MRI chest without & w/contrast 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

$422.61

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.

$3,005.33

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 $2,554.53 with Local 1199 — 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 ↓ -100%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $361.46 ↓ -14%
Healthfirst MAP $361.46 ↓ -14%
PB - AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $370.50 ↓ -12%
PB - AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $370.50 ↓ -12%
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $422.61 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $422.61 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $422.61 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MAP $422.61 ↑ +0%
VACCN All Products $422.61 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $422.61 ↑ +0%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $422.61 ↑ +0%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $426.78 ↑ +1%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $435.49 ↑ +3%
Centerlight PACE $435.49 ↑ +3%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $435.49 ↑ +3%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $443.74 ↑ +5%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $456.42 ↑ +8%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $457.27 ↑ +8%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $492.11 ↑ +16%
MetroPlus MAP $492.11 ↑ +16%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $492.11 ↑ +16%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $528.27 ↑ +25%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $547.94 ↑ +30%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $547.94 ↑ +30%
EMBLEM PPO_Commercial $547.94 ↑ +30%
Fidelis EXCHANGE $600.11 ↑ +42%
PB - ANTHEM EXCHANGE $614.89 ↑ +45%
VillageCare Max MAP $653.24 ↑ +55%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $653.24 ↑ +55%
Healthfirst HARP $675.94 ↑ +60%
Healthfirst CHP $675.94 ↑ +60%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $675.94 ↑ +60%
PB - CENTERLIGHT PACE $689.50 ↑ +63%
PB - HAMASPIK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $689.50 ↑ +63%
PB - OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $758.45 ↑ +79%
Fidelis MAP $789.03 ↑ +87%
OXFORD Freedom $808.05 ↑ +91%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $808.05 ↑ +91%
OXFORD Liberty $808.05 ↑ +91%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $814.37 ↑ +93%
UNITED HARP $814.37 ↑ +93%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $814.37 ↑ +93%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $814.37 ↑ +93%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $814.37 ↑ +93%
Fidelis CHP $814.37 ↑ +93%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $814.37 ↑ +93%
MetroPlus Gold $814.38 ↑ +93%
Carelon GHI BMP $814.38 ↑ +93%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $814.38 ↑ +93%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $814.38 ↑ +93%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $814.38 ↑ +93%
MetroPlus HARP $814.38 ↑ +93%
MetroPlus CHP $814.38 ↑ +93%
MetroPlus SNP $814.38 ↑ +93%
PB - WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $827.40 ↑ +96%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $830.66 ↑ +97%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $830.66 ↑ +97%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $830.66 ↑ +97%
VNSNY MAP $830.66 ↑ +97%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $830.66 ↑ +97%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $871.38 ↑ +106%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $895.81 ↑ +112%
PB - AFFINITY CHP $965.30 ↑ +128%
PB - AFFINITY ESSENTIAL $965.30 ↑ +128%
UNITED CHP $1,017.98 ↑ +141%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $1,017.98 ↑ +141%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $1,099.41 ↑ +160%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $1,099.41 ↑ +160%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $1,193.00 ↑ +182%
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $1,285.00 ↑ +204%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $1,303.01 ↑ +208%
Healthfirst Small Group $1,327.44 ↑ +214%
PB - LOCAL 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $1,421.00 ↑ +236%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $1,565.75 ↑ +270%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $1,565.75 ↑ +270%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $1,616.26 ↑ +282%
ANTHEM EPO $1,745.33 ↑ +313%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $1,745.33 ↑ +313%
ANTHEM PPO $1,745.33 ↑ +313%
ANTHEM HMO $1,745.33 ↑ +313%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $1,787.00 ↑ +323%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $1,832.33 ↑ +334%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $1,832.33 ↑ +334%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $1,832.33 ↑ +334%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $1,832.33 ↑ +334%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $1,832.33 ↑ +334%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $1,832.33 ↑ +334%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $1,832.33 ↑ +334%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $1,832.33 ↑ +334%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $1,832.33 ↑ +334%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $1,832.33 ↑ +334%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $1,832.33 ↑ +334%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $1,832.33 ↑ +334%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $1,832.33 ↑ +334%
Carelon MAP_Medicare Advantage $1,953.46 ↑ +362%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $2,254.00 ↑ +433%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $2,254.00 ↑ +433%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $2,254.00 ↑ +433%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $2,254.00 ↑ +433%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $2,404.26 ↑ +469%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $2,554.53 ↑ +504%
PB - ANTHEM ESSENTIAL PLAN 1-4 and 200-250 not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 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
Anthem HealthPlus CHP 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 HARP_Managed Medicaid not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH All Products_Exchange not published by hospital
Affinity CHP not published by hospital
PB - UNITED BH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital
PB - ANTHEM CHP not published by hospital
PB - UNITED BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital

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MRI chest without & w/contrast at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $422.61 $1.00 – $1,787.00
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn $422.61 $1.00 – $1,787.00
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing $3,904.00 $401.46 – $1,314.00
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $422.61 $1.00 – $1,787.00
Harlem Hospital Center New York $422.61 $1.00 – $1,787.00
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $422.61 $1.00 – $1,787.00
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $422.61 $1.00 – $1,787.00
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown $981.60 $436.35 – $1,472.40

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