Bronchial brush biopsy 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

$64.24

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$292.00

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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.

$85.79 with Univera vs $882.26 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
Univera Univera Essential Plan $85.79 ↑ +34%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $85.79 ↑ +34%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $90.61 ↑ +41%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $97.43 ↑ +52%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $100.35 ↑ +56%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $102.90 ↑ +60%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $102.90 ↑ +60%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $103.28 ↑ +61%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $103.28 ↑ +61%
Univera Univera Medicare $106.85 ↑ +66%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $107.17 ↑ +67%
Univera Univera Commercial $114.16 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $120.69 ↑ +88%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $127.67 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $127.67 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $127.67 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $127.67 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $127.67 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $127.67 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $127.67 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $127.67 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $127.67 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $127.67 ↑ +99%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $129.36 ↑ +101%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $142.10 ↑ +121%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $142.10 ↑ +121%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $142.10 ↑ +121%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $142.10 ↑ +121%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $142.10 ↑ +121%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $147.00 ↑ +129%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $149.94 ↑ +133%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $156.80 ↑ +144%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $161.70 ↑ +152%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $161.70 ↑ +152%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $167.25 ↑ +160%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $195.08 ↑ +204%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $205.68 ↑ +220%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $205.68 ↑ +220%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $422.75 ↑ +558%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $422.75 ↑ +558%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $427.34 ↑ +565%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $459.51 ↑ +615%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $477.89 ↑ +644%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $477.89 ↑ +644%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $477.89 ↑ +644%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicare New York $482.49 ↑ +651%
Humana Humana Commercial $487.08 ↑ +658%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $491.68 ↑ +665%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $496.27 ↑ +673%
Molina Molina Ohio $500.87 ↑ +680%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $669.32 ↑ +942%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $882.26 ↑ +1273%

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Bronchial brush biopsy at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $459.51 $96.96 – $976.45
Harlem Hospital Center New York $459.51 $112.91 – $976.45
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $459.51 $96.96 – $976.45
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $459.51 $115.14 – $976.45
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $459.51 $115.14 – $976.45
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $459.51 $96.96 – $976.45
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $459.51 $96.96 – $976.45
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn $459.51 $115.14 – $976.45

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