Vein x-ray skull epidural 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

$731.62

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.

$2,582.06

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 $2,194.75 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%
PB - AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $108.86 ↓ -85%
PB - AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $108.86 ↓ -85%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $145.68 ↓ -80%
EMBLEM PPO_Commercial $145.68 ↓ -80%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $145.68 ↓ -80%
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $180.67 ↓ -75%
PB - CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $180.67 ↓ -75%
Fidelis MAP $209.78 ↓ -71%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $305.03 ↓ -58%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $305.03 ↓ -58%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $314.87 ↓ -57%
ANTHEM EPO $340.02 ↓ -54%
ANTHEM HMO $340.02 ↓ -54%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $340.02 ↓ -54%
ANTHEM PPO $340.02 ↓ -54%
Healthfirst HARP $342.31 ↓ -53%
Healthfirst CHP $342.31 ↓ -53%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $342.31 ↓ -53%
PB - ANTHEM EXCHANGE $379.68 ↓ -48%
PB - HAMASPIK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $395.50 ↓ -46%
PB - CENTERLIGHT PACE $395.50 ↓ -46%
UNITED HARP $412.41 ↓ -44%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $412.41 ↓ -44%
Fidelis CHP $412.41 ↓ -44%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $412.41 ↓ -44%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $412.41 ↓ -44%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $412.41 ↓ -44%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $412.41 ↓ -44%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $412.42 ↓ -44%
Carelon GHI BMP $412.42 ↓ -44%
MetroPlus Gold $412.42 ↓ -44%
MetroPlus SNP $412.42 ↓ -44%
MetroPlus CHP $412.42 ↓ -44%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $412.42 ↓ -44%
MetroPlus HARP $412.42 ↓ -44%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $412.42 ↓ -44%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $420.66 ↓ -43%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $420.66 ↓ -43%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $420.66 ↓ -43%
VNSNY MAP $420.66 ↓ -43%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $420.66 ↓ -43%
PB - OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $435.05 ↓ -41%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $441.28 ↓ -40%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $453.65 ↓ -38%
PB - WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $474.60 ↓ -35%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $515.53 ↓ -30%
UNITED CHP $515.53 ↓ -30%
PB - AFFINITY CHP $553.70 ↓ -24%
PB - AFFINITY ESSENTIAL $553.70 ↓ -24%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $556.77 ↓ -24%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $556.77 ↓ -24%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $659.87 ↓ -10%
Healthfirst Small Group $672.24 ↓ -8%
PB - LOCAL 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $714.00 ↓ -2%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $731.62 ↑ +0%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $731.62 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $731.62 ↑ +0%
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $731.62 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $731.62 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $731.62 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MAP $731.62 ↑ +0%
VACCN All Products $731.62 ↑ +0%
Healthfirst MAP $767.39 ↑ +5%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $767.39 ↑ +5%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $767.39 ↑ +5%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $768.21 ↑ +5%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $783.05 ↑ +7%
Centerlight PACE $783.05 ↑ +7%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $783.05 ↑ +7%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $790.15 ↑ +8%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $822.20 ↑ +12%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $884.85 ↑ +21%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $884.85 ↑ +21%
MetroPlus MAP $884.85 ↑ +21%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $927.92 ↑ +27%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $927.92 ↑ +27%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $927.92 ↑ +27%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $927.92 ↑ +27%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $927.92 ↑ +27%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $927.92 ↑ +27%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $927.92 ↑ +27%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $927.92 ↑ +27%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $927.92 ↑ +27%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $927.92 ↑ +27%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $927.92 ↑ +27%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $927.92 ↑ +27%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $927.92 ↑ +27%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $1,024.10 ↑ +40%
OXFORD Liberty $1,024.10 ↑ +40%
OXFORD Freedom $1,024.10 ↑ +40%
Fidelis EXCHANGE $1,038.90 ↑ +42%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $1,174.58 ↑ +61%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,174.58 ↑ +61%
VillageCare Max MAP $1,174.58 ↑ +61%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $1,193.00 ↑ +63%
Carelon MAP_Medicare Advantage $1,678.34 ↑ +129%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $1,936.55 ↑ +165%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $1,936.55 ↑ +165%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $1,936.55 ↑ +165%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $1,936.55 ↑ +165%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $2,065.65 ↑ +182%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $2,194.75 ↑ +200%
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 —
Affinity CHP not published by hospital —
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
Anthem HealthPlus CHP not published by hospital —
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH All Products_Exchange not published by hospital —
Anthem HealthPlus Managed Medicaid_HARP_MLTC_MAP not published by hospital —
PB - ANTHEM CHP not published by hospital —
PB - ANTHEM ESSENTIAL PLAN 1-4 and 200-250 not published by hospital —
Affinity HARP_Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
PB - FIDELIS ESSENTIAL PLAN not published by hospital —
PB - FIDELIS QHP not published by hospital —

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