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Neck (Cervical Spine) MRI (with and without contrast) 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, 2025 · Ingested Aug 13, 2026

$444.73

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

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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.

$2,652.94

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.

$181.21 with Healthfirst vs $2,255.00 with Local 1199 — 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
Healthfirst HARP_Managed Medicaid HMO Primary Services $181.21 ↓ -59%
Healthfirst HARP $196.20 ↓ -56%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $196.20 ↓ -56%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $203.56 ↓ -54%
Healthfirst MAP $203.56 ↓ -54%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $203.56 ↓ -54%
Healthfirst CHP $220.73 ↓ -50%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $245.25 ↓ -45%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $259.35 ↓ -42%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $264.87 ↓ -40%
Healthfirst HARP_Managed Medicaid HMO Specialist Services $289.93 ↓ -35%
Affinity CHP $318.92 ↓ -28%
Healthfirst MAP_Medicare Advantage Specialist Services $337.04 ↓ -24%
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $338.09 ↓ -24%
Fidelis MAP $353.16 ↓ -21%
Healthfirst MAP_Medicare Advantage Primary Services $355.16 ↓ -20%
Anthem HealthPlus HARP $362.41 ↓ -19%
Anthem HealthPlus MLTC $362.41 ↓ -19%
Elderplan MAP $362.41 ↓ -19%
Anthem HealthPlus MAP $362.41 ↓ -19%
Healthfirst Small Group $362.41 ↓ -19%
Fidelis Managed Medicaid $362.41 ↓ -19%
Elderplan Medicare Advantage $362.41 ↓ -19%
Centerlight PACE $362.41 ↓ -19%
Fidelis CHP $362.41 ↓ -19%
Elderplan MLTC $362.41 ↓ -19%
Fidelis FHP $362.41 ↓ -19%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $362.41 ↓ -19%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $367.85 ↓ -17%
Aetna All Products $370.50 ↓ -17%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $370.50 ↓ -17%
Centers Plan for Healthy Living Medicare Advantage $376.91 ↓ -15%
Hamaspik Medicare Advantage $380.53 ↓ -14%
Anthem HealthPlus CHP $398.65 ↓ -10%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $422.61 ↓ -5%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $422.61 ↓ -5%
VACCN All Products $422.61 ↓ -5%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $422.61 ↓ -5%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $434.89 ↓ -2%
Centers Plan for Healthy Living MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $439.52 ↓ -1%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $443.74 ↓ -0%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $443.74 ↓ -0%
Oscar All Products $453.01 ↑ +2%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $478.74 ↑ +8%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $478.74 ↑ +8%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $478.74 ↑ +8%
Fidelis QHC $482.91 ↑ +9%
UNITED HARP $500.00 ↑ +12%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $500.00 ↑ +12%
MetroPlus MAP $502.55 ↑ +13%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $502.55 ↑ +13%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $502.55 ↑ +13%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $535.00 ↑ +20%
MetroPlus HARP $600.00 ↑ +35%
Fidelis EXCHANGE $600.11 ↑ +35%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $611.33 ↑ +37%
Anthem HealthPlus Exchange $627.08 ↑ +41%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $633.92 ↑ +43%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $633.92 ↑ +43%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $652.34 ↑ +47%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $652.34 ↑ +47%
VillageCare Max MAP $667.10 ↑ +50%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $667.10 ↑ +50%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $681.75 ↑ +53%
OXFORD Freedom $808.05 ↑ +82%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $808.05 ↑ +82%
OXFORD Liberty $808.05 ↑ +82%
UNITED EXCHANGE $808.05 ↑ +82%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $814.26 ↑ +83%
MetroPlus CHP $814.26 ↑ +83%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $814.26 ↑ +83%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $814.26 ↑ +83%
MetroPlus Gold $814.26 ↑ +83%
MetroPlus SNP $814.26 ↑ +83%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $814.26 ↑ +83%
Anthem HealthPlus Managed Medicaid_HARP_MLTC_MAP $814.26 ↑ +83%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $814.26 ↑ +83%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $814.26 ↑ +83%
Senior Whole Health MAP $814.26 ↑ +83%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $814.26 ↑ +83%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $830.55 ↑ +87%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $830.55 ↑ +87%
VNSNY MAP $830.55 ↑ +87%
Affinity HARP_Managed Medicaid $830.55 ↑ +87%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $830.55 ↑ +87%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $830.55 ↑ +87%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $845.23 ↑ +90%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $853.76 ↑ +92%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $853.76 ↑ +92%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $879.34 ↑ +98%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $895.69 ↑ +101%
ANTHEM EPO $949.69 ↑ +114%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $949.69 ↑ +114%
ANTHEM PPO $949.69 ↑ +114%
ANTHEM HMO $949.69 ↑ +114%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $1,017.83 ↑ +129%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $1,017.83 ↑ +129%
UNITED CHP $1,017.83 ↑ +129%
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $1,285.00 ↑ +189%
Local 1199 All Products $1,430.00 ↑ +222%
Carelon GHI BMP $1,724.41 ↑ +288%
Carelon MAP_Medicare Advantage $1,724.41 ↑ +288%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $1,724.41 ↑ +288%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $1,832.09 ↑ +312%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $1,832.09 ↑ +312%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $1,832.09 ↑ +312%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $1,832.09 ↑ +312%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $1,832.09 ↑ +312%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $1,832.09 ↑ +312%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $1,832.09 ↑ +312%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $1,989.71 ↑ +347%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $1,989.71 ↑ +347%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $2,122.35 ↑ +377%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $2,255.00 ↑ +407%
United Behavioral Health Exchange not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH All Products_Exchange not published by hospital
United Behavioral Health Medicare Advantage not published by hospital
United Behavioral Health All Products not published by hospital

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Neck (Cervical Spine) MRI (with and without contrast) at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $440.22 $185.88 – $2,255.00
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown $975.00 $352.23 – $1,462.50
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $444.73 $184.12 – $2,255.00
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $444.73 $185.88 – $2,255.00
Elmhurst Hospital Center NY 11373 not published $200.90 – $1,285.00
Harlem Hospital Center New York not published $196.20 – $1,285.00
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx not published $202.08 – $2,255.00
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx not published $202.08 – $1,285.00

All New-york hospitals for this procedure →