Arthrocentesis/aspiration/injection major 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

$349.32

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.

$1,136.04

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 $1,495.28 with Healthfirst — 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%
UNITED EXCHANGE $1.00 ↓ -100%
PB - ANTHEM EXCHANGE $39.54 ↓ -89%
PB - AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $62.37 ↓ -82%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $65.70 ↓ -81%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $65.70 ↓ -81%
EMBLEM PPO_Commercial $65.70 ↓ -81%
PB - HAMASPIK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $71.00 ↓ -80%
PB - CENTERLIGHT PACE $71.00 ↓ -80%
PB - OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $78.10 ↓ -78%
PB - WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $85.20 ↓ -76%
PB - AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $92.09 ↓ -74%
Fidelis MAP $94.61 ↓ -73%
PB - AFFINITY ESSENTIAL $99.40 ↓ -72%
PB - AFFINITY CHP $99.40 ↓ -72%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $108.00 ↓ -69%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $108.52 ↓ -69%
PB - LOCAL 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $120.70 ↓ -65%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $201.71 ↓ -42%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $201.71 ↓ -42%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $208.20 ↓ -40%
Healthfirst MAP $220.50 ↓ -37%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $220.50 ↓ -37%
ANTHEM PPO $224.76 ↓ -36%
ANTHEM HMO $224.76 ↓ -36%
ANTHEM EPO $224.76 ↓ -36%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $224.76 ↓ -36%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $225.00 ↓ -36%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $330.00 ↓ -6%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $330.00 ↓ -6%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $330.00 ↓ -6%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $330.00 ↓ -6%
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $349.32 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $349.32 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $349.32 ↑ +0%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $349.32 ↑ +0%
VACCN All Products $349.32 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MAP $349.32 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $349.32 ↑ +0%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $349.32 ↑ +0%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $366.78 ↑ +5%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $377.26 ↑ +8%
OXFORD Liberty $380.00 ↑ +9%
Centerlight PACE $383.16 ↑ +10%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $383.16 ↑ +10%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $383.16 ↑ +10%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $402.32 ↑ +15%
OXFORD Freedom $431.00 ↑ +23%
MetroPlus MAP $432.97 ↑ +24%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $432.97 ↑ +24%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $432.97 ↑ +24%
Fidelis EXCHANGE $496.03 ↑ +42%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $529.00 ↑ +51%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $551.59 ↑ +58%
Healthfirst HARP $551.59 ↑ +58%
Healthfirst CHP $551.59 ↑ +58%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $574.74 ↑ +65%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $574.74 ↑ +65%
VillageCare Max MAP $574.74 ↑ +65%
UNITED HARP $664.57 ↑ +90%
UNITED CHP $664.57 ↑ +90%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $664.57 ↑ +90%
MetroPlus CHP $664.57 ↑ +90%
MetroPlus HARP $664.57 ↑ +90%
Fidelis CHP $664.57 ↑ +90%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $664.57 ↑ +90%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $664.57 ↑ +90%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $664.57 ↑ +90%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $664.57 ↑ +90%
Carelon GHI BMP $664.57 ↑ +90%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $664.57 ↑ +90%
MetroPlus Gold $664.57 ↑ +90%
MetroPlus SNP $664.57 ↑ +90%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $664.57 ↑ +90%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $664.57 ↑ +90%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $677.86 ↑ +94%
VNSNY MAP $677.86 ↑ +94%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $677.86 ↑ +94%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $677.86 ↑ +94%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $677.86 ↑ +94%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $711.09 ↑ +104%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $731.03 ↑ +109%
Carelon MAP_Medicare Advantage $738.43 ↑ +111%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $870.97 ↑ +149%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $996.86 ↑ +185%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $1,063.31 ↑ +204%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $1,063.31 ↑ +204%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $1,063.31 ↑ +204%
Healthfirst Small Group $1,083.25 ↑ +210%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $1,495.28 ↑ +328%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $1,495.28 ↑ +328%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $1,495.28 ↑ +328%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $1,495.28 ↑ +328%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $1,495.28 ↑ +328%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $1,495.28 ↑ +328%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $1,495.28 ↑ +328%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $1,495.28 ↑ +328%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $1,495.28 ↑ +328%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $1,495.28 ↑ +328%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $1,495.28 ↑ +328%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $1,495.28 ↑ +328%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $1,495.28 ↑ +328%
PB - CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital
PB - FIDELIS QHP not published by hospital
PB - FIDELIS ESSENTIAL PLAN not published by hospital
PB - HEALTHFIRST MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPO not published by hospital
Affinity HARP_Managed Medicaid not published by hospital
PB - UNITED BH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus CHP not published by hospital
PB - UNITED BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus Managed Medicaid_HARP_MLTC_MAP not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
Affinity CHP not published by hospital
PB - ANTHEM CHP not published by hospital
PB - ANTHEM ESSENTIAL PLAN 1-4 and 200-250 not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH All Products_Exchange not published by hospital

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

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing $1,202.00 $162.00 – $755.50
Harlem Hospital Center New York $349.32 $0.01 – $781.00
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $349.32 $0.01 – $781.00
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $349.32 $0.01 – $781.00
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $349.32 $0.01 – $781.00
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown $285.60 $49.50 – $428.40
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $349.32 $0.01 – $781.00
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $349.32 $0.01 – $781.00

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