Knee arthroscopy/surgery 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.

$21,576.50

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 $17,261.20 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%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $225.00 ↓ -97%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $257.00 ↓ -97%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $330.00 ↓ -96%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $330.00 ↓ -96%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $330.00 ↓ -96%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $330.00 ↓ -96%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $332.00 ↓ -96%
EMBLEM PPO_Commercial $332.00 ↓ -96%
OXFORD Liberty $380.00 ↓ -96%
OXFORD Freedom $431.00 ↓ -95%
UNITED EXCHANGE $480.00 ↓ -94%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $529.00 ↓ -94%
PB - ANTHEM EXCHANGE $575.98 ↓ -93%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $645.00 ↓ -92%
PB - AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,018.03 ↓ -88%
PB - AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $1,018.03 ↓ -88%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,107.61 ↓ -87%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $1,126.00 ↓ -87%
PB - LOCAL 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $1,126.00 ↓ -87%
PB - CENTERLIGHT PACE $1,281.50 ↓ -85%
PB - HAMASPIK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,281.50 ↓ -85%
PB - OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $1,409.65 ↓ -83%
PB - WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,537.80 ↓ -82%
Fidelis MAP $1,594.96 ↓ -81%
PB - AFFINITY CHP $1,794.10 ↓ -79%
PB - AFFINITY ESSENTIAL $1,794.10 ↓ -79%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $3,323.50 ↓ -61%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $3,323.50 ↓ -61%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $3,429.95 ↓ -59%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $3,433.48 ↓ -59%
Healthfirst CHP $3,433.48 ↓ -59%
Healthfirst HARP $3,433.48 ↓ -59%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $3,701.98 ↓ -56%
ANTHEM EPO $3,701.98 ↓ -56%
ANTHEM HMO $3,701.98 ↓ -56%
ANTHEM PPO $3,701.98 ↓ -56%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $4,136.71 ↓ -51%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $4,136.71 ↓ -51%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $4,136.71 ↓ -51%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $4,136.71 ↓ -51%
UNITED HARP $4,136.71 ↓ -51%
Fidelis CHP $4,136.71 ↓ -51%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $4,136.71 ↓ -51%
MetroPlus SNP $4,136.72 ↓ -51%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $4,136.72 ↓ -51%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $4,136.72 ↓ -51%
Carelon GHI BMP $4,136.72 ↓ -51%
MetroPlus Gold $4,136.72 ↓ -51%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $4,136.72 ↓ -51%
MetroPlus CHP $4,136.72 ↓ -51%
MetroPlus HARP $4,136.72 ↓ -51%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $4,219.44 ↓ -50%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $4,219.44 ↓ -50%
VNSNY MAP $4,219.44 ↓ -50%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $4,219.44 ↓ -50%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $4,219.44 ↓ -50%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $4,426.28 ↓ -48%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $4,550.38 ↓ -46%
UNITED CHP $5,170.90 ↓ -39%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $6,205.08 ↓ -27%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $6,618.75 ↓ -22%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $6,618.75 ↓ -22%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $6,618.75 ↓ -22%
Healthfirst Small Group $6,742.85 ↓ -20%
Healthfirst MAP $7,517.99 ↓ -11%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,517.99 ↓ -11%
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8,453.60 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MAP $8,453.60 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $8,453.60 ↑ +0%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8,453.60 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $8,453.60 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $8,453.60 ↑ +0%
VACCN All Products $8,453.60 ↑ +0%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8,876.28 ↑ +5%
Centerlight PACE $9,057.82 ↑ +7%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $9,057.82 ↑ +7%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $9,057.82 ↑ +7%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9,129.89 ↑ +8%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $9,307.60 ↑ +10%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $9,307.60 ↑ +10%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $9,307.60 ↑ +10%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $9,307.60 ↑ +10%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $9,307.60 ↑ +10%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $9,307.60 ↑ +10%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $9,307.60 ↑ +10%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $9,307.60 ↑ +10%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $9,307.60 ↑ +10%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $9,307.60 ↑ +10%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $9,307.60 ↑ +10%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $9,307.60 ↑ +10%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $9,307.60 ↑ +10%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9,510.71 ↑ +13%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $10,235.33 ↑ +21%
MetroPlus MAP $10,235.33 ↑ +21%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10,235.33 ↑ +21%
Fidelis EXCHANGE $12,004.11 ↑ +42%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12,680.41 ↑ +50%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13,586.72 ↑ +61%
VillageCare Max MAP $13,586.72 ↑ +61%
Carelon MAP_Medicare Advantage $14,024.73 ↑ +66%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $17,261.20 ↑ +104%
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
Anthem HealthPlus Managed Medicaid_HARP_MLTC_MAP 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
PB - UNITED BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
PB - FIDELIS ESSENTIAL PLAN not published by hospital

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