Biopsy tongue anterior two-thirds 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

$602.63

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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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$3,735.06

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.

$0.01 with CIGNA vs $2,988.05 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%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $124.48 ↓ -79%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $134.00 ↓ -78%
Healthfirst CHP $161.89 ↓ -73%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $161.89 ↓ -73%
Healthfirst HARP $161.89 ↓ -73%
Fidelis MAP $179.25 ↓ -70%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $195.05 ↓ -68%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $195.05 ↓ -68%
Fidelis CHP $195.05 ↓ -68%
UNITED HARP $195.05 ↓ -68%
MetroPlus SNP $195.05 ↓ -68%
MetroPlus Gold $195.05 ↓ -68%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $195.05 ↓ -68%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $195.05 ↓ -68%
MetroPlus CHP $195.05 ↓ -68%
Carelon GHI BMP $195.05 ↓ -68%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $195.05 ↓ -68%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $195.05 ↓ -68%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $195.05 ↓ -68%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $195.05 ↓ -68%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $198.95 ↓ -67%
VNSNY MAP $198.95 ↓ -67%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $198.95 ↓ -67%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $198.95 ↓ -67%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $198.95 ↓ -67%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $208.70 ↓ -65%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $214.56 ↓ -64%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $220.56 ↓ -63%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $225.00 ↓ -63%
UNITED CHP $243.81 ↓ -60%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $292.58 ↓ -51%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $312.08 ↓ -48%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $312.08 ↓ -48%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $312.08 ↓ -48%
Healthfirst Small Group $317.93 ↓ -47%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $330.00 ↓ -45%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $330.00 ↓ -45%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $330.00 ↓ -45%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $330.00 ↓ -45%
EMBLEM PPO_Commercial $332.00 ↓ -45%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $332.00 ↓ -45%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $357.15 ↓ -41%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $357.15 ↓ -41%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $368.67 ↓ -39%
OXFORD Liberty $380.00 ↓ -37%
ANTHEM EPO $398.11 ↓ -34%
ANTHEM PPO $398.11 ↓ -34%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $398.11 ↓ -34%
ANTHEM HMO $398.11 ↓ -34%
OXFORD Freedom $431.00 ↓ -28%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $438.86 ↓ -27%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $438.86 ↓ -27%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $438.86 ↓ -27%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $438.86 ↓ -27%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $438.86 ↓ -27%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $438.86 ↓ -27%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $438.86 ↓ -27%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $438.86 ↓ -27%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $438.86 ↓ -27%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $438.86 ↓ -27%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $438.86 ↓ -27%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $438.86 ↓ -27%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $438.86 ↓ -27%
UNITED EXCHANGE $480.00 ↓ -20%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $529.00 ↓ -12%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $558.79 ↓ -7%
Healthfirst MAP $558.79 ↓ -7%
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $602.63 ↑ +0%
VACCN All Products $602.63 ↑ +0%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $602.63 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MAP $602.63 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $602.63 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $602.63 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $602.63 ↑ +0%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $632.76 ↑ +5%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $645.00 ↑ +7%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $650.84 ↑ +8%
VillageCare Max MAP $673.24 ↑ +12%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $673.24 ↑ +12%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $673.24 ↑ +12%
Centerlight PACE $673.24 ↑ +12%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $673.24 ↑ +12%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $706.90 ↑ +17%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $753.28 ↑ +25%
MetroPlus MAP $760.76 ↑ +26%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $760.76 ↑ +26%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $760.76 ↑ +26%
Fidelis EXCHANGE $855.73 ↑ +42%
Carelon MAP_Medicare Advantage $2,427.79 ↑ +303%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $2,988.05 ↑ +396%
Affinity HARP_Managed Medicaid not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus CHP not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus Managed Medicaid_HARP_MLTC_MAP not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH All Products_Exchange not published by hospital
Affinity CHP not published by hospital

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Biopsy tongue anterior two-thirds at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $602.63 $0.01 – $1,009.85
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $602.63 $0.01 – $1,009.85
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing $1,152.00 $134.00 – $632.73
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $602.63 $0.01 – $1,009.85
Harlem Hospital Center New York $602.63 $0.01 – $760.76
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $602.63 $0.01 – $760.76
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $602.63 $0.01 – $760.76
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $602.63 $0.01 – $1,009.85

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