Cytopathology concentration technique smears & interpretation 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

$46.45

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.

$280.97

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 $288.50 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 ↓ -98%
OXFORD Freedom $16.50 ↓ -64%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $16.50 ↓ -64%
OXFORD Liberty $16.50 ↓ -64%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $45.69 ↓ -2%
Healthfirst MAP $45.69 ↓ -2%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $45.69 ↓ -2%
PB - AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $45.73 ↓ -2%
PB - AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $45.73 ↓ -2%
Fidelis MAP $46.45 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $46.45 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MAP $46.45 ↑ +0%
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $46.45 ↑ +0%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $46.45 ↑ +0%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $46.45 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $46.45 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $46.45 ↑ +0%
VACCN All Products $46.45 ↑ +0%
Centerlight PACE $46.62 ↑ +0%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $46.62 ↑ +0%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $46.62 ↑ +0%
PB - LOCAL 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $47.00 ↑ +1%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $48.77 ↑ +5%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $48.96 ↑ +5%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $50.16 ↑ +8%
MetroPlus MAP $52.69 ↑ +13%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $52.69 ↑ +13%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $52.69 ↑ +13%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $55.74 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $55.74 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $55.74 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $55.74 ↑ +20%
Fidelis EXCHANGE $65.96 ↑ +42%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $69.94 ↑ +51%
VillageCare Max MAP $69.94 ↑ +51%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $69.94 ↑ +51%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $79.57 ↑ +71%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $80.05 ↑ +72%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $80.05 ↑ +72%
EMBLEM PPO_Commercial $80.05 ↑ +72%
PB - CENTERLIGHT PACE $100.50 ↑ +116%
PB - HAMASPIK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $100.50 ↑ +116%
Healthfirst CHP $106.43 ↑ +129%
Healthfirst HARP $106.43 ↑ +129%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $106.43 ↑ +129%
PB - OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $110.55 ↑ +138%
PB - CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $117.37 ↑ +153%
PB - WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $120.60 ↑ +160%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $127.25 ↑ +174%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $127.25 ↑ +174%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $128.22 ↑ +176%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $128.22 ↑ +176%
UNITED HARP $128.22 ↑ +176%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $128.22 ↑ +176%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $128.22 ↑ +176%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $128.22 ↑ +176%
Fidelis CHP $128.22 ↑ +176%
MetroPlus SNP $128.23 ↑ +176%
MetroPlus HARP $128.23 ↑ +176%
MetroPlus CHP $128.23 ↑ +176%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $128.23 ↑ +176%
MetroPlus Gold $128.23 ↑ +176%
Carelon GHI BMP $128.23 ↑ +176%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $128.23 ↑ +176%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $128.23 ↑ +176%
VNSNY MAP $130.78 ↑ +182%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $130.78 ↑ +182%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $130.78 ↑ +182%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $130.78 ↑ +182%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $130.78 ↑ +182%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $131.36 ↑ +183%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $137.20 ↑ +195%
PB - AFFINITY CHP $140.70 ↑ +203%
PB - AFFINITY ESSENTIAL $140.70 ↑ +203%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $141.04 ↑ +204%
ANTHEM PPO $141.85 ↑ +205%
ANTHEM EPO $141.85 ↑ +205%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $141.85 ↑ +205%
ANTHEM HMO $141.85 ↑ +205%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $160.29 ↑ +245%
UNITED CHP $160.29 ↑ +245%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $173.11 ↑ +273%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $173.11 ↑ +273%
Carelon MAP_Medicare Advantage $182.63 ↑ +293%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $205.17 ↑ +342%
Healthfirst Small Group $209.01 ↑ +350%
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $210.73 ↑ +354%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $224.78 ↑ +384%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $238.82 ↑ +414%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $288.50 ↑ +521%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $288.50 ↑ +521%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $288.50 ↑ +521%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $288.50 ↑ +521%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $288.50 ↑ +521%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $288.50 ↑ +521%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $288.50 ↑ +521%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $288.50 ↑ +521%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $288.50 ↑ +521%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $288.50 ↑ +521%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $288.50 ↑ +521%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $288.50 ↑ +521%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $288.50 ↑ +521%
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
Affinity CHP not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
PB - FIDELIS QHP not published by hospital
PB - FIDELIS ESSENTIAL PLAN not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus Managed Medicaid_HARP_MLTC_MAP not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus CHP not published by hospital
PB - HEALTHFIRST MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPO not published by hospital
Affinity HARP_Managed Medicaid not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH All Products_Exchange not published by hospital
PB - UNITED BH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital
PB - UNITED BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital

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