Drain cerebro spinal fluid 62272 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

$819.50

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.

$2,485.71

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 $1,934.81 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 $48.35 ↓ -94%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $89.00 ↓ -89%
PB - LOCAL 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $89.00 ↓ -89%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $106.29 ↓ -87%
PB - CENTERLIGHT PACE $123.50 ↓ -85%
PB - HAMASPIK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $123.50 ↓ -85%
PB - OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $135.85 ↓ -83%
PB - WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $148.20 ↓ -82%
Fidelis MAP $153.06 ↓ -81%
PB - AFFINITY CHP $172.90 ↓ -79%
PB - AFFINITY ESSENTIAL $172.90 ↓ -79%
Healthfirst MAP $220.50 ↓ -73%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $220.50 ↓ -73%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $225.00 ↓ -73%
PB - AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $236.84 ↓ -71%
PB - AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $236.84 ↓ -71%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $257.00 ↓ -69%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $282.97 ↓ -65%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $282.97 ↓ -65%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $292.03 ↓ -64%
ANTHEM HMO $315.19 ↓ -62%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $315.19 ↓ -62%
ANTHEM PPO $315.19 ↓ -62%
ANTHEM EPO $315.19 ↓ -62%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $330.00 ↓ -60%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $330.00 ↓ -60%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $330.00 ↓ -60%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $330.00 ↓ -60%
EMBLEM PPO_Commercial $332.00 ↓ -59%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $332.00 ↓ -59%
OXFORD Liberty $380.00 ↓ -54%
OXFORD Freedom $431.00 ↓ -47%
UNITED EXCHANGE $480.00 ↓ -41%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $493.00 ↓ -40%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $529.00 ↓ -35%
Healthfirst CHP $570.09 ↓ -30%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $570.09 ↓ -30%
Healthfirst HARP $570.09 ↓ -30%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $645.00 ↓ -21%
Fidelis CHP $686.84 ↓ -16%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $686.84 ↓ -16%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $686.84 ↓ -16%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $686.84 ↓ -16%
UNITED HARP $686.84 ↓ -16%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $686.84 ↓ -16%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $686.84 ↓ -16%
MetroPlus HARP $686.85 ↓ -16%
MetroPlus SNP $686.85 ↓ -16%
MetroPlus Gold $686.85 ↓ -16%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $686.85 ↓ -16%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $686.85 ↓ -16%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $686.85 ↓ -16%
MetroPlus CHP $686.85 ↓ -16%
Carelon GHI BMP $686.85 ↓ -16%
VNSNY MAP $700.58 ↓ -15%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $700.58 ↓ -15%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $700.58 ↓ -15%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $700.58 ↓ -15%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $700.58 ↓ -15%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $734.92 ↓ -10%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $755.52 ↓ -8%
Carelon MAP_Medicare Advantage $781.00 ↓ -5%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $819.50 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $819.50 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MAP $819.50 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $819.50 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $819.50 ↑ +0%
VACCN All Products $819.50 ↑ +0%
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $819.50 ↑ +0%
UNITED CHP $858.56 ↑ +5%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $860.48 ↑ +5%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $881.14 ↑ +8%
Centerlight PACE $881.14 ↑ +8%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $885.06 ↑ +8%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $925.20 ↑ +13%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $995.69 ↑ +21%
MetroPlus MAP $995.69 ↑ +21%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $995.69 ↑ +21%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,024.38 ↑ +25%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $1,030.28 ↑ +26%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $1,098.96 ↑ +34%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $1,098.96 ↑ +34%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $1,098.96 ↑ +34%
Healthfirst Small Group $1,119.57 ↑ +37%
Fidelis EXCHANGE $1,163.69 ↑ +42%
VillageCare Max MAP $1,321.71 ↑ +61%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,321.71 ↑ +61%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $1,545.39 ↑ +89%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $1,545.39 ↑ +89%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $1,545.39 ↑ +89%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $1,545.39 ↑ +89%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $1,545.39 ↑ +89%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $1,545.39 ↑ +89%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $1,545.39 ↑ +89%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $1,545.39 ↑ +89%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $1,545.39 ↑ +89%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $1,545.39 ↑ +89%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $1,545.39 ↑ +89%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $1,545.39 ↑ +89%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $1,545.39 ↑ +89%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $1,934.81 ↑ +136%
PB - ANTHEM 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
Affinity HARP_Managed Medicaid not published by hospital
PB - HEALTHFIRST MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPO not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 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
Anthem HealthPlus CHP not published by hospital

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