Assay of prostaglandin 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

$41.77

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$125.31

Gross charge

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$1.00 with UNITED vs $185.45 with Anthem HealthPlus — 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

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
UNITED EXCHANGE $1.00 ↓ -98%
PB - AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $18.53 ↓ -56%
PB - AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.53 ↓ -56%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $32.24 ↓ -23%
PB - LOCAL 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $35.00 ↓ -16%
OXFORD Freedom $36.45 ↓ -13%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $36.45 ↓ -13%
OXFORD Liberty $36.45 ↓ -13%
Healthfirst MAP $40.93 ↓ -2%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $40.93 ↓ -2%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $40.93 ↓ -2%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $41.77 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $41.77 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MAP $41.77 ↑ +0%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $41.77 ↑ +0%
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $41.77 ↑ +0%
Centerlight PACE $41.77 ↑ +0%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $41.77 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $41.77 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $41.77 ↑ +0%
Fidelis MAP $41.77 ↑ +0%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $41.77 ↑ +0%
VACCN All Products $41.77 ↑ +0%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $41.77 ↑ +0%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $43.86 ↑ +5%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $43.86 ↑ +5%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $45.11 ↑ +8%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $47.20 ↑ +13%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $47.20 ↑ +13%
MetroPlus MAP $47.20 ↑ +13%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $50.12 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $50.12 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $50.12 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $50.12 ↑ +20%
PB - HAMASPIK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $52.00 ↑ +24%
PB - CENTERLIGHT PACE $52.00 ↑ +24%
PB - OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $57.20 ↑ +37%
PB - WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $62.40 ↑ +49%
VillageCare Max MAP $62.66 ↑ +50%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $62.66 ↑ +50%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $62.66 ↑ +50%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $68.42 ↑ +64%
Healthfirst CHP $68.42 ↑ +64%
Healthfirst HARP $68.42 ↑ +64%
PB - AFFINITY ESSENTIAL $72.80 ↑ +74%
PB - AFFINITY CHP $72.80 ↑ +74%
Carelon MAP_Medicare Advantage $81.45 ↑ +95%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $82.42 ↑ +97%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $82.42 ↑ +97%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $82.42 ↑ +97%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $82.42 ↑ +97%
UNITED HARP $82.42 ↑ +97%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $82.42 ↑ +97%
Fidelis CHP $82.42 ↑ +97%
MetroPlus HARP $82.43 ↑ +97%
UNITED CHP $82.43 ↑ +97%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $82.43 ↑ +97%
Carelon GHI BMP $82.43 ↑ +97%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $82.43 ↑ +97%
MetroPlus Gold $82.43 ↑ +97%
MetroPlus CHP $82.43 ↑ +97%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $82.43 ↑ +97%
MetroPlus SNP $82.43 ↑ +97%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $84.07 ↑ +101%
VNSNY MAP $84.07 ↑ +101%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $84.07 ↑ +101%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $84.07 ↑ +101%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $84.07 ↑ +101%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $88.19 ↑ +111%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $90.66 ↑ +117%
EMBLEM PPO_Commercial $100.25 ↑ +140%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $100.25 ↑ +140%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $100.25 ↑ +140%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $103.04 ↑ +147%
PB - CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $104.12 ↑ +149%
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $104.12 ↑ +149%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $106.51 ↑ +155%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $111.28 ↑ +166%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $111.28 ↑ +166%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $116.96 ↑ +180%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $116.96 ↑ +180%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $120.72 ↑ +189%
ANTHEM PPO $130.32 ↑ +212%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $130.32 ↑ +212%
ANTHEM EPO $130.32 ↑ +212%
ANTHEM HMO $130.32 ↑ +212%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $131.89 ↑ +216%
Healthfirst Small Group $134.36 ↑ +222%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $185.45 ↑ +344%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $185.45 ↑ +344%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $185.45 ↑ +344%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $185.45 ↑ +344%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $185.45 ↑ +344%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $185.45 ↑ +344%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $185.45 ↑ +344%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $185.45 ↑ +344%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $185.45 ↑ +344%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $185.45 ↑ +344%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $185.45 ↑ +344%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $185.45 ↑ +344%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $185.45 ↑ +344%
Anthem HealthPlus Managed Medicaid_HARP_MLTC_MAP not published by hospital
PB - ANTHEM CHP not published by hospital
PB - ANTHEM EXCHANGE not published by hospital
PB - ANTHEM ESSENTIAL PLAN 1-4 and 200-250 not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus CHP not published by hospital
PB - FIDELIS QHP not published by hospital
PB - FIDELIS ESSENTIAL PLAN not published by hospital
Fidelis EXCHANGE not published by hospital
PB - HEALTHFIRST MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPO not published by hospital
Affinity CHP not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH All Products_Exchange not published by hospital
PB - UNITED BH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital
PB - UNITED BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
Affinity HARP_Managed Medicaid not published by hospital

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Assay of prostaglandin at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing $70.00 $29.24 – $84.79
Harlem Hospital Center New York $41.77 $1.00 – $104.12
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $41.77 $1.00 – $104.12
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $41.77 $1.00 – $104.12
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $41.77 $1.00 – $104.12
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown $795.60 $11.00 – $1,193.40
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $41.77 $1.00 – $104.12
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $41.77 $1.00 – $104.12

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