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Shoulder MRI (with 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

$925.92

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.

$3,471.20

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 Hamaspik vs $2,950.52 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
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $0.01 ↓ -100%
Healthfirst HARP_Managed Medicaid HMO Primary Services $176.36 ↓ -81%
Healthfirst HARP_Managed Medicaid HMO Specialist Services $282.17 ↓ -70%
Affinity CHP $310.38 ↓ -66%
Healthfirst CHP $317.44 ↓ -66%
Healthfirst MAP_Medicare Advantage Specialist Services $328.02 ↓ -65%
Healthfirst MAP_Medicare Advantage Primary Services $345.66 ↓ -63%
Anthem HealthPlus HARP $352.71 ↓ -62%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $352.71 ↓ -62%
Anthem HealthPlus MLTC $352.71 ↓ -62%
Elderplan MAP $352.71 ↓ -62%
Anthem HealthPlus MAP $352.71 ↓ -62%
Healthfirst Small Group $352.71 ↓ -62%
Fidelis Managed Medicaid $352.71 ↓ -62%
Elderplan Medicare Advantage $352.71 ↓ -62%
Centerlight PACE $352.71 ↓ -62%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $352.71 ↓ -62%
Fidelis CHP $352.71 ↓ -62%
Elderplan MLTC $352.71 ↓ -62%
Fidelis FHP $352.71 ↓ -62%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $358.00 ↓ -61%
Centers Plan for Healthy Living Medicare Advantage $366.82 ↓ -60%
Hamaspik Medicare Advantage $370.35 ↓ -60%
Aetna All Products $370.50 ↓ -60%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $370.50 ↓ -60%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $370.50 ↓ -60%
Anthem HealthPlus CHP $387.98 ↓ -58%
Healthfirst HARP $390.11 ↓ -58%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $390.11 ↓ -58%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $423.25 ↓ -54%
Oscar All Products $440.89 ↓ -52%
Anthem HealthPlus Exchange $460.85 ↓ -50%
Fidelis QHC $469.99 ↓ -49%
Fidelis MAP $507.90 ↓ -45%
MetroPlus HARP $600.00 ↓ -35%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $634.88 ↓ -31%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $634.88 ↓ -31%
OXFORD Freedom $641.12 ↓ -31%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $641.12 ↓ -31%
OXFORD Liberty $641.12 ↓ -31%
UNITED EXCHANGE $641.12 ↓ -31%
Local 1199 All Products $789.00 ↓ -15%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $814.26 ↓ -12%
UNITED HARP $814.26 ↓ -12%
MetroPlus CHP $814.26 ↓ -12%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $814.26 ↓ -12%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $814.26 ↓ -12%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $814.26 ↓ -12%
MetroPlus Gold $814.26 ↓ -12%
MetroPlus SNP $814.26 ↓ -12%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $814.26 ↓ -12%
Anthem HealthPlus Managed Medicaid_HARP_MLTC_MAP $814.26 ↓ -12%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $814.26 ↓ -12%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $814.26 ↓ -12%
Senior Whole Health MAP $814.26 ↓ -12%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $814.26 ↓ -12%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $814.26 ↓ -12%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $830.55 ↓ -10%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $830.55 ↓ -10%
VNSNY MAP $830.55 ↓ -10%
Affinity HARP_Managed Medicaid $830.55 ↓ -10%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $830.55 ↓ -10%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $830.55 ↓ -10%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $871.26 ↓ -6%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $895.69 ↓ -3%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $907.40 ↓ -2%
Healthfirst MAP $907.40 ↓ -2%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $934.93 ↑ +1%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $934.93 ↑ +1%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $934.93 ↑ +1%
VACCN All Products $934.93 ↑ +1%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $934.93 ↑ +1%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $956.98 ↑ +3%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $956.98 ↑ +3%
Centers Plan for Healthy Living MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $972.32 ↑ +5%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $981.67 ↑ +6%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $981.67 ↑ +6%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $985.66 ↑ +6%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,000.00 ↑ +8%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $1,017.83 ↑ +10%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $1,017.83 ↑ +10%
UNITED CHP $1,017.83 ↑ +10%
MetroPlus MAP $1,046.29 ↑ +13%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $1,046.29 ↑ +13%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,046.29 ↑ +13%
ANTHEM EPO $1,064.51 ↑ +15%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $1,064.51 ↑ +15%
ANTHEM PPO $1,064.51 ↑ +15%
ANTHEM HMO $1,064.51 ↑ +15%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $1,099.25 ↑ +19%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $1,131.00 ↑ +22%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,168.66 ↑ +26%
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $1,285.00 ↑ +39%
Fidelis EXCHANGE $1,327.60 ↑ +43%
VillageCare Max MAP $1,388.88 ↑ +50%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,388.88 ↑ +50%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $1,702.00 ↑ +84%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $1,832.09 ↑ +98%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $1,832.09 ↑ +98%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $1,832.09 ↑ +98%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $1,832.09 ↑ +98%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $1,832.09 ↑ +98%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $1,832.09 ↑ +98%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $1,832.09 ↑ +98%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $1,832.09 ↑ +98%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $1,832.09 ↑ +98%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $1,832.09 ↑ +98%
Carelon GHI BMP $2,256.28 ↑ +144%
Carelon MAP_Medicare Advantage $2,256.28 ↑ +144%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $2,256.28 ↑ +144%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $2,603.40 ↑ +181%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $2,603.40 ↑ +181%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $2,776.96 ↑ +200%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $2,950.52 ↑ +219%
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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Shoulder MRI (with contrast) at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $916.54 $181.02 – $2,950.52
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown $739.80 $347.81 – $2,420.90
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $925.92 $179.67 – $2,950.52
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $925.92 $181.02 – $2,950.52
Elmhurst Hospital Center NY 11373 not published $287.46 – $1,906.24
Harlem Hospital Center New York not published $282.17 – $1,906.24
Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital New York not published not published
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx not published $289.62 – $2,950.52

All New-york hospitals for this procedure →