Chg radiologic exam esophagus double contrast 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

$210.66

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$533.83

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 $1,193.00 with Aetna — 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%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $123.86 ↓ -41%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $123.86 ↓ -41%
EMBLEM PPO_Commercial $123.86 ↓ -41%
Fidelis MAP $178.36 ↓ -15%
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $181.94 ↓ -14%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $210.66 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $210.66 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $210.66 ↑ +0%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $210.66 ↑ +0%
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $210.66 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MAP $210.66 ↑ +0%
VACCN All Products $210.66 ↑ +0%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $210.66 ↑ +0%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $214.57 ↑ +2%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $214.57 ↑ +2%
Healthfirst MAP $214.57 ↑ +2%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $218.95 ↑ +4%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $218.95 ↑ +4%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $218.95 ↑ +4%
Centerlight PACE $218.95 ↑ +4%
VillageCare Max MAP $218.95 ↑ +4%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $221.19 ↑ +5%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $227.51 ↑ +8%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $229.90 ↑ +9%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $247.41 ↑ +17%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $247.41 ↑ +17%
MetroPlus MAP $247.41 ↑ +17%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $273.30 ↑ +30%
OXFORD Freedom $273.30 ↑ +30%
OXFORD Liberty $273.30 ↑ +30%
Healthfirst HARP $281.25 ↑ +34%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $281.25 ↑ +34%
Healthfirst CHP $281.25 ↑ +34%
Fidelis EXCHANGE $299.14 ↑ +42%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $328.43 ↑ +56%
Fidelis CHP $338.85 ↑ +61%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $338.85 ↑ +61%
MetroPlus SNP $338.85 ↑ +61%
MetroPlus Gold $338.85 ↑ +61%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $338.85 ↑ +61%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $338.85 ↑ +61%
MetroPlus CHP $338.85 ↑ +61%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $338.85 ↑ +61%
UNITED HARP $338.85 ↑ +61%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $338.85 ↑ +61%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $338.85 ↑ +61%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $338.85 ↑ +61%
Carelon GHI BMP $338.85 ↑ +61%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $338.85 ↑ +61%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $345.63 ↑ +64%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $345.63 ↑ +64%
VNSNY MAP $345.63 ↑ +64%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $345.63 ↑ +64%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $345.63 ↑ +64%
Carelon MAP_Medicare Advantage $346.99 ↑ +65%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $362.57 ↑ +72%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $372.74 ↑ +77%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $400.37 ↑ +90%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $400.37 ↑ +90%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $400.37 ↑ +90%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $400.37 ↑ +90%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $423.56 ↑ +101%
UNITED CHP $423.56 ↑ +101%
ANTHEM PPO $427.06 ↑ +103%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $427.06 ↑ +103%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $427.06 ↑ +103%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $427.06 ↑ +103%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $427.06 ↑ +103%
ANTHEM EPO $427.06 ↑ +103%
ANTHEM HMO $427.06 ↑ +103%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $427.06 ↑ +103%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $453.76 ↑ +115%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $457.45 ↑ +117%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $457.45 ↑ +117%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $542.16 ↑ +157%
Healthfirst Small Group $552.33 ↑ +162%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $762.41 ↑ +262%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $762.41 ↑ +262%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $762.41 ↑ +262%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $762.41 ↑ +262%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $762.41 ↑ +262%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $762.41 ↑ +262%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $762.41 ↑ +262%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $762.41 ↑ +262%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $762.41 ↑ +262%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $762.41 ↑ +262%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $762.41 ↑ +262%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $762.41 ↑ +262%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $762.41 ↑ +262%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $1,193.00 ↑ +466%
Affinity CHP not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus CHP not published by hospital
Affinity HARP_Managed Medicaid not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH All Products_Exchange not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus Managed Medicaid_HARP_MLTC_MAP not published by hospital

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Chg radiologic exam esophagus double contrast at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $210.66 $1.00 – $328.43
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $210.66 $1.00 – $328.43
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing $1,084.00 $89.00 – $377.75
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $210.66 $1.00 – $328.43
Harlem Hospital Center New York $210.66 $1.00 – $328.43
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $210.66 $1.00 – $328.43
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $210.66 $1.00 – $328.43
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown $274.80 $105.10 – $545.49

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