Incision of heel bone 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

$8,453.60

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.

$11,201.25

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.

$395.51 with PB - ANTHEM vs $13,586.72 with VillageCare Max — 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
PB - ANTHEM EXCHANGE $395.51 ↓ -95%
PB - AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $665.27 ↓ -92%
PB - AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $665.27 ↓ -92%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $741.00 ↓ -91%
PB - CENTERLIGHT PACE $878.00 ↓ -90%
PB - HAMASPIK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $878.00 ↓ -90%
PB - LOCAL 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $885.00 ↓ -90%
PB - OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $965.80 ↓ -89%
PB - WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,053.60 ↓ -88%
Fidelis MAP $1,067.04 ↓ -87%
PB - AFFINITY ESSENTIAL $1,229.20 ↓ -85%
PB - AFFINITY CHP $1,229.20 ↓ -85%
Healthfirst HARP $2,076.54 ↓ -75%
Healthfirst CHP $2,076.54 ↓ -75%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $2,076.54 ↓ -75%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $2,297.00 ↓ -73%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $2,501.86 ↓ -70%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $2,501.86 ↓ -70%
MetroPlus SNP $2,501.86 ↓ -70%
MetroPlus Gold $2,501.86 ↓ -70%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $2,501.86 ↓ -70%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $2,501.86 ↓ -70%
MetroPlus HARP $2,501.86 ↓ -70%
MetroPlus CHP $2,501.86 ↓ -70%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $2,501.86 ↓ -70%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $2,501.86 ↓ -70%
UNITED HARP $2,501.86 ↓ -70%
Carelon GHI BMP $2,501.86 ↓ -70%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $2,501.86 ↓ -70%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $2,501.86 ↓ -70%
Fidelis CHP $2,501.86 ↓ -70%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $2,551.90 ↓ -70%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $2,551.90 ↓ -70%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $2,551.90 ↓ -70%
VNSNY MAP $2,551.90 ↓ -70%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $2,551.90 ↓ -70%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $2,676.99 ↓ -68%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $2,752.05 ↓ -67%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $2,764.00 ↓ -67%
UNITED CHP $3,127.33 ↓ -63%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $3,127.33 ↓ -63%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $3,377.51 ↓ -60%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $3,377.51 ↓ -60%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $4,002.98 ↓ -53%
Healthfirst Small Group $4,078.03 ↓ -52%
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $4,285.00 ↓ -49%
OXFORD Liberty $4,529.00 ↓ -46%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $4,677.00 ↓ -45%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $4,768.00 ↓ -44%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $4,768.00 ↓ -44%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $4,901.00 ↓ -42%
EMBLEM PPO_Commercial $5,014.00 ↓ -41%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $5,014.00 ↓ -41%
OXFORD Freedom $5,139.00 ↓ -39%
ANTHEM EPO $5,298.00 ↓ -37%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $5,298.00 ↓ -37%
ANTHEM HMO $5,298.00 ↓ -37%
ANTHEM PPO $5,298.00 ↓ -37%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $5,629.19 ↓ -33%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $5,629.19 ↓ -33%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $5,629.19 ↓ -33%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $5,629.19 ↓ -33%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $5,629.19 ↓ -33%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $5,629.19 ↓ -33%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $5,629.19 ↓ -33%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $5,629.19 ↓ -33%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $5,629.19 ↓ -33%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $5,629.19 ↓ -33%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $5,629.19 ↓ -33%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $5,629.19 ↓ -33%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $5,629.19 ↓ -33%
UNITED EXCHANGE $5,754.00 ↓ -32%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $6,344.00 ↓ -25%
Carelon MAP_Medicare Advantage $7,280.81 ↓ -14%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,517.99 ↓ -11%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $7,517.99 ↓ -11%
Healthfirst MAP $7,517.99 ↓ -11%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $8,400.94 ↓ -1%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $8,400.94 ↓ -1%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $8,400.94 ↓ -1%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $8,400.94 ↓ -1%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8,453.60 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $8,453.60 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $8,453.60 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MAP $8,453.60 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $8,453.60 ↑ +0%
VACCN All Products $8,453.60 ↑ +0%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8,876.28 ↑ +5%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $8,961.00 ↑ +6%
Centerlight PACE $9,057.82 ↑ +7%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $9,057.82 ↑ +7%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9,129.89 ↑ +8%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9,510.71 ↑ +13%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $9,521.06 ↑ +13%
MetroPlus MAP $10,235.33 ↑ +21%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $10,235.33 ↑ +21%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10,235.33 ↑ +21%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10,567.01 ↑ +25%
Fidelis EXCHANGE $12,004.11 ↑ +42%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13,586.72 ↑ +61%
VillageCare Max MAP $13,586.72 ↑ +61%
Affinity CHP not published by hospital
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
Affinity HARP_Managed Medicaid not published by hospital
PB - UNITED BH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital
PB - UNITED BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus CHP not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus Managed Medicaid_HARP_MLTC_MAP not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
PB - ANTHEM CHP not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH All Products_Exchange not published by hospital
PB - ANTHEM ESSENTIAL PLAN 1-2 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
PB - HEALTHFIRST MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPO not published by hospital

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Incision of heel bone at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $8,453.60 $395.51 – $13,586.72
Harlem Hospital Center New York $8,453.60 $742.73 – $10,567.01
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $8,453.60 $395.51 – $13,586.72
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $8,453.60 $765.05 – $10,567.01
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $8,453.60 $765.05 – $10,567.01
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $8,453.60 $395.51 – $13,586.72
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn $8,453.60 $765.05 – $10,567.01
North Central Bronx Bronx $8,453.60 $765.05 – $13,586.72

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