New Patient Office Visit (level 4) at Canton-Potsdam Hospital
50 Leroy Street, Potsdam, NY · Rochesterregional · · NPI 156854878|
$397.79
Cash price 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.
$611.99
Gross charge 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.
$102.08 with CHAMPUS-TRICARE vs $216.28 with MVP - CIGNA — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| CHAMPUS-TRICARE | COMMERCIAL | $102.08 | ↓ -74% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE DUAL | $113.42 | ↓ -71% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $113.42 | ↓ -71% |
| AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $113.42 | ↓ -71% |
| CDPHP | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $113.42 | ↓ -71% |
| WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE DUAL | $115.69 | ↓ -71% |
| FIDELIS CARE NEW YORK | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $115.69 | ↓ -71% |
| WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $115.69 | ↓ -71% |
| HUMANA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $119.09 | ↓ -70% |
| MVP - CIGNA | ESSENTIAL 1&2 | $216.28 | ↓ -46% |
| CIGNA | CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH | $216.28 | ↓ -46% |
| MVP - CIGNA | INDIVIDUAL EXCHANGE | $216.28 | ↓ -46% |
Visitor-reported prices
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New Patient Office Visit (level 4) at other New-york hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Chautauqua | Jamestown | $165.60 | $61.00 – $248.40 |
| NewYork-Presbyterian Queens | Flushing | $1,014.00 | $1,150.38 – $1,206.57 |
| NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center | New York | $715.00 | $1,171.73 – $1,171.73 |
| Rochester General Hospital | Rochester | $443.20 | $72.00 – $72.00 |
| Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic | Clifton Springs | $443.20 | $43.25 – $202.20 |
| Gouverneur Hospital | Gouverneur | $390.13 | $66.04 – $216.28 |
| Massena Hospital | Massena | $392.19 | $66.04 – $216.28 |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester | Rochester | $545.47 | $109.59 – $109.59 |