Myelography thoracic spine 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

$934.93

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.

$1,994.73

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.

$1.00 with UNITED vs $1,695.52 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
UNITED EXCHANGE $1.00 ↓ -100%
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $119.53 ↓ -87%
EMBLEM PPO_Commercial $119.53 ↓ -87%
EMBLEM HIP_GHI_CHP $119.53 ↓ -87%
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $153.69 ↓ -84%
Fidelis MAP $172.12 ↓ -82%
ANTHEM Small Group EPO_PPO $172.86 ↓ -82%
ANTHEM Blue Access Small Group $172.86 ↓ -82%
ANTHEM Blue Access Large Group $177.83 ↓ -81%
ANTHEM PPO $192.14 ↓ -79%
ANTHEM INDEMNITY $192.14 ↓ -79%
ANTHEM EPO $192.14 ↓ -79%
ANTHEM HMO $192.14 ↓ -79%
Healthfirst CHP $599.11 ↓ -36%
Healthfirst Managed Medicaid $599.11 ↓ -36%
Healthfirst HARP $599.11 ↓ -36%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $712.89 ↓ -24%
OXFORD Freedom $712.89 ↓ -24%
OXFORD Liberty $712.89 ↓ -24%
MetroPlus Goldcare 1 & 2 $721.82 ↓ -23%
MetroPlus Managed Medicaid $721.82 ↓ -23%
MetroPlus Gold $721.82 ↓ -23%
MetroPlus SNP $721.82 ↓ -23%
MetroPlus HARP $721.82 ↓ -23%
MetroPlus CHP $721.82 ↓ -23%
Fidelis CHP $721.82 ↓ -23%
Anthem HealthPlus EXCHANGE $721.82 ↓ -23%
Fidelis HARP_Managed Medicaid $721.82 ↓ -23%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Managed Medicaid $721.82 ↓ -23%
Carelon Commercial_Essential Plans $721.82 ↓ -23%
Carelon Managed Medicaid_HARP_CHP $721.82 ↓ -23%
Carelon GHI BMP $721.82 ↓ -23%
UNITED HARP $721.82 ↓ -23%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $721.82 ↓ -23%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HARP $736.26 ↓ -21%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHP $736.26 ↓ -21%
Carelon (Amida Care) Managed Medicaid $736.26 ↓ -21%
VNSNY Medicaid SNP $736.26 ↓ -21%
VNSNY MAP $736.26 ↓ -21%
UNITED Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $772.35 ↓ -17%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Essential Plan $794.00 ↓ -15%
UNITED CHP $902.28 ↓ -3%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 3-4 $902.28 ↓ -3%
Hamaspik MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $934.93 ↑ +0%
VACCN All Products $934.93 ↑ +0%
EMBLEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $934.93 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MAP $934.93 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare Advantage $934.93 ↑ +0%
VNSNY Medicare SNP $934.93 ↑ +0%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $934.93 ↑ +0%
Senior Whole Health MLTC $934.93 ↑ +0%
Healthfirst Medicare Advantage PPO $958.98 ↑ +3%
Healthfirst MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $958.98 ↑ +3%
Healthfirst MAP $958.98 ↑ +3%
EMBLEM Essential Plan 1-2 $974.46 ↑ +4%
Emblem Essential Plan 200-250 $974.46 ↑ +4%
VillageCare Max MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $978.56 ↑ +5%
Elderplan MAP_Medicare Advantage_MLTC $978.56 ↑ +5%
Centerlight PACE $978.56 ↑ +5%
Amidacare Managed Medicaid $978.56 ↑ +5%
VillageCare Max MAP $978.56 ↑ +5%
OXFORD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $981.67 ↑ +5%
Wellcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,009.72 ↑ +8%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,027.48 ↑ +10%
MetroPlus MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,105.77 ↑ +18%
MetroPlus MAP $1,105.77 ↑ +18%
MetroPlus EXCHANGE $1,105.77 ↑ +18%
Healthfirst EXCHANGE $1,154.91 ↑ +24%
Healthfirst Small Group $1,176.57 ↑ +26%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $1,193.00 ↑ +28%
Carelon MAP_Medicare Advantage $1,296.57 ↑ +39%
Fidelis EXCHANGE $1,327.60 ↑ +42%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $1,467.83 ↑ +57%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus FPP $1,496.05 ↑ +60%
MAGNACARE PPO FPP $1,496.05 ↑ +60%
MAGNACARE Direct Plus Non-FPP $1,496.05 ↑ +60%
MAGNACARE PPO Non-FPP $1,496.05 ↑ +60%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $1,595.78 ↑ +71%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $1,624.10 ↑ +74%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 200-250 $1,624.10 ↑ +74%
Affinity Essential Plan 1-2 $1,624.10 ↑ +74%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $1,624.10 ↑ +74%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $1,624.10 ↑ +74%
MetroPlus Essential Plan 3-4 $1,624.10 ↑ +74%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 3-4 $1,624.10 ↑ +74%
Healthfirst Essential Plan 1-2 $1,624.10 ↑ +74%
Affinity Essential Plan 3-4 $1,624.10 ↑ +74%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 1-2 $1,624.10 ↑ +74%
Anthem HealthPlus Essential Plan 200-250 $1,624.10 ↑ +74%
Affinity Essential Plan 200-250 $1,624.10 ↑ +74%
Fidelis Essential Plan 1-4_200-250 $1,624.10 ↑ +74%
Local 1199 ALL PRODUCTS $1,695.52 ↑ +81%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH All Products_Exchange not published by hospital
Affinity CHP not published by hospital
Affinity HARP_Managed Medicaid not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus Managed Medicaid_HARP_MLTC_MAP not published by hospital
Anthem HealthPlus CHP not published by hospital
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital

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