Cytopathology concentration technique smears & interpretation at NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center

622 West 168th Street, New York, NY · NewYork-Presbyterian · · NPI 1952332801

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 31, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$233.00

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$13.00 with 1199SEIU Funds vs $674.71 with HealthFirst — same scan, same building. Share

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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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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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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
1199SEIU Funds All Commercial Plans $13.00 ↓ -94%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $20.48 ↓ -91%
Oxford Health Plans All Commercial Plans $22.92 ↓ -90%
Cigna Healthcare All Commercial Plans $41.06 ↓ -82%
Anthem BCBS Medicare Advantage $44.12 ↓ -81%
Anthem BCBS Healthplus Medicare Advantage $45.44 ↓ -80%
Cigna Healthcare Medicare Advantage $46.44 ↓ -80%
EmblemHealth Medicare Advantage $46.44 ↓ -80%
Fidelis Care Medicare Advantage $46.44 ↓ -80%
Anthem BCBS All Commercial Plans $47.55 ↓ -80%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $47.83 ↓ -79%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $47.83 ↓ -79%
VNS Health Medicare Advantage $47.83 ↓ -79%
Oxford Health Plans Medicare Advantage $47.83 ↓ -79%
WellCare Medicare Advantage $48.07 ↓ -79%
HealthFirst Medicare Advantage $48.76 ↓ -79%
Senior Whole Health Medicare Advantage $58.05 ↓ -75%
EmblemHealth All NYS Essential Plans $116.50 ↓ -50%
HealthFirst nystateofhealth plans $142.60 ↓ -39%
Affinity by Molina Healthcare Medicaid/Child Health Plus $166.62 ↓ -28%
VNS Health Medicaid $166.62 ↓ -28%
Anthem BCBS Healthplus nystateofhealth plans $166.62 ↓ -28%
Anthem BCBS Healthplus Medicaid $166.62 ↓ -28%
Fidelis Care Medicaid/Child Health Plus $166.62 ↓ -28%
MVP Health Medicaid/Child Health Plus $166.62 ↓ -28%
Aetna Commercial $172.65 ↓ -26%
Worldwide All Commercial Plans $177.08 ↓ -24%
MagnaCare All Commercial Plans $177.08 ↓ -24%
United Healthcare Medicaid $177.60 ↓ -24%
HealthFirst Medicaid/Child Health Plus $178.28 ↓ -23%
EmblemHealth All Commercial Plans $186.96 ↓ -20%
EmblemHealth Medicaid/Child Health Plus $191.61 ↓ -18%
Amida Care Medicaid $191.61 ↓ -18%
Claritev dba MultiPlan All Commercial Plans $198.05 ↓ -15%
United Healthcare Child Health Plus $198.05 ↓ -15%
QHM All Commercial Plans $198.05 ↓ -15%
First Health Coventry All Commercial Plans $202.71 ↓ -13%
Beech Street All Commercial Plans $209.70 ↓ -10%
Devon All Commercial Plans $209.70 ↓ -10%
First Health All Commercial Plans $216.69 ↓ -7%
Consumer Health Network All Commercial Plans $219.02 ↓ -6%
Anthem BCBS Healthplus Child Health Plus $249.93 ↑ +7%
MVP Health All NYS Essential Plans $358.23 ↑ +54%
Affinity by Molina Healthcare All NYS Essential Plans $374.90 ↑ +61%
Fidelis Care nystateofhealth plans $416.55 ↑ +79%
Fidelis Care All NYS Essential Plans $416.55 ↑ +79%
Anthem BCBS Healthplus All NYS Essential Plans $553.18 ↑ +137%
United Healthcare All NYS Essential Plans $609.41 ↑ +162%
HealthFirst All Essential Plans $674.71 ↑ +190%

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Harlem Hospital Center New York $46.45 $1.00 – $78.08
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