Ligation/biopsy of temporal artery 37609 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

$1,917.33

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.

$4,890.62

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.

$117.41 with PB - ANTHEM vs $6,882.68 with Healthfirst — 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 $117.41 ↓ -94%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $228.49 ↓ -88%
PB - LOCAL 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $243.00 ↓ -87%
PB - CENTERLIGHT PACE $271.50 ↓ -86%
PB - HAMASPIK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $271.50 ↓ -86%
PB - OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $298.65 ↓ -84%
PB - WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $325.80 ↓ -83%
Fidelis MAP $329.03 ↓ -83%
PB - AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $340.16 ↓ -82%
PB - AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $340.16 ↓ -82%
PB - AFFINITY CHP $380.10 ↓ -80%
PB - AFFINITY ESSENTIAL $380.10 ↓ -80%
Healthfirst MAP $1,711.18 ↓ -11%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,711.18 ↓ -11%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $1,711.18 ↓ -11%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $1,917.33 ↑ +0%
VACCN All Products $1,917.33 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $1,917.33 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MAP $1,917.33 ↑ +0%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,917.33 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $1,917.33 ↑ +0%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,013.19 ↑ +5%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $2,061.66 ↑ +8%
Centerlight PACE $2,061.66 ↑ +8%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,070.71 ↑ +8%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,164.75 ↑ +13%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $2,297.00 ↑ +20%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $2,329.68 ↑ +22%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,329.68 ↑ +22%
MetroPlus MAP $2,329.68 ↑ +22%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $2,385.00 ↑ +24%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $2,385.00 ↑ +24%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,396.66 ↑ +25%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $2,451.00 ↑ +28%
OXFORD Liberty $2,454.00 ↑ +28%
Healthfirst CHP $2,538.95 ↑ +32%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $2,538.95 ↑ +32%
Healthfirst HARP $2,538.95 ↑ +32%
ANTHEM EPO $2,649.00 ↑ +38%
ANTHEM PPO $2,649.00 ↑ +38%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $2,649.00 ↑ +38%
ANTHEM HMO $2,649.00 ↑ +38%
Fidelis EXCHANGE $2,722.61 ↑ +42%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $2,764.00 ↑ +44%
OXFORD Freedom $2,780.00 ↑ +45%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $3,058.97 ↑ +60%
Fidelis CHP $3,058.97 ↑ +60%
Carelon GHI BMP $3,058.97 ↑ +60%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $3,058.97 ↑ +60%
MetroPlus Gold $3,058.97 ↑ +60%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $3,058.97 ↑ +60%
MetroPlus SNP $3,058.97 ↑ +60%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $3,058.97 ↑ +60%
MetroPlus CHP $3,058.97 ↑ +60%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $3,058.97 ↑ +60%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $3,058.97 ↑ +60%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $3,058.97 ↑ +60%
UNITED HARP $3,058.97 ↑ +60%
MetroPlus HARP $3,058.97 ↑ +60%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $3,058.97 ↑ +60%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,092.49 ↑ +61%
VillageCare Max MAP $3,092.49 ↑ +61%
UNITED EXCHANGE $3,119.00 ↑ +63%
VNSNY MAP $3,120.15 ↑ +63%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $3,120.15 ↑ +63%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $3,120.15 ↑ +63%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $3,120.15 ↑ +63%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $3,120.15 ↑ +63%
Carelon MAP_Medicare Advantage $3,178.90 ↑ +66%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $3,273.10 ↑ +71%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $3,364.87 ↑ +75%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $3,439.00 ↑ +79%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $3,667.97 ↑ +91%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $3,667.97 ↑ +91%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $3,667.97 ↑ +91%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $3,667.97 ↑ +91%
UNITED CHP $3,823.71 ↑ +99%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $3,823.71 ↑ +99%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $3,912.50 ↑ +104%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $4,129.61 ↑ +115%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $4,129.61 ↑ +115%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $4,157.03 ↑ +117%
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $4,285.00 ↑ +123%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $4,677.00 ↑ +144%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $4,894.35 ↑ +155%
Healthfirst Small Group $4,986.12 ↑ +160%
EMBLEM PPO_Commercial $5,014.00 ↑ +162%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $5,014.00 ↑ +162%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $6,882.68 ↑ +259%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $6,882.68 ↑ +259%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $6,882.68 ↑ +259%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $6,882.68 ↑ +259%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $6,882.68 ↑ +259%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $6,882.68 ↑ +259%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $6,882.68 ↑ +259%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $6,882.68 ↑ +259%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $6,882.68 ↑ +259%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $6,882.68 ↑ +259%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $6,882.68 ↑ +259%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $6,882.68 ↑ +259%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $6,882.68 ↑ +259%
PB - UNITED BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
PB - ANTHEM CHP not published by hospital
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
PB - ANTHEM ESSENTIAL PLAN 1-2 not published by hospital
Affinity HARP_Managed Medicaid 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
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus Managed Medicaid_HARP_MLTC_MAP not published by hospital
PB - HEALTHFIRST MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPO not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus CHP not published by hospital
Affinity CHP not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH All Products_Exchange not published by hospital
PB - UNITED BH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital

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Ligation/biopsy of temporal artery 37609 at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $1,917.33 $117.41 – $3,092.49
Harlem Hospital Center New York $1,917.33 $230.25 – $2,396.66
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $1,917.33 $117.41 – $3,092.49
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Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $1,917.33 $238.18 – $2,396.66
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $1,917.33 $117.41 – $3,092.49
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn $1,917.33 $238.18 – $2,396.66
North Central Bronx Bronx $1,917.33 $238.18 – $3,092.49

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