Darbepoetin alfa, esrd use 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

$3.04

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.

$2.43 with Hamaspik vs $576.32 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
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2.43 ↓ -20%
VillageCare Max MAP $2.92 ↓ -4%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $2.92 ↓ -4%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2.92 ↓ -4%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $2.92 ↓ -4%
VACCN All Products $3.00 ↓ -1%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.00 ↓ -1%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $3.01 ↓ -1%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.01 ↓ -1%
Healthfirst MAP $3.01 ↓ -1%
Fidelis MAP $3.04 ↑ +0%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.04 ↑ +0%
Fidelis EXCHANGE $3.07 ↑ +1%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.07 ↑ +1%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $3.12 ↑ +3%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $3.12 ↑ +3%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $3.12 ↑ +3%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.19 ↑ +5%
ANTHEM EPO $3.26 ↑ +7%
ANTHEM HMO $3.26 ↑ +7%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $3.26 ↑ +7%
ANTHEM PPO $3.26 ↑ +7%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $3.26 ↑ +7%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $3.26 ↑ +7%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $3.26 ↑ +7%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.30 ↑ +9%
MetroPlus MAP $3.30 ↑ +9%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $3.30 ↑ +9%
EMBLEM PPO_Commercial $3.32 ↑ +9%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $3.32 ↑ +9%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $3.32 ↑ +9%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $3.32 ↑ +9%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $3.32 ↑ +9%
VNSNY MAP $3.32 ↑ +9%
Senior Whole Health MAP $3.32 ↑ +9%
Centerlight PACE $3.32 ↑ +9%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $3.32 ↑ +9%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $3.60 ↑ +18%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $3.60 ↑ +18%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $3.60 ↑ +18%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $3.60 ↑ +18%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $3.69 ↑ +21%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $3.78 ↑ +24%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $3.78 ↑ +24%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $3.78 ↑ +24%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $3.90 ↑ +28%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4.50 ↑ +48%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4.50 ↑ +48%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $5.08 ↑ +67%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $5.84 ↑ +92%
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $5.93 ↑ +95%
Healthfirst HARP $212.60 ↑ +6893%
Healthfirst CHP $212.60 ↑ +6893%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $212.60 ↑ +6893%
MetroPlus Gold $256.14 ↑ +8326%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $256.14 ↑ +8326%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $256.14 ↑ +8326%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $256.14 ↑ +8326%
MetroPlus CHP $256.14 ↑ +8326%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $256.14 ↑ +8326%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $256.14 ↑ +8326%
Fidelis CHP $256.14 ↑ +8326%
MetroPlus SNP $256.14 ↑ +8326%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $256.14 ↑ +8326%
UNITED HARP $256.14 ↑ +8326%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $256.14 ↑ +8326%
Carelon GHI BMP $256.14 ↑ +8326%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $256.14 ↑ +8326%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $261.26 ↑ +8494%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $261.26 ↑ +8494%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $261.26 ↑ +8494%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $274.07 ↑ +8915%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $281.75 ↑ +9168%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $320.18 ↑ +10432%
UNITED CHP $320.18 ↑ +10432%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $345.79 ↑ +11275%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $345.79 ↑ +11275%
Healthfirst Small Group $417.51 ↑ +13634%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $576.32 ↑ +18858%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $576.32 ↑ +18858%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $576.32 ↑ +18858%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $576.32 ↑ +18858%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $576.32 ↑ +18858%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $576.32 ↑ +18858%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $576.32 ↑ +18858%

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Darbepoetin alfa, esrd use at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $3.04 $2.43 – $5.93
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $3.04 $2.43 – $5.93
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $3.04 $2.43 – $5.93
Harlem Hospital Center New York $3.04 $2.43 – $5.93
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $3.04 $2.43 – $5.93
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $3.04 $2.43 – $5.93
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $3.04 $2.43 – $5.93
North Central Bronx Bronx $3.04 $2.43 – $5.93

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