Assay chondroitin sulfate at South Brooklyn Health

2601 Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, NY · NYC Health + Hospitals · · NPI 1124032982

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 5, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$20.65

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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.

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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.

$16.52 with Hamaspik vs $158.83 with Fidelis — 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
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.52 ↓ -20%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $17.14 ↓ -17%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $18.50 ↓ -10%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $20.00 ↓ -3%
Healthfirst MAP $20.24 ↓ -2%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.24 ↓ -2%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.65 ↑ +0%
VillageCare Max MAP $20.65 ↑ +0%
VACCN All Products $20.65 ↑ +0%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.65 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $20.65 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MAP $20.65 ↑ +0%
Centerlight PACE $20.65 ↑ +0%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.65 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $20.65 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $20.65 ↑ +0%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.65 ↑ +0%
Fidelis MAP $20.65 ↑ +0%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $20.65 ↑ +0%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $21.68 ↑ +5%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $21.68 ↑ +5%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $23.33 ↑ +13%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $23.33 ↑ +13%
MetroPlus MAP $23.33 ↑ +13%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $24.78 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $24.78 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $24.78 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $24.78 ↑ +20%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $24.99 ↑ +21%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $24.99 ↑ +21%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $24.99 ↑ +21%
OXFORD Freedom $30.15 ↑ +46%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $30.15 ↑ +46%
OXFORD Liberty $30.15 ↑ +46%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $30.56 ↑ +48%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $30.98 ↑ +50%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $41.30 ↑ +100%
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $51.66 ↑ +150%
Healthfirst CHP $58.60 ↑ +184%
Healthfirst HARP $58.60 ↑ +184%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $58.60 ↑ +184%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $70.59 ↑ +242%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $70.59 ↑ +242%
UNITED HARP $70.59 ↑ +242%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $70.59 ↑ +242%
Fidelis CHP $70.59 ↑ +242%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $70.59 ↑ +242%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $70.59 ↑ +242%
Carelon GHI BMP $70.60 ↑ +242%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $70.60 ↑ +242%
MetroPlus SNP $70.60 ↑ +242%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $70.60 ↑ +242%
MetroPlus CHP $70.60 ↑ +242%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $70.60 ↑ +242%
MetroPlus Gold $70.60 ↑ +242%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $71.15 ↑ +245%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $71.15 ↑ +245%
VNSNY MAP $72.00 ↑ +249%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $72.00 ↑ +249%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $72.00 ↑ +249%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $72.00 ↑ +249%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $72.00 ↑ +249%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $73.44 ↑ +256%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $75.53 ↑ +266%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $77.65 ↑ +276%
ANTHEM HMO $79.31 ↑ +284%
ANTHEM PPO $79.31 ↑ +284%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $79.31 ↑ +284%
ANTHEM EPO $79.31 ↑ +284%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $88.25 ↑ +327%
UNITED CHP $88.25 ↑ +327%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $95.31 ↑ +362%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $95.31 ↑ +362%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $112.96 ↑ +447%
Healthfirst Small Group $115.08 ↑ +457%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $158.83 ↑ +669%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $158.83 ↑ +669%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $158.83 ↑ +669%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $158.83 ↑ +669%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $158.83 ↑ +669%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $158.83 ↑ +669%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $158.83 ↑ +669%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $158.83 ↑ +669%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $158.83 ↑ +669%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $158.83 ↑ +669%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $20.65 $10.63 – $51.66
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Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $20.65 $16.52 – $51.66
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $20.65 $10.63 – $51.66
North Central Bronx Bronx $20.65 $13.82 – $51.66

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