Aspirate pleura without imaging 32554 at Queens Hospital Center

8268 164th St, Jamaica, NY · NYC Health + Hospitals · · NPI 1801803903

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 5, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$731.62

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.

$2,333.01

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.

$0.01 with CIGNA vs $1,866.41 with MULTIPLAN — 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
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $0.01 ↓ -100%
PB - ANTHEM EXCHANGE $56.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $95.05 ↓ -87%
PB - LOCAL 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $99.00 ↓ -86%
PB - CENTERLIGHT PACE $111.00 ↓ -85%
PB - HAMASPIK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $111.00 ↓ -85%
PB - OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $122.10 ↓ -83%
PB - WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $133.20 ↓ -82%
Fidelis MAP $136.87 ↓ -81%
PB - AFFINITY ESSENTIAL $155.40 ↓ -79%
PB - AFFINITY CHP $155.40 ↓ -79%
PB - AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $208.84 ↓ -71%
PB - AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $208.84 ↓ -71%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $220.50 ↓ -70%
Healthfirst MAP $220.50 ↓ -70%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $225.00 ↓ -69%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $257.00 ↓ -65%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $293.95 ↓ -60%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $293.95 ↓ -60%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $303.37 ↓ -59%
ANTHEM EPO $327.43 ↓ -55%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $327.43 ↓ -55%
ANTHEM HMO $327.43 ↓ -55%
ANTHEM PPO $327.43 ↓ -55%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $330.00 ↓ -55%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $330.00 ↓ -55%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $330.00 ↓ -55%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $330.00 ↓ -55%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $332.00 ↓ -55%
EMBLEM PPO_Commercial $332.00 ↓ -55%
OXFORD Liberty $380.00 ↓ -48%
OXFORD Freedom $431.00 ↓ -41%
UNITED EXCHANGE $480.00 ↓ -34%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $493.00 ↓ -33%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $529.00 ↓ -28%
Healthfirst HARP $617.95 ↓ -16%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $617.95 ↓ -16%
Healthfirst CHP $617.95 ↓ -16%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $645.00 ↓ -12%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $653.00 ↓ -11%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $731.62 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $731.62 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MAP $731.62 ↑ +0%
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $731.62 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $731.62 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $731.62 ↑ +0%
VACCN All Products $731.62 ↑ +0%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $744.52 ↑ +2%
MetroPlus HARP $744.52 ↑ +2%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $744.52 ↑ +2%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $744.52 ↑ +2%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $744.52 ↑ +2%
Fidelis CHP $744.52 ↑ +2%
MetroPlus Gold $744.52 ↑ +2%
MetroPlus SNP $744.52 ↑ +2%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $744.52 ↑ +2%
Carelon GHI BMP $744.52 ↑ +2%
UNITED HARP $744.52 ↑ +2%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $744.52 ↑ +2%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $744.52 ↑ +2%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $744.52 ↑ +2%
MetroPlus CHP $744.52 ↑ +2%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $759.41 ↑ +4%
VNSNY MAP $759.41 ↑ +4%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $759.41 ↑ +4%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $759.41 ↑ +4%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $759.41 ↑ +4%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $768.21 ↑ +5%
Carelon MAP_Medicare Advantage $781.00 ↑ +7%
Centerlight PACE $783.05 ↑ +7%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $783.05 ↑ +7%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $790.15 ↑ +8%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $796.64 ↑ +9%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $818.97 ↑ +12%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $822.20 ↑ +12%
MetroPlus MAP $884.85 ↑ +21%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $884.85 ↑ +21%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $884.85 ↑ +21%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $914.53 ↑ +25%
UNITED CHP $930.65 ↑ +27%
Fidelis EXCHANGE $1,038.90 ↑ +42%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $1,116.78 ↑ +53%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,174.58 ↑ +61%
VillageCare Max MAP $1,174.58 ↑ +61%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $1,191.23 ↑ +63%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $1,191.23 ↑ +63%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $1,191.23 ↑ +63%
Healthfirst Small Group $1,213.57 ↑ +66%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $1,675.17 ↑ +129%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $1,675.17 ↑ +129%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $1,675.17 ↑ +129%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $1,675.17 ↑ +129%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $1,675.17 ↑ +129%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $1,675.17 ↑ +129%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $1,675.17 ↑ +129%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $1,675.17 ↑ +129%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $1,675.17 ↑ +129%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $1,675.17 ↑ +129%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $1,675.17 ↑ +129%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $1,675.17 ↑ +129%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $1,675.17 ↑ +129%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $1,866.41 ↑ +155%
PB - ANTHEM CHP not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus CHP not published by hospital
PB - ANTHEM ESSENTIAL PLAN 1-2 not published by hospital
Affinity CHP not published by hospital
PB - CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital
PB - FIDELIS QHP not published by hospital
PB - FIDELIS ESSENTIAL PLAN not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
PB - HEALTHFIRST MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPO not published by hospital
Affinity HARP_Managed Medicaid not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH All Products_Exchange not published by hospital
PB - UNITED BH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus Managed Medicaid_HARP_MLTC_MAP not published by hospital
PB - UNITED BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital

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