Removal of thyroid 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

$6,904.15

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.

$20,392.68

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 $16,314.14 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 ↓ -96%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $330.00 ↓ -95%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $330.00 ↓ -95%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $330.00 ↓ -95%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $330.00 ↓ -95%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $332.00 ↓ -95%
EMBLEM PPO_Commercial $332.00 ↓ -95%
OXFORD Liberty $380.00 ↓ -94%
OXFORD Freedom $431.00 ↓ -94%
UNITED EXCHANGE $480.00 ↓ -93%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $529.00 ↓ -92%
PB - ANTHEM EXCHANGE $549.46 ↓ -92%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $645.00 ↓ -91%
PB - AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,013.49 ↓ -85%
PB - AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $1,013.49 ↓ -85%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,033.47 ↓ -85%
PB - LOCAL 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $1,117.00 ↓ -84%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $1,117.00 ↓ -84%
PB - CENTERLIGHT PACE $1,192.00 ↓ -83%
PB - HAMASPIK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,192.00 ↓ -83%
PB - OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $1,311.20 ↓ -81%
PB - WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,430.40 ↓ -79%
Fidelis MAP $1,488.20 ↓ -78%
PB - AFFINITY CHP $1,668.80 ↓ -76%
PB - AFFINITY ESSENTIAL $1,668.80 ↓ -76%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $2,764.00 ↓ -60%
Healthfirst CHP $2,898.37 ↓ -58%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $2,898.37 ↓ -58%
Healthfirst HARP $2,898.37 ↓ -58%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $3,076.25 ↓ -55%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $3,076.25 ↓ -55%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $3,174.78 ↓ -54%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $3,426.57 ↓ -50%
ANTHEM EPO $3,426.57 ↓ -50%
ANTHEM PPO $3,426.57 ↓ -50%
ANTHEM HMO $3,426.57 ↓ -50%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $3,492.01 ↓ -49%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $3,492.01 ↓ -49%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $3,492.01 ↓ -49%
UNITED HARP $3,492.01 ↓ -49%
MetroPlus CHP $3,492.01 ↓ -49%
MetroPlus HARP $3,492.01 ↓ -49%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $3,492.01 ↓ -49%
MetroPlus Gold $3,492.01 ↓ -49%
MetroPlus SNP $3,492.01 ↓ -49%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $3,492.01 ↓ -49%
Carelon GHI BMP $3,492.01 ↓ -49%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $3,492.01 ↓ -49%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $3,492.01 ↓ -49%
Fidelis CHP $3,492.01 ↓ -49%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $3,492.01 ↓ -49%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $3,561.85 ↓ -48%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $3,561.85 ↓ -48%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $3,561.85 ↓ -48%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $3,561.85 ↓ -48%
VNSNY MAP $3,561.85 ↓ -48%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $3,736.45 ↓ -46%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $3,841.21 ↓ -44%
UNITED CHP $4,365.01 ↓ -37%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $5,238.02 ↓ -24%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $5,587.22 ↓ -19%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $5,587.22 ↓ -19%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $5,587.22 ↓ -19%
Healthfirst Small Group $5,691.98 ↓ -18%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,263.62 ↓ -9%
Healthfirst MAP $6,263.62 ↓ -9%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $6,904.15 ↑ +0%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,904.15 ↑ +0%
VACCN All Products $6,904.15 ↑ +0%
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,904.15 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $6,904.15 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $6,904.15 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MAP $6,904.15 ↑ +0%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,249.36 ↑ +5%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,456.48 ↑ +8%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $7,546.53 ↑ +9%
Centerlight PACE $7,546.53 ↑ +9%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $7,857.02 ↑ +14%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $7,857.02 ↑ +14%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $7,857.02 ↑ +14%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $7,857.02 ↑ +14%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $7,857.02 ↑ +14%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $7,857.02 ↑ +14%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $7,857.02 ↑ +14%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $7,857.02 ↑ +14%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $7,857.02 ↑ +14%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $7,857.02 ↑ +14%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $7,857.02 ↑ +14%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $7,857.02 ↑ +14%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $7,857.02 ↑ +14%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,923.86 ↑ +15%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8,527.58 ↑ +24%
MetroPlus MAP $8,527.58 ↑ +24%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $8,527.58 ↑ +24%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8,630.19 ↑ +25%
Fidelis EXCHANGE $9,803.89 ↑ +42%
VillageCare Max MAP $11,319.80 ↑ +64%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11,319.80 ↑ +64%
Carelon MAP_Medicare Advantage $13,255.24 ↑ +92%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $16,314.14 ↑ +136%
Affinity CHP not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
PB - HEALTHFIRST MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPO not published by hospital
Affinity HARP_Managed Medicaid not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH All Products_Exchange not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus CHP not published by hospital
PB - UNITED BH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus Managed Medicaid_HARP_MLTC_MAP not published by hospital
PB - UNITED BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
PB - ANTHEM CHP 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

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