Analysis; simple cranial nerv pulse gen prgrmg 95976 at WESTFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC

189 EAST MAIN STREET, WESTFIELD, NY · Ahn · · NPI 1942236427

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 14, 2026 · Ingested Sep 30, 2026

$22.88

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.

$104.00

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.

$22.51 with Highmark vs $84.72 with Aetna — 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
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $22.51 ↓ -2%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $31.50 ↑ +38%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $31.50 ↑ +38%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $32.29 ↑ +41%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $33.92 ↑ +48%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $33.92 ↑ +48%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $34.72 ↑ +52%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $35.76 ↑ +56%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $36.80 ↑ +61%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $36.80 ↑ +61%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $38.19 ↑ +67%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $38.51 ↑ +68%
Univera Univera Medicare $39.58 ↑ +73%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $40.60 ↑ +77%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $40.60 ↑ +77%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $41.04 ↑ +79%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $42.64 ↑ +86%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $42.86 ↑ +87%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $42.86 ↑ +87%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $42.86 ↑ +87%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $42.86 ↑ +87%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $42.86 ↑ +87%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $42.86 ↑ +87%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $42.86 ↑ +87%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $42.86 ↑ +87%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $42.86 ↑ +87%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $44.13 ↑ +93%
Univera Univera Commercial $45.05 ↑ +97%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $45.45 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $45.89 ↑ +101%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $45.89 ↑ +101%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $45.89 ↑ +101%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicare New York $46.33 ↑ +102%
Humana Humana Commercial $46.78 ↑ +104%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $46.84 ↑ +105%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $46.84 ↑ +105%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $46.84 ↑ +105%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $46.84 ↑ +105%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $46.84 ↑ +105%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $47.22 ↑ +106%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $47.66 ↑ +108%
Molina Molina Ohio $48.10 ↑ +110%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $48.45 ↑ +112%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $49.42 ↑ +116%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $51.68 ↑ +126%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $53.29 ↑ +133%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $53.29 ↑ +133%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $61.44 ↑ +169%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $64.28 ↑ +181%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $73.91 ↑ +223%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $77.93 ↑ +241%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $84.72 ↑ +270%

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Analysis; simple cranial nerv pulse gen prgrmg 95976 at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $44.13 $26.16 – $69.88
Harlem Hospital Center New York $44.13 $38.67 – $69.88
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $44.13 $26.16 – $69.88
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $44.13 $38.67 – $69.88
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $44.13 $38.67 – $69.88
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $44.13 $26.16 – $69.88
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $44.13 $26.16 – $69.88
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn $44.13 $38.67 – $69.88

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