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Abdominal CT scan (with contrast) at Bellevue Hospital Center

462 1st Ave New York, NY 10016, NY · NYC Health + Hospitals · · NPI 1073535027

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 5, 2025 · Ingested Aug 13, 2026

$212.47

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.

$1,524.70

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.

$130.95 with Healthfirst vs $1,296.00 with Local 1199 — 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
Healthfirst HARP_Managed Medicaid HMO Primary Services $130.95 ↓ -38%
Healthfirst HARP $158.06 ↓ -26%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $158.06 ↓ -26%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $163.98 ↓ -23%
Healthfirst MAP $163.98 ↓ -23%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $163.98 ↓ -23%
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $168.53 ↓ -21%
UNITED HARP $170.00 ↓ -20%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $170.00 ↓ -20%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $174.00 ↓ -18%
Healthfirst CHP $177.81 ↓ -16%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $181.90 ↓ -14%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $197.57 ↓ -7%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $197.57 ↓ -7%
Healthfirst HARP_Managed Medicaid HMO Specialist Services $209.51 ↓ -1%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $210.66 ↓ -1%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $210.66 ↓ -1%
Centerlight PACE $210.66 ↓ -1%
VACCN All Products $210.66 ↓ -1%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $210.66 ↓ -1%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $213.38 ↑ +0%
Centers Plan for Healthy Living MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $219.09 ↑ +3%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $221.19 ↑ +4%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $221.19 ↑ +4%
Affinity CHP $230.46 ↑ +8%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $231.80 ↑ +9%
Aetna All Products $238.38 ↑ +12%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $238.38 ↑ +12%
MetroPlus MAP $240.10 ↑ +13%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $240.10 ↑ +13%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $240.10 ↑ +13%
Healthfirst MAP_Medicare Advantage Specialist Services $243.56 ↑ +15%
Healthfirst MAP_Medicare Advantage Primary Services $256.65 ↑ +21%
Anthem HealthPlus Exchange $259.74 ↑ +22%
Anthem HealthPlus HARP $261.89 ↑ +23%
Anthem HealthPlus MLTC $261.89 ↑ +23%
Elderplan MAP $261.89 ↑ +23%
Anthem HealthPlus MAP $261.89 ↑ +23%
Healthfirst Small Group $261.89 ↑ +23%
Fidelis Managed Medicaid $261.89 ↑ +23%
Elderplan Medicare Advantage $261.89 ↑ +23%
Fidelis CHP $261.89 ↑ +23%
Elderplan MLTC $261.89 ↑ +23%
Fidelis FHP $261.89 ↑ +23%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $261.89 ↑ +23%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $265.82 ↑ +25%
Centers Plan for Healthy Living Medicare Advantage $272.37 ↑ +28%
Hamaspik Medicare Advantage $274.98 ↑ +29%
Fidelis MAP $284.50 ↑ +34%
Anthem HealthPlus CHP $288.08 ↑ +36%
Fidelis EXCHANGE $299.14 ↑ +41%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $314.27 ↑ +48%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $315.99 ↑ +49%
VillageCare Max MAP $318.71 ↑ +50%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $318.71 ↑ +50%
Oscar All Products $327.36 ↑ +54%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $341.69 ↑ +61%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $341.69 ↑ +61%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $341.69 ↑ +61%
Fidelis QHC $348.97 ↑ +64%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $393.33 ↑ +85%
MetroPlus HARP $400.00 ↑ +88%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $421.32 ↑ +98%
Local 1199 All Products $429.00 ↑ +102%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $456.55 ↑ +115%
MetroPlus CHP $456.55 ↑ +115%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $456.55 ↑ +115%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $456.55 ↑ +115%
MetroPlus Gold $456.55 ↑ +115%
MetroPlus SNP $456.55 ↑ +115%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $456.55 ↑ +115%
Anthem HealthPlus Managed Medicaid_HARP_MLTC_MAP $456.55 ↑ +115%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $456.55 ↑ +115%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $456.55 ↑ +115%
Senior Whole Health MAP $456.55 ↑ +115%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $456.55 ↑ +115%
OXFORD Freedom $461.70 ↑ +117%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $461.70 ↑ +117%
OXFORD Liberty $461.70 ↑ +117%
UNITED EXCHANGE $461.70 ↑ +117%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $465.68 ↑ +119%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $465.68 ↑ +119%
VNSNY MAP $465.68 ↑ +119%
Affinity HARP_Managed Medicaid $465.68 ↑ +119%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $465.68 ↑ +119%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $465.68 ↑ +119%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $471.40 ↑ +122%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $471.40 ↑ +122%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $502.21 ↑ +136%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $535.76 ↑ +152%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $535.76 ↑ +152%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $551.82 ↑ +160%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $570.69 ↑ +169%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $570.69 ↑ +169%
UNITED CHP $570.69 ↑ +169%
ANTHEM EPO $595.96 ↑ +180%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $595.96 ↑ +180%
ANTHEM PPO $595.96 ↑ +180%
ANTHEM HMO $595.96 ↑ +180%
Carelon GHI BMP $991.06 ↑ +366%
Carelon MAP_Medicare Advantage $991.06 ↑ +366%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $991.06 ↑ +366%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $1,027.24 ↑ +383%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $1,027.24 ↑ +383%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $1,027.24 ↑ +383%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $1,027.24 ↑ +383%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $1,027.24 ↑ +383%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $1,027.24 ↑ +383%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $1,027.24 ↑ +383%
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $1,056.00 ↑ +397%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $1,143.53 ↑ +438%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $1,143.53 ↑ +438%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $1,219.76 ↑ +474%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $1,296.00 ↑ +510%
United Behavioral Health Exchange not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH All Products_Exchange not published by hospital
United Behavioral Health Medicare Advantage not published by hospital
United Behavioral Health All Products not published by hospital

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Abdominal CT scan (with contrast) at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $210.32 $134.39 – $1,296.00
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown $669.60 $186.31 – $1,004.40
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $212.47 $133.35 – $1,296.00
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $212.47 $134.39 – $1,296.00
Elmhurst Hospital Center NY 11373 not published $128.13 – $1,056.00
Harlem Hospital Center New York not published $128.13 – $1,056.00
Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital New York not published not published
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx not published $162.78 – $1,296.00

All New-york hospitals for this procedure →