hospital
PB - ANTHEM ESSENTIAL PLAN 1-4 and 200-250 not published by hospital
Affinity CHP not published by hospital
PB - CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital
PB - FIDELIS QHP not published by hospital
PB - FIDELIS ESSENTIAL PLAN not published by hospital
Affinity HARP_Managed Medicaid not published by hospital
PB - HEALTHFIRST MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPO not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH All Products_Exchange not published by hospital
PB - UNITED BH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus Managed Medicaid_HARP_MLTC_MAP not published by hospital
PB - UNITED BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus CHP not published by hospital

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Biopsy needle lymph node superficial at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $1,917.33 $0.01 – $3,092.49
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn $1,917.33 $0.01 – $2,329.68
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $1,917.33 $0.01 – $3,092.49
Harlem Hospital Center New York $1,917.33 $0.01 – $2,329.68
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $1,917.33 $0.01 – $2,329.68
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $1,917.33 $0.01 – $2,329.68
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown $525.00 $84.29 – $2,039.03
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $1,917.33 $0.01 – $3,092.49

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