Abdominal paracentesis w/image guidance at Elmhurst Hospital Center

7901 Broadway Elmhurst, NY 11373, NY · NYC Health + Hospitals · · NPI 1063426377

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 5, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$1,109.47

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.

$2,763.22

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 $2,118.46 with MULTIPLAN — 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%
UNITED EXCHANGE $1.00 ↓ -100%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $115.08 ↓ -90%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $115.08 ↓ -90%
EMBLEM PPO_Commercial $115.08 ↓ -90%
Fidelis MAP $165.72 ↓ -85%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $214.35 ↓ -81%
Healthfirst MAP $220.50 ↓ -80%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $220.50 ↓ -80%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $225.00 ↓ -80%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $330.00 ↓ -70%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $330.00 ↓ -70%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $330.00 ↓ -70%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $330.00 ↓ -70%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $351.84 ↓ -68%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $351.84 ↓ -68%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $353.00 ↓ -68%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $361.96 ↓ -67%
OXFORD Liberty $380.00 ↓ -66%
ANTHEM PPO $391.07 ↓ -65%
ANTHEM HMO $391.07 ↓ -65%
ANTHEM EPO $391.07 ↓ -65%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $391.07 ↓ -65%
OXFORD Freedom $431.00 ↓ -61%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $493.00 ↓ -56%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $529.00 ↓ -52%
Healthfirst CHP $605.85 ↓ -45%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $605.85 ↓ -45%
Healthfirst HARP $605.85 ↓ -45%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $645.00 ↓ -42%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $729.94 ↓ -34%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $729.94 ↓ -34%
UNITED HARP $729.94 ↓ -34%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $729.94 ↓ -34%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $729.94 ↓ -34%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $729.94 ↓ -34%
Carelon GHI BMP $729.94 ↓ -34%
MetroPlus HARP $729.94 ↓ -34%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $729.94 ↓ -34%
MetroPlus CHP $729.94 ↓ -34%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $729.94 ↓ -34%
MetroPlus Gold $729.94 ↓ -34%
MetroPlus SNP $729.94 ↓ -34%
Fidelis CHP $729.94 ↓ -34%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $729.94 ↓ -34%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $744.54 ↓ -33%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $744.54 ↓ -33%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $744.54 ↓ -33%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $744.54 ↓ -33%
VNSNY MAP $744.54 ↓ -33%
Carelon MAP_Medicare Advantage $781.00 ↓ -30%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $781.04 ↓ -30%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $802.93 ↓ -28%
UNITED CHP $912.43 ↓ -18%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $1,094.91 ↓ -1%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $1,109.47 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $1,109.47 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $1,109.47 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MAP $1,109.47 ↑ +0%
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,109.47 ↑ +0%
VACCN All Products $1,109.47 ↑ +0%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,109.47 ↑ +0%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,109.47 ↑ +0%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $1,132.18 ↑ +2%
Centerlight PACE $1,132.18 ↑ +2%
VillageCare Max MAP $1,132.18 ↑ +2%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,132.18 ↑ +2%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,164.94 ↑ +5%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $1,167.90 ↑ +5%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $1,167.90 ↑ +5%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $1,167.90 ↑ +5%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,188.78 ↑ +7%
Healthfirst Small Group $1,189.80 ↑ +7%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,198.23 ↑ +8%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $1,279.36 ↑ +15%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,279.36 ↑ +15%
MetroPlus MAP $1,279.36 ↑ +15%
Fidelis EXCHANGE $1,575.45 ↑ +42%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $1,642.37 ↑ +48%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $1,642.37 ↑ +48%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $1,642.37 ↑ +48%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $1,642.37 ↑ +48%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $1,642.37 ↑ +48%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $1,642.37 ↑ +48%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $1,642.37 ↑ +48%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $1,642.37 ↑ +48%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $1,642.37 ↑ +48%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $1,642.37 ↑ +48%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $1,642.37 ↑ +48%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $1,642.37 ↑ +48%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $1,642.37 ↑ +48%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $2,118.46 ↑ +91%
Affinity HARP_Managed Medicaid not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus CHP not published by hospital
Affinity CHP not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH All Products_Exchange not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus Managed Medicaid_HARP_MLTC_MAP not published by hospital

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