Pr incision & drainage abscess complicated/multiple at Harlem Hospital Center

506 Lenox Avenue, New York, NY · NYC Health + Hospitals · · NPI 1033124961

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 5, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$472.79

Cash price

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$1,122.30

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 $926.15 with Affinity — 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%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $167.00 ↓ -65%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $206.45 ↓ -56%
Healthfirst MAP $220.50 ↓ -53%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $220.50 ↓ -53%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $225.00 ↓ -52%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $257.00 ↓ -46%
Fidelis MAP $297.29 ↓ -37%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $330.00 ↓ -30%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $330.00 ↓ -30%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $330.00 ↓ -30%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $330.00 ↓ -30%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $332.00 ↓ -30%
EMBLEM PPO_Commercial $332.00 ↓ -30%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $341.65 ↓ -28%
Healthfirst CHP $341.65 ↓ -28%
Healthfirst HARP $341.65 ↓ -28%
OXFORD Liberty $380.00 ↓ -20%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $411.62 ↓ -13%
UNITED HARP $411.62 ↓ -13%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $411.62 ↓ -13%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $411.62 ↓ -13%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $411.62 ↓ -13%
Fidelis CHP $411.62 ↓ -13%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $411.62 ↓ -13%
MetroPlus CHP $411.63 ↓ -13%
MetroPlus HARP $411.63 ↓ -13%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $411.63 ↓ -13%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $411.63 ↓ -13%
MetroPlus Gold $411.63 ↓ -13%
MetroPlus SNP $411.63 ↓ -13%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $411.63 ↓ -13%
Carelon GHI BMP $411.63 ↓ -13%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $419.85 ↓ -11%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $419.85 ↓ -11%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $419.85 ↓ -11%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $419.85 ↓ -11%
VNSNY MAP $419.85 ↓ -11%
OXFORD Freedom $431.00 ↓ -9%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $440.43 ↓ -7%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $452.78 ↓ -4%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $472.79 ↑ +0%
VACCN All Products $472.79 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $472.79 ↑ +0%
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $472.79 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $472.79 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $472.79 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MAP $472.79 ↑ +0%
UNITED EXCHANGE $480.00 ↑ +2%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $493.00 ↑ +4%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $496.43 ↑ +5%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $507.45 ↑ +7%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $507.45 ↑ +7%
VillageCare Max MAP $507.45 ↑ +7%
Centerlight PACE $507.45 ↑ +7%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $510.61 ↑ +8%
UNITED CHP $514.54 ↑ +9%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $532.82 ↑ +13%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $573.41 ↑ +21%
MetroPlus MAP $573.41 ↑ +21%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $573.41 ↑ +21%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $590.36 ↑ +25%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $590.36 ↑ +25%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $590.98 ↑ +25%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $609.41 ↑ +29%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $617.45 ↑ +31%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $645.00 ↑ +36%
ANTHEM HMO $658.08 ↑ +39%
ANTHEM PPO $658.08 ↑ +39%
ANTHEM EPO $658.08 ↑ +39%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $658.08 ↑ +39%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $658.61 ↑ +39%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $658.61 ↑ +39%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $658.61 ↑ +39%
Healthfirst Small Group $670.96 ↑ +42%
Fidelis EXCHANGE $671.36 ↑ +42%
Carelon MAP_Medicare Advantage $729.50 ↑ +54%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $861.24 ↑ +82%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $926.15 ↑ +96%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $926.15 ↑ +96%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $926.15 ↑ +96%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $926.15 ↑ +96%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $926.15 ↑ +96%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $926.15 ↑ +96%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $926.15 ↑ +96%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $926.15 ↑ +96%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $926.15 ↑ +96%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $926.15 ↑ +96%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $926.15 ↑ +96%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $926.15 ↑ +96%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $926.15 ↑ +96%
Anthem HealthPlus Managed Medicaid_HARP_MLTC_MAP not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus CHP not published by hospital
Affinity HARP_Managed Medicaid not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH All Products_Exchange not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
Affinity CHP not published by hospital

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Pr incision & drainage abscess complicated/multiple at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $472.79 $0.01 – $781.00
Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital New York not published not published
NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York not published $449.12 – $600.54
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing $1,776.00 $167.00 – $496.40
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $472.79 $0.01 – $781.00
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $472.79 $0.01 – $781.00
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $472.79 $0.01 – $781.00
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown $91.80 $65.62 – $2,904.64

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