Forensic cytopathology 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

$63.23

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.

$80.00

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.

$2.00 with Local 1199 vs $279.00 with Fidelis — 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
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $2.00 ↓ -97%
PB - AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.80 ↓ -77%
PB - AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $14.80 ↓ -77%
PB - LOCAL 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $16.00 ↓ -75%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $16.50 ↓ -74%
OXFORD Liberty $16.50 ↓ -74%
OXFORD Freedom $16.50 ↓ -74%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $25.75 ↓ -59%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $32.71 ↓ -48%
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $38.27 ↓ -39%
PB - CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $38.27 ↓ -39%
PB - CENTERLIGHT PACE $40.00 ↓ -37%
PB - HAMASPIK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $40.00 ↓ -37%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $40.02 ↓ -37%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $40.02 ↓ -37%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $40.02 ↓ -37%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $42.21 ↓ -33%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $42.21 ↓ -33%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $43.56 ↓ -31%
PB - OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $44.00 ↓ -30%
ANTHEM HMO $47.01 ↓ -26%
ANTHEM EPO $47.01 ↓ -26%
ANTHEM PPO $47.01 ↓ -26%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $47.01 ↓ -26%
PB - WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $48.00 ↓ -24%
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $50.58 ↓ -20%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $53.99 ↓ -15%
PB - AFFINITY ESSENTIAL $56.00 ↓ -11%
PB - AFFINITY CHP $56.00 ↓ -11%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $63.23 ↑ +0%
VACCN All Products $63.23 ↑ +0%
Fidelis MAP $63.23 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $63.23 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MAP $63.23 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $63.23 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $63.23 ↑ +0%
Healthfirst MAP $63.75 ↑ +1%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $63.75 ↑ +1%
Centerlight PACE $65.05 ↑ +3%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $65.05 ↑ +3%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $66.39 ↑ +5%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $68.30 ↑ +8%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $73.51 ↑ +16%
MetroPlus MAP $73.51 ↑ +16%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $73.51 ↑ +16%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $75.87 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $75.87 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $75.87 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $75.87 ↑ +20%
Fidelis EXCHANGE $89.79 ↑ +42%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $93.58 ↑ +48%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $94.84 ↑ +50%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $97.57 ↑ +54%
VillageCare Max MAP $97.57 ↑ +54%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $97.57 ↑ +54%
Healthfirst CHP $102.93 ↑ +63%
Healthfirst HARP $102.93 ↑ +63%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $102.93 ↑ +63%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $124.00 ↑ +96%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $124.00 ↑ +96%
UNITED HARP $124.00 ↑ +96%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $124.00 ↑ +96%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $124.00 ↑ +96%
Fidelis CHP $124.00 ↑ +96%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $124.00 ↑ +96%
MetroPlus CHP $124.01 ↑ +96%
Carelon GHI BMP $124.01 ↑ +96%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $124.01 ↑ +96%
MetroPlus Gold $124.01 ↑ +96%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $124.01 ↑ +96%
MetroPlus HARP $124.01 ↑ +96%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $124.01 ↑ +96%
MetroPlus SNP $124.01 ↑ +96%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $126.48 ↑ +100%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $126.48 ↑ +100%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $126.48 ↑ +100%
VNSNY MAP $126.48 ↑ +100%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $126.48 ↑ +100%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $130.10 ↑ +106%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $132.68 ↑ +110%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $136.40 ↑ +116%
UNITED CHP $155.01 ↑ +145%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $155.01 ↑ +145%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $167.41 ↑ +165%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $167.41 ↑ +165%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $198.42 ↑ +214%
Healthfirst Small Group $202.14 ↑ +220%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $279.00 ↑ +341%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $279.00 ↑ +341%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $279.00 ↑ +341%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $279.00 ↑ +341%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $279.00 ↑ +341%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $279.00 ↑ +341%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $279.00 ↑ +341%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $279.00 ↑ +341%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $279.00 ↑ +341%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $279.00 ↑ +341%
PB - ANTHEM ESSENTIAL PLAN 1-2 not published by hospital —
PB - ANTHEM EXCHANGE not published by hospital —
PB - UNITED BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
PB - FIDELIS QHP not published by hospital —
PB - FIDELIS ESSENTIAL PLAN not published by hospital —
PB - HEALTHFIRST MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPO not published by hospital —
PB - UNITED BH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital —
PB - ANTHEM CHP not published by hospital —

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