Methylene blue (antidote) 5 mg/ml intravenous solution at Queens Hospital Center
8268 164th St, Jamaica, NY · NYC Health + Hospitals · · NPI 1801803903
$8.53
Cash price 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.
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$4.54 with Local 1199 vs $21.74 with MetroPlus — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Local 1199 | ALL PRODUCTS | $4.54 | ↓ -47% |
| Aetna | ALL PRODUCTS | $6.75 | ↓ -21% |
| Hamaspik | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $6.82 | ↓ -20% |
| VNSNY | Medicare Advantage | $7.86 | ↓ -8% |
| VACCN | All Products | $7.86 | ↓ -8% |
| Senior Whole Health | MAP | $7.86 | ↓ -8% |
| Senior Whole Health | MLTC | $7.86 | ↓ -8% |
| VNSNY | Medicare SNP | $7.86 | ↓ -8% |
| ANTHEM | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $7.86 | ↓ -8% |
| Fidelis | MAP | $8.53 | ↑ +0% |
| Aetna | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $8.53 | ↑ +0% |
| OXFORD | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $8.96 | ↑ +5% |
| Healthfirst | Medicare Advantage PPO | $9.02 | ↑ +6% |
| MAGNACARE | PPO Non-FPP | $9.43 | ↑ +11% |
| MAGNACARE | Direct Plus FPP | $9.43 | ↑ +11% |
| MAGNACARE | Direct Plus Non-FPP | $9.43 | ↑ +11% |
| MAGNACARE | PPO FPP | $9.43 | ↑ +11% |
| Healthfirst | MAP | $10.65 | ↑ +25% |
| Healthfirst | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $10.65 | ↑ +25% |
| Amidacare | Managed Medicaid | $10.87 | ↑ +27% |
| Centerlight | PACE | $10.87 | ↑ +27% |
| UNITED | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $11.41 | ↑ +34% |
| EMBLEM | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $11.79 | ↑ +38% |
| Fidelis | EXCHANGE | $12.11 | ↑ +42% |
| MetroPlus | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $12.28 | ↑ +44% |
| MetroPlus | MAP | $12.28 | ↑ +44% |
| MetroPlus | EXCHANGE | $12.28 | ↑ +44% |
| Wellcare | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $12.62 | ↑ +48% |
| OSCAR | ALL PRODUCTS | $16.31 | ↑ +91% |
| VillageCare Max | MAP | $16.31 | ↑ +91% |
| VillageCare Max | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $16.31 | ↑ +91% |
| MetroPlus | Essential Plan 3-4 | $21.74 | ↑ +155% |
| MetroPlus | Essential Plan 200-250 | $21.74 | ↑ +155% |
| Elderplan | MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC | $21.74 | ↑ +155% |
| MetroPlus | Essential Plan 1-2 | $21.74 | ↑ +155% |
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Methylene blue (antidote) 5 mg/ml intravenous solution at other New-york hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| WESTFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC | WESTFIELD | $180.48 | $4.21 – $8.57 |
| UPMC Chautauqua | Jamestown | $255.20 | $0.55 – $21.89 |
| NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital | Cortlandt Manor | $687.41 | $7.47 – $9.82 |
| NewYork-Presbyterian Queens | Flushing | $687.41 | $3.99 – $8.25 |
| NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center | New York | $687.41 | $3.99 – $9.83 |
| Rochester General Hospital | Rochester | $46.38 | $4.58 – $24.30 |
| Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic | Clifton Springs | $46.38 | $4.58 – $21.13 |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester | Rochester | $57.08 | $4.58 – $21.13 |