Knee MRI (with contrast) at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens

56-45 Main Street, Flushing, NY · NewYork-Presbyterian · · NPI 1952347205

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 31, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$3,262.00

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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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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.

$523.65 with EmblemHealth vs $3,267.55 with HealthFirst — 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
EmblemHealth All NYS Essential Plans $523.65 ↓ -84%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $699.17 ↓ -79%
1199SEIU Funds All Commercial Plans $715.00 ↓ -78%
Oxford Health Plans All Commercial Plans $782.58 ↓ -76%
Anthem BCBS Healthplus nystateofhealth plans $806.92 ↓ -75%
Affinity by Molina Healthcare Medicaid/Child Health Plus $806.92 ↓ -75%
Fidelis Care Medicaid/Child Health Plus $806.92 ↓ -75%
VNS Health Medicaid $806.92 ↓ -75%
Anthem BCBS Healthplus Medicaid $806.92 ↓ -75%
United Healthcare Medicaid $860.10 ↓ -74%
HealthFirst Medicaid/Child Health Plus $863.41 ↓ -74%
Anthem BCBS Medicare Advantage $888.14 ↓ -73%
Anthem BCBS Healthplus Medicare Advantage $888.14 ↓ -73%
United Healthcare Child Health Plus $898.02 ↓ -72%
Amida Care Medicaid $927.96 ↓ -72%
EmblemHealth Medicaid/Child Health Plus $927.96 ↓ -72%
EmblemHealth Medicare Advantage $934.88 ↓ -71%
Fidelis Care Medicare Advantage $934.88 ↓ -71%
Senior Whole Health Medicare Advantage $934.88 ↓ -71%
Cigna Healthcare Medicare Advantage $934.88 ↓ -71%
Oxford Health Plans Medicare Advantage $962.93 ↓ -70%
VNS Health Medicare Advantage $962.93 ↓ -70%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $962.93 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $962.93 ↓ -70%
WellCare Medicare Advantage $967.60 ↓ -70%
Elderplan Medicare Advantage $981.62 ↓ -70%
HealthFirst Medicare Advantage $981.62 ↓ -70%
EmblemHealth All Commercial Plans $1,125.41 ↓ -65%
Anthem BCBS Healthplus Child Health Plus $1,210.38 ↓ -63%
Cigna Healthcare All Commercial Plans $1,562.89 ↓ -52%
Affinity by Molina Healthcare All NYS Essential Plans $1,815.58 ↓ -44%
HealthFirst nystateofhealth plans $1,996.34 ↓ -39%
Fidelis Care All NYS Essential Plans $2,017.31 ↓ -38%
Fidelis Care nystateofhealth plans $2,017.31 ↓ -38%
Aetna Commercial $2,260.57 ↓ -31%
MagnaCare All Commercial Plans $2,479.12 ↓ -24%
Anthem BCBS Healthplus All NYS Essential Plans $2,678.98 ↓ -18%
Claritev dba MultiPlan All Commercial Plans $2,772.70 ↓ -15%
First Health Coventry All Commercial Plans $2,837.94 ↓ -13%
Beechstreet All Commercial Plans $2,935.80 ↓ -10%
Devon All Commercial Plans $2,935.80 ↓ -10%
United Healthcare All NYS Essential Plans $2,951.32 ↓ -10%
First Health All Commercial Plans $3,033.66 ↓ -7%
Consumer Health Network All Commercial Plans $3,066.28 ↓ -6%
Anthem BCBS All Commercial Plans $3,235.39 ↓ -1%
HealthFirst All Essential Plans $3,267.55 ↑ +0%

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Knee MRI (with contrast) at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $934.93 $1.00 – $1,787.00
Harlem Hospital Center New York $934.93 $1.00 – $1,787.00
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $934.93 $1.00 – $1,787.00
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $934.93 $1.00 – $1,787.00
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $934.93 $1.00 – $1,787.00
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown $739.80 $348.50 – $2,420.90
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $934.93 $1.00 – $1,787.00
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $934.93 $1.00 – $1,787.00

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