Arthrocentesis/aspiration/injection intermediate joint/bursa w/ultrasound guidance (both sides) 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, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$819.50

Cash price

?

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$1,136.04

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$0.01 with CIGNA vs $1,495.28 with Affinity — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $0.01 ↓ -100%
PB - ANTHEM EXCHANGE $33.25 ↓ -96%
PB - AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $52.69 ↓ -94%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $57.63 ↓ -93%
PB - HAMASPIK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $63.50 ↓ -92%
PB - CENTERLIGHT PACE $63.50 ↓ -92%
PB - OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $69.85 ↓ -91%
PB - WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $76.20 ↓ -91%
PB - AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $79.90 ↓ -90%
Fidelis MAP $82.99 ↓ -90%
PB - AFFINITY ESSENTIAL $88.90 ↓ -89%
PB - AFFINITY CHP $88.90 ↓ -89%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $93.00 ↓ -89%
PB - LOCAL 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $107.95 ↓ -87%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $174.33 ↓ -79%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $174.33 ↓ -79%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $179.93 ↓ -78%
ANTHEM PPO $194.25 ↓ -76%
ANTHEM HMO $194.25 ↓ -76%
ANTHEM EPO $194.25 ↓ -76%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $194.25 ↓ -76%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $225.00 ↓ -73%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $257.00 ↓ -69%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $330.00 ↓ -60%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $330.00 ↓ -60%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $330.00 ↓ -60%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $330.00 ↓ -60%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $332.00 ↓ -59%
EMBLEM PPO_Commercial $332.00 ↓ -59%
OXFORD Liberty $380.00 ↓ -54%
OXFORD Freedom $431.00 ↓ -47%
UNITED EXCHANGE $480.00 ↓ -41%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $529.00 ↓ -35%
Healthfirst HARP $551.59 ↓ -33%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $551.59 ↓ -33%
Healthfirst CHP $551.59 ↓ -33%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $645.00 ↓ -21%
Fidelis CHP $664.57 ↓ -19%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $664.57 ↓ -19%
MetroPlus SNP $664.57 ↓ -19%
MetroPlus Gold $664.57 ↓ -19%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $664.57 ↓ -19%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $664.57 ↓ -19%
MetroPlus HARP $664.57 ↓ -19%
MetroPlus CHP $664.57 ↓ -19%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $664.57 ↓ -19%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $664.57 ↓ -19%
UNITED HARP $664.57 ↓ -19%
UNITED CHP $664.57 ↓ -19%
Carelon GHI BMP $664.57 ↓ -19%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $664.57 ↓ -19%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $664.57 ↓ -19%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $664.57 ↓ -19%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $677.86 ↓ -17%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $677.86 ↓ -17%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $677.86 ↓ -17%
VNSNY MAP $677.86 ↓ -17%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $677.86 ↓ -17%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $711.09 ↓ -13%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $731.03 ↓ -11%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $731.35 ↓ -11%
Healthfirst MAP $731.35 ↓ -11%
Carelon MAP_Medicare Advantage $738.43 ↓ -10%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $819.50 ↑ +0%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $819.50 ↑ +0%
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $819.50 ↑ +0%
VACCN All Products $819.50 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MAP $819.50 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $819.50 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $819.50 ↑ +0%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $860.48 ↑ +5%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $881.14 ↑ +8%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $881.14 ↑ +8%
Centerlight PACE $881.14 ↑ +8%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $885.06 ↑ +8%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $908.83 ↑ +11%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $925.20 ↑ +13%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $995.69 ↑ +21%
MetroPlus MAP $995.69 ↑ +21%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $995.69 ↑ +21%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $996.86 ↑ +22%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,024.38 ↑ +25%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $1,063.31 ↑ +30%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $1,063.31 ↑ +30%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $1,063.31 ↑ +30%
Healthfirst Small Group $1,083.25 ↑ +32%
Fidelis EXCHANGE $1,163.69 ↑ +42%
VillageCare Max MAP $1,321.71 ↑ +61%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,321.71 ↑ +61%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $1,495.28 ↑ +82%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $1,495.28 ↑ +82%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $1,495.28 ↑ +82%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $1,495.28 ↑ +82%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $1,495.28 ↑ +82%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $1,495.28 ↑ +82%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $1,495.28 ↑ +82%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $1,495.28 ↑ +82%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $1,495.28 ↑ +82%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $1,495.28 ↑ +82%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $1,495.28 ↑ +82%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $1,495.28 ↑ +82%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $1,495.28 ↑ +82%
PB - ANTHEM CHP not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH All Products_Exchange not published by hospital
Affinity CHP not published by hospital
PB - ANTHEM ESSENTIAL PLAN 1-4 and 200-250 not published by hospital
PB - UNITED BH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus CHP not published by hospital
PB - CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus Managed Medicaid_HARP_MLTC_MAP not published by hospital
PB - FIDELIS QHP not published by hospital
Affinity HARP_Managed Medicaid not published by hospital
PB - FIDELIS ESSENTIAL PLAN not published by hospital
PB - UNITED BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
PB - HEALTHFIRST MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPO not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Arthrocentesis/aspiration/injection intermediate joint/bursa w/ultrasound guidance (both sides) at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing $1,679.00 $139.50 – $860.43
Harlem Hospital Center New York $819.50 $0.01 – $995.69
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $819.50 $0.01 – $1,321.71
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $819.50 $0.01 – $995.69
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $819.50 $0.01 – $995.69
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown $285.60 $43.37 – $871.51
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $819.50 $0.01 – $1,321.71
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $819.50 $0.01 – $1,321.71

All New-york hospitals for this procedure →