Cytopath smear other source 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

$28.98

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.

$291.52

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 $293.09 with Anthem HealthPlus — 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 ↓ -97%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $16.50 ↓ -43%
OXFORD Liberty $16.50 ↓ -43%
OXFORD Freedom $16.50 ↓ -43%
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $28.98 ↑ +0%
VACCN All Products $28.98 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $28.98 ↑ +0%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $28.98 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MAP $28.98 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $28.98 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $28.98 ↑ +0%
Fidelis MAP $28.98 ↑ +0%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $28.98 ↑ +0%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $30.43 ↑ +5%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $31.30 ↑ +8%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $34.78 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $34.78 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $34.78 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $34.78 ↑ +20%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $35.38 ↑ +22%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $35.38 ↑ +22%
Healthfirst MAP $35.38 ↑ +22%
Centerlight PACE $36.10 ↑ +25%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $36.10 ↑ +25%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $36.10 ↑ +25%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $36.10 ↑ +25%
VillageCare Max MAP $36.10 ↑ +25%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $37.91 ↑ +31%
MetroPlus MAP $40.80 ↑ +41%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $40.80 ↑ +41%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $40.80 ↑ +41%
Fidelis EXCHANGE $41.15 ↑ +42%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $54.16 ↑ +87%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $79.34 ↑ +174%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $95.55 ↑ +230%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $95.55 ↑ +230%
EMBLEM PPO_Commercial $95.55 ↑ +230%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $108.12 ↑ +273%
Healthfirst HARP $108.12 ↑ +273%
Healthfirst CHP $108.12 ↑ +273%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $130.26 ↑ +349%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $130.26 ↑ +349%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $130.26 ↑ +349%
UNITED HARP $130.26 ↑ +349%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $130.26 ↑ +349%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $130.26 ↑ +349%
Fidelis CHP $130.26 ↑ +349%
Carelon GHI BMP $130.27 ↑ +350%
MetroPlus CHP $130.27 ↑ +350%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $130.27 ↑ +350%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $130.27 ↑ +350%
MetroPlus Gold $130.27 ↑ +350%
MetroPlus SNP $130.27 ↑ +350%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $130.27 ↑ +350%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $132.87 ↑ +358%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $132.87 ↑ +358%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $132.87 ↑ +358%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $132.87 ↑ +358%
VNSNY MAP $132.87 ↑ +358%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $139.38 ↑ +381%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $143.29 ↑ +394%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $154.51 ↑ +433%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $154.51 ↑ +433%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $159.49 ↑ +450%
UNITED CHP $162.84 ↑ +462%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $162.84 ↑ +462%
ANTHEM PPO $172.23 ↑ +494%
ANTHEM EPO $172.23 ↑ +494%
ANTHEM HMO $172.23 ↑ +494%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $172.23 ↑ +494%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $175.86 ↑ +507%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $175.86 ↑ +507%
Carelon MAP_Medicare Advantage $189.49 ↑ +554%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $208.43 ↑ +619%
Healthfirst Small Group $212.34 ↑ +633%
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $218.64 ↑ +654%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $233.22 ↑ +705%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $247.79 ↑ +755%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $293.09 ↑ +911%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $293.09 ↑ +911%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $293.09 ↑ +911%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $293.09 ↑ +911%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $293.09 ↑ +911%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $293.09 ↑ +911%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $293.09 ↑ +911%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $293.09 ↑ +911%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $293.09 ↑ +911%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $293.09 ↑ +911%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $293.09 ↑ +911%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $293.09 ↑ +911%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $293.09 ↑ +911%
Affinity HARP_Managed Medicaid not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus CHP not published by hospital
Affinity CHP not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH All Products_Exchange not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus Managed Medicaid_HARP_MLTC_MAP not published by hospital

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Cytopath smear other source at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $29.55 $1.00 – $141.92
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $29.55 $1.00 – $141.92
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $29.55 $1.00 – $141.92
Harlem Hospital Center New York $28.98 $1.00 – $79.34
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $28.98 $1.00 – $79.34
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $28.98 $1.00 – $79.34
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $29.55 $1.00 – $141.92
North Central Bronx Bronx $28.98 $1.00 – $95.55

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