Contrast x-ray of brain 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

$422.61

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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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$65.49 with Aetna vs $1,670.99 with Healthfirst — same scan, same building. Share

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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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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

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
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $65.49 ↓ -85%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $78.91 ↓ -81%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $81.44 ↓ -81%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $81.44 ↓ -81%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $81.44 ↓ -81%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $81.68 ↓ -81%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $85.22 ↓ -80%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $85.22 ↓ -80%
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $101.02 ↓ -76%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $194.10 ↓ -54%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $194.10 ↓ -54%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $200.36 ↓ -53%
ANTHEM EPO $216.36 ↓ -49%
ANTHEM HMO $216.36 ↓ -49%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $216.36 ↓ -49%
ANTHEM PPO $216.36 ↓ -49%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $221.00 ↓ -48%
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $338.09 ↓ -20%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $361.46 ↓ -14%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $422.61 ↑ +0%
VACCN All Products $422.61 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $422.61 ↑ +0%
Fidelis MAP $422.61 ↑ +0%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $422.61 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MAP $422.61 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $422.61 ↑ +0%
Healthfirst MAP $426.78 ↑ +1%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $426.78 ↑ +1%
VillageCare Max MAP $435.49 ↑ +3%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $435.49 ↑ +3%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $435.49 ↑ +3%
Centerlight PACE $435.49 ↑ +3%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $443.74 ↑ +5%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $457.27 ↑ +8%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $492.11 ↑ +16%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $492.11 ↑ +16%
MetroPlus MAP $492.11 ↑ +16%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $507.14 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $507.14 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $507.14 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $507.14 ↑ +20%
Fidelis EXCHANGE $600.11 ↑ +42%
Healthfirst HARP $616.41 ↑ +46%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $616.41 ↑ +46%
Healthfirst CHP $616.41 ↑ +46%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $625.47 ↑ +48%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $633.92 ↑ +50%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $653.24 ↑ +55%
OXFORD Liberty $712.89 ↑ +69%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $712.89 ↑ +69%
OXFORD Freedom $712.89 ↑ +69%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $742.66 ↑ +76%
MetroPlus CHP $742.66 ↑ +76%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $742.66 ↑ +76%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $742.66 ↑ +76%
MetroPlus Gold $742.66 ↑ +76%
MetroPlus SNP $742.66 ↑ +76%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $742.66 ↑ +76%
Carelon GHI BMP $742.66 ↑ +76%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $742.66 ↑ +76%
Fidelis CHP $742.66 ↑ +76%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $742.66 ↑ +76%
UNITED HARP $742.66 ↑ +76%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $742.66 ↑ +76%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $742.66 ↑ +76%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $757.51 ↑ +79%
VNSNY MAP $757.51 ↑ +79%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $757.51 ↑ +79%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $757.51 ↑ +79%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $757.51 ↑ +79%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $794.65 ↑ +88%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $816.93 ↑ +93%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $870.99 ↑ +106%
UNITED CHP $928.33 ↑ +120%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $1,188.26 ↑ +181%
Healthfirst Small Group $1,210.54 ↑ +186%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $1,670.99 ↑ +295%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $1,670.99 ↑ +295%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $1,670.99 ↑ +295%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $1,670.99 ↑ +295%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $1,670.99 ↑ +295%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $1,670.99 ↑ +295%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $1,670.99 ↑ +295%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $1,670.99 ↑ +295%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $1,670.99 ↑ +295%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $1,670.99 ↑ +295%

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Contrast x-ray of brain at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $422.61 $46.94 – $870.99
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $422.61 $46.94 – $870.99
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing $1,634.00 $115.69 – $842.99
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $422.61 $46.94 – $870.99
Harlem Hospital Center New York $422.61 $64.02 – $870.99
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $422.61 $65.49 – $870.99
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $422.61 $65.49 – $870.99
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $422.61 $46.94 – $870.99

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