Incision of breast lesion 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

$1,917.33

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.

$5,066.50

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 $4,265.37 with MetroPlus — 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%
PB - ANTHEM EXCHANGE $158.30 ↓ -92%
Healthfirst MAP $220.50 ↓ -88%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $220.50 ↓ -88%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $225.00 ↓ -88%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $257.00 ↓ -87%
PB - AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $269.52 ↓ -86%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $314.00 ↓ -84%
PB - LOCAL 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $314.00 ↓ -84%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $330.00 ↓ -83%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $330.00 ↓ -83%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $330.00 ↓ -83%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $330.00 ↓ -83%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $332.00 ↓ -83%
EMBLEM PPO_Commercial $332.00 ↓ -83%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $361.78 ↓ -81%
OXFORD Liberty $380.00 ↓ -80%
PB - AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $411.47 ↓ -79%
OXFORD Freedom $431.00 ↓ -78%
PB - CENTERLIGHT PACE $462.00 ↓ -76%
PB - HAMASPIK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $462.00 ↓ -76%
UNITED EXCHANGE $480.00 ↓ -75%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $493.00 ↓ -74%
PB - OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $508.20 ↓ -73%
Fidelis MAP $520.96 ↓ -73%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $529.00 ↓ -72%
PB - WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $554.40 ↓ -71%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $645.00 ↓ -66%
PB - AFFINITY CHP $646.80 ↓ -66%
PB - AFFINITY ESSENTIAL $646.80 ↓ -66%
Carelon MAP_Medicare Advantage $781.00 ↓ -59%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $1,038.13 ↓ -46%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $1,038.13 ↓ -46%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $1,071.50 ↓ -44%
ANTHEM EPO $1,156.77 ↓ -40%
ANTHEM HMO $1,156.77 ↓ -40%
ANTHEM PPO $1,156.77 ↓ -40%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $1,156.77 ↓ -40%
Healthfirst CHP $1,573.45 ↓ -18%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $1,573.45 ↓ -18%
Healthfirst HARP $1,573.45 ↓ -18%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $1,895.72 ↓ -1%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $1,895.72 ↓ -1%
MetroPlus SNP $1,895.72 ↓ -1%
MetroPlus Gold $1,895.72 ↓ -1%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $1,895.72 ↓ -1%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $1,895.72 ↓ -1%
MetroPlus HARP $1,895.72 ↓ -1%
MetroPlus CHP $1,895.72 ↓ -1%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $1,895.72 ↓ -1%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $1,895.72 ↓ -1%
UNITED HARP $1,895.72 ↓ -1%
UNITED CHP $1,895.72 ↓ -1%
Carelon GHI BMP $1,895.72 ↓ -1%
Fidelis CHP $1,895.72 ↓ -1%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $1,895.72 ↓ -1%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $1,895.72 ↓ -1%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,917.33 ↑ +0%
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,917.33 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $1,917.33 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MAP $1,917.33 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $1,917.33 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $1,917.33 ↑ +0%
VACCN All Products $1,917.33 ↑ +0%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $1,933.63 ↑ +1%
VNSNY MAP $1,933.63 ↑ +1%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $1,933.63 ↑ +1%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $1,933.63 ↑ +1%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $1,933.63 ↑ +1%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,013.19 ↑ +5%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $2,028.42 ↑ +6%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $2,061.66 ↑ +8%
Centerlight PACE $2,061.66 ↑ +8%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,070.71 ↑ +8%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $2,085.29 ↑ +9%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,164.75 ↑ +13%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $2,329.68 ↑ +22%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,329.68 ↑ +22%
MetroPlus MAP $2,329.68 ↑ +22%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,396.66 ↑ +25%
Fidelis EXCHANGE $2,722.61 ↑ +42%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $2,843.58 ↑ +48%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $3,033.15 ↑ +58%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $3,033.15 ↑ +58%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $3,033.15 ↑ +58%
Healthfirst Small Group $3,090.02 ↑ +61%
VillageCare Max MAP $3,092.49 ↑ +61%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,092.49 ↑ +61%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $4,053.20 ↑ +111%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $4,265.37 ↑ +122%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $4,265.37 ↑ +122%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $4,265.37 ↑ +122%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $4,265.37 ↑ +122%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $4,265.37 ↑ +122%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $4,265.37 ↑ +122%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $4,265.37 ↑ +122%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $4,265.37 ↑ +122%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $4,265.37 ↑ +122%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $4,265.37 ↑ +122%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $4,265.37 ↑ +122%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $4,265.37 ↑ +122%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $4,265.37 ↑ +122%
PB - ANTHEM CHP not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus Managed Medicaid_HARP_MLTC_MAP not published by hospital
PB - ANTHEM ESSENTIAL PLAN 1-4 and 200-250 not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus CHP not published by hospital
PB - CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital
PB - FIDELIS QHP not published by hospital
PB - FIDELIS ESSENTIAL PLAN not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 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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Incision of breast lesion at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing $14,492.00 $1,821.37 – $2,414.48
Harlem Hospital Center New York $1,917.33 $0.01 – $2,329.68
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $1,917.33 $0.01 – $3,092.49
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $1,917.33 $0.01 – $2,329.68
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $1,917.33 $0.01 – $2,329.68
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown $1,223.40 $91.25 – $2,039.03
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $1,917.33 $0.01 – $3,092.49
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $1,917.33 $0.01 – $3,092.49

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