Brief chkin by md/qhp, 11-20 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

$27.62

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.

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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.

$21.09 with Healthfirst vs $118.85 with Affinity — 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
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $21.09 ↓ -24%
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.10 ↓ -20%
Healthfirst MAP $24.90 ↓ -10%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $24.90 ↓ -10%
Centerlight PACE $25.41 ↓ -8%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $25.41 ↓ -8%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $25.41 ↓ -8%
VillageCare Max MAP $25.41 ↓ -8%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $25.41 ↓ -8%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $26.68 ↓ -3%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $27.62 ↑ +0%
EMBLEM PPO_Commercial $27.62 ↑ +0%
Fidelis MAP $27.62 ↑ +0%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $27.62 ↑ +0%
VACCN All Products $27.62 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MAP $27.62 ↑ +0%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $27.62 ↑ +0%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $27.62 ↑ +0%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $27.62 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $27.62 ↑ +0%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $28.71 ↑ +4%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $28.71 ↑ +4%
MetroPlus MAP $28.71 ↑ +4%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $29.00 ↑ +5%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $29.00 ↑ +5%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $33.14 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $33.14 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $33.14 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $33.14 ↑ +20%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $36.92 ↑ +34%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $36.92 ↑ +34%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $36.92 ↑ +34%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $38.12 ↑ +38%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $40.88 ↑ +48%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $43.84 ↑ +59%
Healthfirst CHP $43.84 ↑ +59%
Healthfirst HARP $43.84 ↑ +59%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $50.82 ↑ +84%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $52.75 ↑ +91%
Carelon GHI BMP $52.82 ↑ +91%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $52.82 ↑ +91%
MetroPlus CHP $52.82 ↑ +91%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $52.82 ↑ +91%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $52.82 ↑ +91%
Fidelis CHP $52.82 ↑ +91%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $52.82 ↑ +91%
MetroPlus Gold $52.82 ↑ +91%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $52.82 ↑ +91%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $52.82 ↑ +91%
MetroPlus SNP $52.82 ↑ +91%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $52.82 ↑ +91%
UNITED HARP $52.82 ↑ +91%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $52.82 ↑ +91%
VNSNY MAP $53.88 ↑ +95%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $53.88 ↑ +95%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $53.88 ↑ +95%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $53.88 ↑ +95%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $53.88 ↑ +95%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $56.52 ↑ +105%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $58.10 ↑ +110%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $66.03 ↑ +139%
UNITED CHP $66.03 ↑ +139%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $71.31 ↑ +158%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $71.31 ↑ +158%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $84.51 ↑ +206%
Healthfirst Small Group $86.10 ↑ +212%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $118.85 ↑ +330%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $118.85 ↑ +330%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $118.85 ↑ +330%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $118.85 ↑ +330%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $118.85 ↑ +330%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $118.85 ↑ +330%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $118.85 ↑ +330%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $118.85 ↑ +330%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $118.85 ↑ +330%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $118.85 ↑ +330%

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Brief chkin by md/qhp, 11-20 at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $27.62 $15.49 – $50.82
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $27.62 $16.38 – $50.82
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $27.13 $15.49 – $49.86
Harlem Hospital Center New York $27.62 $21.09 – $50.82
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $27.62 $21.09 – $50.82
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $27.13 $20.69 – $49.86
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $27.15 $16.38 – $49.66
North Central Bronx Bronx $27.62 $21.09 – $50.82

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