Removal of brain lesion at Kings County Hospital Center
451 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, NY · NYC Health + Hospitals · · NPI 1043224355
not published by hospital
Cash price 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.
$6,440.00
Gross charge 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.
$1,165.88 with PB - ANTHEM vs $5,016.14 with Aetna — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| PB - ANTHEM | EXCHANGE | $1,165.88 | — |
| Local 1199 | ALL PRODUCTS | $2,128.00 | — |
| PB - LOCAL 1199 | ALL PRODUCTS | $2,128.00 | — |
| Aetna | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $2,626.25 | — |
| PB - AETNA | ALL PRODUCTS | $2,626.63 | — |
| PB - AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $2,626.63 | — |
| PB - HAMASPIK | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $3,220.00 | — |
| PB - CENTERLIGHT | PACE | $3,220.00 | — |
| MetroPlus | Essential Plan 1-2 | $3,232.11 | — |
| MetroPlus | Essential Plan 200-250 | $3,232.11 | — |
| MetroPlus | Essential Plan 3-4 | $3,232.11 | — |
| PB - OSCAR | ALL PRODUCTS | $3,542.00 | — |
| Fidelis | MAP | $3,781.80 | — |
| PB - WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $3,864.00 | — |
| PB - AFFINITY | ESSENTIAL | $4,508.00 | — |
| PB - AFFINITY | CHP | $4,508.00 | — |
| Aetna | ALL PRODUCTS | $5,016.14 | — |
| PB - FIDELIS | ESSENTIAL PLAN | not published by hospital | — |
| PB - ANTHEM | ESSENTIAL PLAN 1-4 and 200-250 | not published by hospital | — |
| PB - HEALTHFIRST | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| PB - UNITED BH | ALL PRODUCTS | not published by hospital | — |
| PB - UNITED BH | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | not published by hospital | — |
| PB - ANTHEM | CHP | not published by hospital | — |
| PB - CIGNA | ALL PRODUCTS | not published by hospital | — |
| PB - FIDELIS | QHP | not published by hospital | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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Removal of brain lesion at other New-york hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodhull Medical Center | Brooklyn | not published | $1,165.88 – $3,781.80 |
| South Brooklyn Health | Brooklyn | not published | $2,128.00 – $3,781.80 |
| Bellevue Hospital Center | NY 10016 | not published | $1,165.88 – $3,601.67 |
| Harlem Hospital Center | New York | not published | $2,128.00 – $3,601.67 |
| Lincoln Medical Center | Bronx | not published | $2,128.00 – $3,781.80 |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center | New York | not published | $2,128.00 – $3,781.80 |
| Queens Hospital Center | Jamaica | not published | $1,165.88 – $3,519.73 |
| North Central Bronx | Bronx | not published | $2,128.00 – $3,781.80 |