Capsaicin 8% patch 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

$3.33

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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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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.

$2.66 with Hamaspik vs $1,418.40 with Affinity — 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
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2.66 ↓ -20%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.33 ↑ +0%
Fidelis MAP $3.33 ↑ +0%
Healthfirst MAP $3.35 ↑ +1%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.35 ↑ +1%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $3.35 ↑ +1%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.38 ↑ +2%
VACCN All Products $3.38 ↑ +2%
Fidelis EXCHANGE $3.42 ↑ +3%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $3.50 ↑ +5%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.50 ↑ +5%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $3.51 ↑ +5%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $3.63 ↑ +9%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $3.63 ↑ +9%
ANTHEM HMO $3.63 ↑ +9%
ANTHEM EPO $3.63 ↑ +9%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $3.63 ↑ +9%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $3.63 ↑ +9%
ANTHEM PPO $3.63 ↑ +9%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.68 ↑ +11%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $3.70 ↑ +11%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $3.70 ↑ +11%
Centerlight PACE $3.70 ↑ +11%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $3.70 ↑ +11%
VNSNY MAP $3.70 ↑ +11%
EMBLEM PPO_Commercial $3.70 ↑ +11%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $3.70 ↑ +11%
Senior Whole Health MAP $3.70 ↑ +11%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $3.70 ↑ +11%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $3.92 ↑ +18%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $3.92 ↑ +18%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $3.92 ↑ +18%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.96 ↑ +19%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $3.96 ↑ +19%
MetroPlus MAP $3.96 ↑ +19%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $4.06 ↑ +22%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $4.06 ↑ +22%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $4.06 ↑ +22%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $4.06 ↑ +22%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4.11 ↑ +23%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $4.11 ↑ +23%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $4.39 ↑ +32%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4.93 ↑ +48%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5.07 ↑ +52%
VillageCare Max MAP $5.25 ↑ +58%
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $6.61 ↑ +98%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $7.00 ↑ +110%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $523.23 ↑ +15613%
Healthfirst HARP $523.23 ↑ +15613%
Healthfirst CHP $523.23 ↑ +15613%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $630.40 ↑ +18831%
UNITED HARP $630.40 ↑ +18831%
UNITED CHP $630.40 ↑ +18831%
MetroPlus CHP $630.40 ↑ +18831%
MetroPlus HARP $630.40 ↑ +18831%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $630.40 ↑ +18831%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $630.40 ↑ +18831%
MetroPlus Gold $630.40 ↑ +18831%
MetroPlus SNP $630.40 ↑ +18831%
Fidelis CHP $630.40 ↑ +18831%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $630.40 ↑ +18831%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $630.40 ↑ +18831%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $630.40 ↑ +18831%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $630.40 ↑ +18831%
Carelon GHI BMP $630.40 ↑ +18831%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $630.40 ↑ +18831%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $643.01 ↑ +19210%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $643.01 ↑ +19210%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $643.01 ↑ +19210%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $674.53 ↑ +20156%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $693.44 ↑ +20724%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $788.00 ↑ +23564%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $851.04 ↑ +25457%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $851.04 ↑ +25457%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $1,008.64 ↑ +30189%
Healthfirst Small Group $1,027.55 ↑ +30757%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $1,418.40 ↑ +42495%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $1,418.40 ↑ +42495%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $1,418.40 ↑ +42495%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $1,418.40 ↑ +42495%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $1,418.40 ↑ +42495%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $1,418.40 ↑ +42495%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $1,418.40 ↑ +42495%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $1,418.40 ↑ +42495%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $1,418.40 ↑ +42495%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $1,418.40 ↑ +42495%

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Capsaicin 8% patch at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Harlem Hospital Center New York $3.33 $2.66 – $7.00
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $3.33 $2.66 – $7.00
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $3.33 $2.66 – $7.00
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $3.33 $2.66 – $7.00
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $3.33 $2.66 – $7.00
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $3.33 $2.66 – $7.00
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn $3.33 $2.66 – $7.00
North Central Bronx Bronx $3.33 $2.66 – $7.00

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