Assay of interleukin-6 (il-6) 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

$17.27

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$51.81

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$1.00 with UNITED vs $67.70 with Anthem HealthPlus — 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
UNITED EXCHANGE $1.00 ↓ -94%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $16.37 ↓ -5%
Healthfirst MAP $16.92 ↓ -2%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $16.92 ↓ -2%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.92 ↓ -2%
Senior Whole Health MAP $17.27 ↑ +0%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.27 ↑ +0%
VACCN All Products $17.27 ↑ +0%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.27 ↑ +0%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.27 ↑ +0%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.27 ↑ +0%
VillageCare Max MAP $17.27 ↑ +0%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $17.27 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $17.27 ↑ +0%
Fidelis MAP $17.27 ↑ +0%
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.27 ↑ +0%
Centerlight PACE $17.27 ↑ +0%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $17.27 ↑ +0%
OXFORD Freedom $17.27 ↑ +0%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $17.27 ↑ +0%
OXFORD Liberty $17.27 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $17.27 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $17.27 ↑ +0%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.13 ↑ +5%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.13 ↑ +5%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.65 ↑ +8%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $19.52 ↑ +13%
MetroPlus MAP $19.52 ↑ +13%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $19.52 ↑ +13%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $20.72 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $20.72 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $20.72 ↑ +20%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $20.72 ↑ +20%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $24.98 ↑ +45%
Healthfirst HARP $24.98 ↑ +45%
Healthfirst CHP $24.98 ↑ +45%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $25.91 ↑ +50%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $30.09 ↑ +74%
UNITED HARP $30.09 ↑ +74%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $30.09 ↑ +74%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $30.09 ↑ +74%
Fidelis CHP $30.09 ↑ +74%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $30.09 ↑ +74%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $30.09 ↑ +74%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $30.10 ↑ +74%
MetroPlus Gold $30.10 ↑ +74%
MetroPlus SNP $30.10 ↑ +74%
MetroPlus CHP $30.10 ↑ +74%
MetroPlus HARP $30.10 ↑ +74%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $30.10 ↑ +74%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $30.10 ↑ +74%
Carelon GHI BMP $30.10 ↑ +74%
VNSNY MAP $30.69 ↑ +78%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $30.69 ↑ +78%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $30.69 ↑ +78%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $30.69 ↑ +78%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $30.69 ↑ +78%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $32.20 ↑ +86%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $33.10 ↑ +92%
Carelon MAP_Medicare Advantage $33.68 ↑ +95%
UNITED CHP $37.63 ↑ +118%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $37.63 ↑ +118%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $40.64 ↑ +135%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $40.64 ↑ +135%
ANTHEM EPO $41.45 ↑ +140%
ANTHEM HMO $41.45 ↑ +140%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $41.45 ↑ +140%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $41.45 ↑ +140%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $41.45 ↑ +140%
ANTHEM PPO $41.45 ↑ +140%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $41.45 ↑ +140%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $41.45 ↑ +140%
EMBLEM PPO_Commercial $41.45 ↑ +140%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $41.45 ↑ +140%
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $42.78 ↑ +148%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $44.04 ↑ +155%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $48.16 ↑ +179%
Healthfirst Small Group $49.06 ↑ +184%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $67.70 ↑ +292%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $67.70 ↑ +292%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $67.70 ↑ +292%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $67.70 ↑ +292%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $67.70 ↑ +292%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $67.70 ↑ +292%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $67.70 ↑ +292%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $67.70 ↑ +292%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $67.70 ↑ +292%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $67.70 ↑ +292%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $67.70 ↑ +292%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $67.70 ↑ +292%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $67.70 ↑ +292%
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 HARP_Managed Medicaid not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH All Products_Exchange not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
Affinity CHP not published by hospital

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Assay of interleukin-6 (il-6) at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing $435.00 $8.88 – $46.04
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $17.27 $1.00 – $42.78
Harlem Hospital Center New York $17.27 $1.00 – $42.78
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $17.27 $1.00 – $42.78
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $17.27 $1.00 – $42.78
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $17.27 $1.00 – $42.78
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown $31.80 $17.27 – $47.70
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $17.27 $1.00 – $42.78

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