Clean out mastoid cavity 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

$602.63

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.

$1,908.81

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.

$96.96 with PB - ANTHEM vs $5,014.00 with EMBLEM — 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
PB - ANTHEM EXCHANGE $96.96 ↓ -84%
PB - AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $127.64 ↓ -79%
PB - LOCAL 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $138.00 ↓ -77%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $158.81 ↓ -74%
PB - CENTERLIGHT PACE $186.50 ↓ -69%
PB - HAMASPIK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $186.50 ↓ -69%
PB - AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $204.30 ↓ -66%
PB - OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $205.15 ↓ -66%
PB - WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $223.80 ↓ -63%
Fidelis MAP $228.69 ↓ -62%
PB - AFFINITY CHP $261.10 ↓ -57%
PB - AFFINITY ESSENTIAL $261.10 ↓ -57%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $558.79 ↓ -7%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $558.79 ↓ -7%
Healthfirst MAP $558.79 ↓ -7%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $602.63 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MAP $602.63 ↑ +0%
VACCN All Products $602.63 ↑ +0%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $602.63 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $602.63 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $602.63 ↑ +0%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $632.76 ↑ +5%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $650.84 ↑ +8%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $673.24 ↑ +12%
Centerlight PACE $673.24 ↑ +12%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $706.90 ↑ +17%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $753.28 ↑ +25%
MetroPlus MAP $760.76 ↑ +26%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $760.76 ↑ +26%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $760.76 ↑ +26%
Fidelis EXCHANGE $855.73 ↑ +42%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,009.85 ↑ +68%
VillageCare Max MAP $1,009.85 ↑ +68%
Carelon MAP_Medicare Advantage $1,240.73 ↑ +106%
Healthfirst CHP $1,253.46 ↑ +108%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $1,253.46 ↑ +108%
Healthfirst HARP $1,253.46 ↑ +108%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $1,431.61 ↑ +138%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $1,431.61 ↑ +138%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $1,431.61 ↑ +138%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $1,431.61 ↑ +138%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $1,510.18 ↑ +151%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $1,510.18 ↑ +151%
Fidelis CHP $1,510.18 ↑ +151%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $1,510.18 ↑ +151%
UNITED HARP $1,510.18 ↑ +151%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $1,510.18 ↑ +151%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $1,510.18 ↑ +151%
MetroPlus CHP $1,510.19 ↑ +151%
Carelon GHI BMP $1,510.19 ↑ +151%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $1,510.19 ↑ +151%
MetroPlus Gold $1,510.19 ↑ +151%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $1,510.19 ↑ +151%
MetroPlus HARP $1,510.19 ↑ +151%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $1,510.19 ↑ +151%
MetroPlus SNP $1,510.19 ↑ +151%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $1,527.05 ↑ +153%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $1,540.38 ↑ +156%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $1,540.38 ↑ +156%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $1,540.38 ↑ +156%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $1,540.38 ↑ +156%
VNSNY MAP $1,540.38 ↑ +156%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $1,615.89 ↑ +168%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $1,622.49 ↑ +169%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $1,643.00 ↑ +173%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $1,643.00 ↑ +173%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $1,661.20 ↑ +176%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $1,689.00 ↑ +180%
ANTHEM HMO $1,826.00 ↑ +203%
ANTHEM PPO $1,826.00 ↑ +203%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $1,826.00 ↑ +203%
ANTHEM EPO $1,826.00 ↑ +203%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $1,887.74 ↑ +213%
UNITED CHP $1,887.74 ↑ +213%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $2,038.76 ↑ +238%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $2,038.76 ↑ +238%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $2,297.00 ↑ +281%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $2,416.30 ↑ +301%
OXFORD Liberty $2,454.00 ↑ +307%
Healthfirst Small Group $2,461.61 ↑ +308%
UNITED EXCHANGE $2,594.00 ↑ +330%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $2,764.00 ↑ +359%
OXFORD Freedom $2,780.00 ↑ +361%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $2,860.00 ↑ +375%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $3,397.91 ↑ +464%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $3,397.91 ↑ +464%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $3,397.91 ↑ +464%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $3,397.91 ↑ +464%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $3,397.91 ↑ +464%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $3,397.91 ↑ +464%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $3,397.91 ↑ +464%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $3,397.91 ↑ +464%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $3,397.91 ↑ +464%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $3,397.91 ↑ +464%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $3,397.91 ↑ +464%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $3,397.91 ↑ +464%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $3,397.91 ↑ +464%
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $4,285.00 ↑ +611%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $4,677.00 ↑ +676%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $5,014.00 ↑ +732%
EMBLEM PPO_Commercial $5,014.00 ↑ +732%
Anthem HealthPlus Managed Medicaid_HARP_MLTC_MAP not published by hospital —
PB - ANTHEM CHP not published by hospital —
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
Affinity HARP_Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
PB - FIDELIS QHP not published by hospital —
PB - UNITED BH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital —
PB - UNITED BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
PB - FIDELIS ESSENTIAL PLAN not published by hospital —
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
Affinity CHP not published by hospital —
PB - CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital —
PB - HEALTHFIRST MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPO not published by hospital —
PB - ANTHEM ESSENTIAL PLAN 1-4 and 200-250 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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