Correction of astigmatism 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

$1,146.13

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.

$3,731.73

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 $4,363.02 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
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $0.01 ↓ -100%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $225.00 ↓ -80%
PB - ANTHEM EXCHANGE $242.40 ↓ -79%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $257.00 ↓ -78%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $330.00 ↓ -71%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $330.00 ↓ -71%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $330.00 ↓ -71%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $330.00 ↓ -71%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $332.00 ↓ -71%
EMBLEM PPO_Commercial $332.00 ↓ -71%
OXFORD Liberty $380.00 ↓ -67%
OXFORD Freedom $431.00 ↓ -62%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $448.91 ↓ -61%
PB - LOCAL 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $464.00 ↓ -60%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $464.00 ↓ -60%
UNITED EXCHANGE $480.00 ↓ -58%
PB - CENTERLIGHT PACE $501.00 ↓ -56%
PB - HAMASPIK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $501.00 ↓ -56%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $529.00 ↓ -54%
PB - AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $537.02 ↓ -53%
PB - AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $537.02 ↓ -53%
PB - OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $551.10 ↓ -52%
PB - WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $601.20 ↓ -48%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $645.00 ↓ -44%
Fidelis MAP $646.43 ↓ -44%
PB - AFFINITY CHP $701.40 ↓ -39%
PB - AFFINITY ESSENTIAL $701.40 ↓ -39%
Healthfirst MAP $1,032.84 ↓ -10%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,032.84 ↓ -10%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $1,146.13 ↑ +0%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,146.13 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MAP $1,146.13 ↑ +0%
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,146.13 ↑ +0%
VACCN All Products $1,146.13 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $1,146.13 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $1,146.13 ↑ +0%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,203.44 ↑ +5%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,237.82 ↑ +8%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $1,244.39 ↑ +9%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $1,244.39 ↑ +9%
Centerlight PACE $1,244.39 ↑ +9%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,306.61 ↑ +14%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $1,333.40 ↑ +16%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $1,333.40 ↑ +16%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $1,376.11 ↑ +20%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $1,406.16 ↑ +23%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,406.16 ↑ +23%
MetroPlus MAP $1,406.16 ↑ +23%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $1,485.25 ↑ +30%
ANTHEM PPO $1,485.25 ↑ +30%
ANTHEM EPO $1,485.25 ↑ +30%
ANTHEM HMO $1,485.25 ↑ +30%
Healthfirst HARP $1,609.47 ↑ +40%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $1,609.47 ↑ +40%
Healthfirst CHP $1,609.47 ↑ +40%
Fidelis EXCHANGE $1,627.50 ↑ +42%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,719.20 ↑ +50%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,866.58 ↑ +63%
VillageCare Max MAP $1,866.58 ↑ +63%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $1,939.12 ↑ +69%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $1,939.12 ↑ +69%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $1,939.12 ↑ +69%
Fidelis CHP $1,939.12 ↑ +69%
MetroPlus CHP $1,939.12 ↑ +69%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $1,939.12 ↑ +69%
UNITED HARP $1,939.12 ↑ +69%
MetroPlus Gold $1,939.12 ↑ +69%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $1,939.12 ↑ +69%
MetroPlus HARP $1,939.12 ↑ +69%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $1,939.12 ↑ +69%
MetroPlus SNP $1,939.12 ↑ +69%
Carelon GHI BMP $1,939.12 ↑ +69%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $1,939.12 ↑ +69%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $1,939.12 ↑ +69%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $1,977.90 ↑ +73%
VNSNY MAP $1,977.90 ↑ +73%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $1,977.90 ↑ +73%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $1,977.90 ↑ +73%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $1,977.90 ↑ +73%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $2,074.86 ↑ +81%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $2,133.03 ↑ +86%
UNITED CHP $2,423.90 ↑ +111%
Carelon MAP_Medicare Advantage $2,425.62 ↑ +112%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $2,908.68 ↑ +154%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $2,985.38 ↑ +160%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $3,102.59 ↑ +171%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $3,102.59 ↑ +171%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $3,102.59 ↑ +171%
Healthfirst Small Group $3,160.77 ↑ +176%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $4,363.02 ↑ +281%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $4,363.02 ↑ +281%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $4,363.02 ↑ +281%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $4,363.02 ↑ +281%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $4,363.02 ↑ +281%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $4,363.02 ↑ +281%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $4,363.02 ↑ +281%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $4,363.02 ↑ +281%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $4,363.02 ↑ +281%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $4,363.02 ↑ +281%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $4,363.02 ↑ +281%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $4,363.02 ↑ +281%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $4,363.02 ↑ +281%
Affinity CHP not published by hospital —
Anthem HealthPlus CHP not published by hospital —
PB - HEALTHFIRST MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPO not published by hospital —
PB - FIDELIS ESSENTIAL PLAN not published by hospital —
PB - CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital —
PB - UNITED BH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital —
PB - UNITED BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
PB - ANTHEM ESSENTIAL PLAN 1-2 not published by hospital —
PB - ANTHEM CHP not published by hospital —
Anthem HealthPlus Managed Medicaid_HARP_MLTC_MAP not published by hospital —
Affinity HARP_Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH All Products_Exchange not published by hospital —
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
PB - FIDELIS QHP not published by hospital —

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