Artery x-rays spine 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

$72.38

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$329.00

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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.

$15.75 with Amerihealth vs $12,282.03 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
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $15.75 ↓ -78%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $15.75 ↓ -78%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $19.80 ↓ -73%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $21.75 ↓ -70%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $21.75 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $21.75 ↓ -70%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $21.75 ↓ -70%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $21.75 ↓ -70%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $33.75 ↓ -53%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $34.42 ↓ -52%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $36.00 ↓ -50%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $37.13 ↓ -49%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $37.13 ↓ -49%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $92.81 ↑ +28%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $92.81 ↑ +28%
Univera Univera Medicare $109.19 ↑ +51%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $127.01 ↑ +75%
Univera Univera Commercial $132.12 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $134.35 ↑ +86%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $134.35 ↑ +86%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $134.35 ↑ +86%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $134.35 ↑ +86%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $134.35 ↑ +86%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $134.35 ↑ +86%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $134.35 ↑ +86%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $134.35 ↑ +86%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $134.35 ↑ +86%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $134.35 ↑ +86%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $183.75 ↑ +154%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $211.49 ↑ +192%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $222.97 ↑ +208%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $222.97 ↑ +208%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $5,885.14 ↑ +8031%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $5,885.14 ↑ +8031%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $5,949.11 ↑ +8119%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $6,396.89 ↑ +8738%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $6,396.89 ↑ +8738%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $6,396.89 ↑ +8738%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $6,588.80 ↑ +9003%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $6,652.76 ↑ +9091%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $6,652.76 ↑ +9091%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $6,652.76 ↑ +9091%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $6,652.76 ↑ +9091%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicare New York $6,716.73 ↑ +9180%
Humana Humana Commercial $6,780.70 ↑ +9268%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $6,844.67 ↑ +9357%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $6,908.64 ↑ +9445%
Molina Molina Ohio $6,972.61 ↑ +9533%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $9,317.71 ↑ +12773%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $12,282.03 ↑ +16869%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $6,396.89 $1.00 – $13,892.12
Harlem Hospital Center New York $6,396.89 $1.00 – $13,892.12
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