Cytopath tbs c/v manual at Metropolitan Hospital Center

1901 1st Avenue, New York, NY · NYC Health + Hospitals · · NPI 1013924372

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

$18.19

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.

$44.28

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.

$1.00 with UNITED vs $119.07 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
UNITED EXCHANGE $1.00 ↓ -95%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $13.64 ↓ -25%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $15.42 ↓ -15%
OXFORD Freedom $15.42 ↓ -15%
OXFORD Liberty $15.42 ↓ -15%
Healthfirst MAP $18.17 ↓ -0%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.17 ↓ -0%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $18.17 ↓ -0%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $18.19 ↑ +0%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.19 ↑ +0%
VACCN All Products $18.19 ↑ +0%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.19 ↑ +0%
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.19 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $18.19 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $18.19 ↑ +0%
Fidelis MAP $18.19 ↑ +0%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.19 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MAP $18.19 ↑ +0%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $18.54 ↑ +2%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $18.54 ↑ +2%
Centerlight PACE $18.54 ↑ +2%
VillageCare Max MAP $18.54 ↑ +2%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.54 ↑ +2%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $19.10 ↑ +5%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $19.47 ↑ +7%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $19.65 ↑ +8%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $20.95 ↑ +15%
MetroPlus MAP $20.95 ↑ +15%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.95 ↑ +15%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $21.83 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $21.83 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $21.83 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $21.83 ↑ +20%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $27.81 ↑ +53%
Carelon MAP_Medicare Advantage $28.78 ↑ +58%
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $33.21 ↑ +83%
EMBLEM PPO_Commercial $35.42 ↑ +95%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $35.42 ↑ +95%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $35.42 ↑ +95%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $37.64 ↑ +107%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $40.87 ↑ +125%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $40.87 ↑ +125%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $42.19 ↑ +132%
Healthfirst CHP $43.92 ↑ +141%
Healthfirst HARP $43.92 ↑ +141%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $43.92 ↑ +141%
ANTHEM EPO $45.56 ↑ +150%
ANTHEM PPO $45.56 ↑ +150%
ANTHEM HMO $45.56 ↑ +150%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $45.56 ↑ +150%
MetroPlus CHP $52.92 ↑ +191%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $52.92 ↑ +191%
MetroPlus SNP $52.92 ↑ +191%
MetroPlus Gold $52.92 ↑ +191%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $52.92 ↑ +191%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $52.92 ↑ +191%
MetroPlus HARP $52.92 ↑ +191%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $52.92 ↑ +191%
UNITED HARP $52.92 ↑ +191%
Fidelis CHP $52.92 ↑ +191%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $52.92 ↑ +191%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $52.92 ↑ +191%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $52.92 ↑ +191%
Carelon GHI BMP $52.92 ↑ +191%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $52.92 ↑ +191%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $53.98 ↑ +197%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $53.98 ↑ +197%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $53.98 ↑ +197%
VNSNY MAP $53.98 ↑ +197%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $53.98 ↑ +197%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $56.62 ↑ +211%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $58.21 ↑ +220%
UNITED CHP $66.15 ↑ +264%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $66.15 ↑ +264%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $71.44 ↑ +293%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $71.44 ↑ +293%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $84.67 ↑ +365%
Healthfirst Small Group $86.26 ↑ +374%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $119.07 ↑ +555%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $119.07 ↑ +555%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $119.07 ↑ +555%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $119.07 ↑ +555%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $119.07 ↑ +555%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $119.07 ↑ +555%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $119.07 ↑ +555%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $119.07 ↑ +555%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $119.07 ↑ +555%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $119.07 ↑ +555%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $119.07 ↑ +555%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $119.07 ↑ +555%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $119.07 ↑ +555%
Affinity HARP_Managed Medicaid not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus CHP not published by hospital
Affinity CHP not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus Managed Medicaid_HARP_MLTC_MAP not published by hospital
Fidelis EXCHANGE not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH All Products_Exchange not published by hospital

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Cytopath tbs c/v manual at other New-york hospitals

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