Capsulotomy mpj ea joint (sep proc) 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

$209.00

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$950.00

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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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$4.00 with Amerihealth vs $7,371.92 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

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

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 Medicaid CHC $4.00 ↓ -98%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $4.00 ↓ -98%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $27.61 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $27.61 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Medicare $36.16 ↓ -83%
Univera Univera Commercial $40.60 ↓ -81%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $135.45 ↓ -35%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $135.45 ↓ -35%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $170.28 ↓ -19%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $187.05 ↓ -11%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $187.05 ↓ -11%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $187.05 ↓ -11%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $187.05 ↓ -11%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $187.05 ↓ -11%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $193.50 ↓ -7%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $197.37 ↓ -6%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $294.57 ↑ +41%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $316.74 ↑ +52%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $326.24 ↑ +56%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $335.74 ↑ +61%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $335.74 ↑ +61%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $348.41 ↑ +67%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $351.93 ↑ +68%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $372.28 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $372.28 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $372.28 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $372.28 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $372.28 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $372.28 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $372.28 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $372.28 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $372.28 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $372.28 ↑ +78%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $535.22 ↑ +156%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $609.40 ↑ +192%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $642.49 ↑ +207%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $642.49 ↑ +207%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +494%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $3,532.38 ↑ +1590%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $3,532.38 ↑ +1590%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $3,570.77 ↑ +1609%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $3,839.54 ↑ +1737%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $3,993.12 ↑ +1811%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $3,993.12 ↑ +1811%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $3,993.12 ↑ +1811%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicare New York $4,031.52 ↑ +1829%
Humana Humana Commercial $4,069.91 ↑ +1847%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $4,108.31 ↑ +1866%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $4,146.71 ↑ +1884%
Molina Molina Ohio $4,185.10 ↑ +1902%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $5,592.68 ↑ +2576%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $7,371.92 ↑ +3427%

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Capsulotomy mpj ea joint (sep proc) at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $3,839.54 $0.01 – $6,126.58
Harlem Hospital Center New York $3,839.54 $0.01 – $4,615.36
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $3,839.54 $0.01 – $6,126.58
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $3,839.54 $0.01 – $4,615.36
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $3,839.54 $0.01 – $4,615.36
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $3,839.54 $0.01 – $6,126.58
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $3,839.54 $0.01 – $6,126.58
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn $3,839.54 $0.01 – $4,615.36

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