Collection of venous blood by venipuncture 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

$9.34

Cash price

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$17.33

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 $183.06 with Fidelis — 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.

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 ↓ -89%
PB - AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $2.00 ↓ -79%
PB - AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2.00 ↓ -79%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $2.00 ↓ -79%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $3.00 ↓ -68%
OXFORD Liberty $3.00 ↓ -68%
OXFORD Freedom $3.00 ↓ -68%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $3.48 ↓ -63%
PB - CENTERLIGHT PACE $4.00 ↓ -57%
PB - HAMASPIK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4.00 ↓ -57%
PB - OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $4.40 ↓ -53%
PB - WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4.80 ↓ -49%
PB - AFFINITY ESSENTIAL $5.60 ↓ -40%
PB - AFFINITY CHP $5.60 ↓ -40%
PB - LOCAL 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $6.80 ↓ -27%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7.75 ↓ -17%
Healthfirst MAP $7.75 ↓ -17%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $8.40 ↓ -10%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $8.40 ↓ -10%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $8.67 ↓ -7%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $9.09 ↓ -3%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $9.09 ↓ -3%
Senior Whole Health MAP $9.09 ↓ -3%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9.09 ↓ -3%
VACCN All Products $9.09 ↓ -3%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $9.09 ↓ -3%
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9.09 ↓ -3%
Fidelis MAP $9.09 ↓ -3%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9.09 ↓ -3%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9.09 ↓ -3%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $9.15 ↓ -2%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $9.34 ↑ +0%
Centerlight PACE $9.34 ↑ +0%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $9.34 ↑ +0%
ANTHEM HMO $9.36 ↑ +0%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $9.36 ↑ +0%
ANTHEM PPO $9.36 ↑ +0%
ANTHEM EPO $9.36 ↑ +0%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9.54 ↑ +2%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9.81 ↑ +5%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9.82 ↑ +5%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $10.55 ↑ +13%
MetroPlus MAP $10.55 ↑ +13%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10.55 ↑ +13%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $10.91 ↑ +17%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $10.91 ↑ +17%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $10.91 ↑ +17%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $10.91 ↑ +17%
Carelon MAP_Medicare Advantage $11.26 ↑ +21%
PB - CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $12.65 ↑ +35%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $13.86 ↑ +48%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $13.86 ↑ +48%
EMBLEM PPO_Commercial $13.86 ↑ +48%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $14.01 ↑ +50%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.01 ↑ +50%
VillageCare Max MAP $14.01 ↑ +50%
Healthfirst HARP $67.54 ↑ +623%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $67.54 ↑ +623%
Healthfirst CHP $67.54 ↑ +623%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $81.36 ↑ +771%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $81.36 ↑ +771%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $81.36 ↑ +771%
UNITED HARP $81.36 ↑ +771%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $81.36 ↑ +771%
Fidelis CHP $81.36 ↑ +771%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $81.36 ↑ +771%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $81.37 ↑ +771%
MetroPlus Gold $81.37 ↑ +771%
MetroPlus SNP $81.37 ↑ +771%
UNITED CHP $81.37 ↑ +771%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $81.37 ↑ +771%
Carelon GHI BMP $81.37 ↑ +771%
MetroPlus CHP $81.37 ↑ +771%
MetroPlus HARP $81.37 ↑ +771%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $81.37 ↑ +771%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $82.99 ↑ +789%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $82.99 ↑ +789%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $82.99 ↑ +789%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $82.99 ↑ +789%
VNSNY MAP $82.99 ↑ +789%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $87.06 ↑ +832%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $89.50 ↑ +858%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $122.06 ↑ +1207%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $130.19 ↑ +1294%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $130.19 ↑ +1294%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $130.19 ↑ +1294%
Healthfirst Small Group $132.63 ↑ +1320%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $183.06 ↑ +1860%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $183.06 ↑ +1860%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $183.06 ↑ +1860%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $183.06 ↑ +1860%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $183.06 ↑ +1860%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $183.06 ↑ +1860%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $183.06 ↑ +1860%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $183.06 ↑ +1860%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $183.06 ↑ +1860%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $183.06 ↑ +1860%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $183.06 ↑ +1860%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $183.06 ↑ +1860%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $183.06 ↑ +1860%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH All Products_Exchange 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
PB - UNITED BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
PB - UNITED BH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital
PB - FIDELIS QHP not published by hospital
PB - FIDELIS ESSENTIAL PLAN not published by hospital
Affinity HARP_Managed Medicaid not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus Managed Medicaid_HARP_MLTC_MAP not published by hospital
Fidelis EXCHANGE not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus CHP not published by hospital
Affinity CHP not published by hospital
PB - HEALTHFIRST MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPO not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital

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Collection of venous blood by venipuncture at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing $117.00 $1.54 – $83.58
Harlem Hospital Center New York $9.09 $0.01 – $14.01
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $9.34 $0.01 – $14.01
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $9.09 $0.01 – $14.01
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $9.09 $0.01 – $14.01
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown $7.20 $2.55 – $10.80
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $9.34 $0.01 – $14.01
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $9.34 $0.01 – $14.01

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