Surgical pathology level 5 gross & microscopic examination 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

$425.68

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.

$1,461.34

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 $1,169.07 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%
UNITED EXCHANGE $1.00 ↓ -100%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $41.00 ↓ -90%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $54.32 ↓ -87%
OXFORD Freedom $54.32 ↓ -87%
OXFORD Liberty $54.32 ↓ -87%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $107.06 ↓ -75%
Healthfirst CHP $107.06 ↓ -75%
Healthfirst HARP $107.06 ↓ -75%
MetroPlus Gold $128.99 ↓ -70%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $128.99 ↓ -70%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $128.99 ↓ -70%
UNITED HARP $128.99 ↓ -70%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $128.99 ↓ -70%
MetroPlus CHP $128.99 ↓ -70%
MetroPlus HARP $128.99 ↓ -70%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $128.99 ↓ -70%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $128.99 ↓ -70%
Fidelis CHP $128.99 ↓ -70%
Carelon GHI BMP $128.99 ↓ -70%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $128.99 ↓ -70%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $128.99 ↓ -70%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $128.99 ↓ -70%
MetroPlus SNP $128.99 ↓ -70%
VNSNY MAP $131.57 ↓ -69%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $131.57 ↓ -69%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $131.57 ↓ -69%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $131.57 ↓ -69%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $131.57 ↓ -69%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $138.02 ↓ -68%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $141.89 ↓ -67%
PB - LOCAL 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $142.00 ↓ -67%
UNITED CHP $161.24 ↓ -62%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $193.49 ↓ -55%
PB - AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $195.84 ↓ -54%
PB - AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $195.84 ↓ -54%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $206.38 ↓ -52%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $206.38 ↓ -52%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $206.38 ↓ -52%
Healthfirst Small Group $210.25 ↓ -51%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $225.00 ↓ -47%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $257.00 ↓ -40%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $290.23 ↓ -32%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $290.23 ↓ -32%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $290.23 ↓ -32%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $290.23 ↓ -32%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $290.23 ↓ -32%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $290.23 ↓ -32%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $290.23 ↓ -32%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $290.23 ↓ -32%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $290.23 ↓ -32%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $290.23 ↓ -32%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $290.23 ↓ -32%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $290.23 ↓ -32%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $290.23 ↓ -32%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $328.48 ↓ -23%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $328.48 ↓ -23%
EMBLEM PPO_Commercial $328.48 ↓ -23%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $330.00 ↓ -22%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $330.00 ↓ -22%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $330.00 ↓ -22%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $330.00 ↓ -22%
Healthfirst MAP $371.38 ↓ -13%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $371.38 ↓ -13%
PB - CENTERLIGHT PACE $409.00 ↓ -4%
PB - HAMASPIK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $409.00 ↓ -4%
Senior Whole Health MAP $425.68 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $425.68 ↑ +0%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $425.68 ↑ +0%
Fidelis MAP $425.68 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $425.68 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $425.68 ↑ +0%
VACCN All Products $425.68 ↑ +0%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $425.68 ↑ +0%
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $425.68 ↑ +0%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $446.96 ↑ +5%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $447.44 ↑ +5%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $447.44 ↑ +5%
Centerlight PACE $447.44 ↑ +5%
PB - OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $449.90 ↑ +6%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $459.73 ↑ +8%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $469.81 ↑ +10%
PB - WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $490.80 ↑ +15%
PB - CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $504.19 ↑ +18%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $505.61 ↑ +19%
MetroPlus MAP $505.61 ↑ +19%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $505.61 ↑ +19%
PB - AFFINITY CHP $572.60 ↑ +35%
PB - AFFINITY ESSENTIAL $572.60 ↑ +35%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $600.58 ↑ +41%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $600.58 ↑ +41%
Fidelis EXCHANGE $604.47 ↑ +42%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $619.95 ↑ +46%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $645.00 ↑ +52%
ANTHEM HMO $669.46 ↑ +57%
ANTHEM PPO $669.46 ↑ +57%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $669.46 ↑ +57%
ANTHEM EPO $669.46 ↑ +57%
VillageCare Max MAP $671.16 ↑ +58%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $671.16 ↑ +58%
Carelon MAP_Medicare Advantage $949.87 ↑ +123%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $1,169.07 ↑ +175%
PB - HEALTHFIRST MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPO not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH All Products_Exchange not published by hospital
PB - UNITED BH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital
PB - ANTHEM EXCHANGE not published by hospital
Affinity CHP not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus CHP not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus Managed Medicaid_HARP_MLTC_MAP not published by hospital
PB - UNITED BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
PB - ANTHEM CHP not published by hospital
Affinity HARP_Managed Medicaid not published by hospital
PB - ANTHEM ESSENTIAL PLAN 1-4 and 200-250 not published by hospital
PB - FIDELIS QHP not published by hospital
PB - FIDELIS ESSENTIAL PLAN not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital

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