Closure of windpipe lesion 31820 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

$204.60

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$930.00

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$27.24 with Univera vs $7,368.42 with Aetna — same scan, same building. Share

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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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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
Univera Univera Healthy New York $27.24 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $27.24 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Medicare $33.92 ↓ -83%
Univera Univera Commercial $36.25 ↓ -82%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $288.17 ↑ +41%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $301.48 ↑ +47%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $301.48 ↑ +47%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $309.86 ↑ +51%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $319.16 ↑ +56%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $328.45 ↑ +61%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $328.45 ↑ +61%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $340.85 ↑ +67%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $379.00 ↑ +85%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $389.15 ↑ +90%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $411.65 ↑ +101%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $411.65 ↑ +101%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $411.65 ↑ +101%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $411.65 ↑ +101%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $411.65 ↑ +101%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $411.65 ↑ +101%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $411.65 ↑ +101%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $411.65 ↑ +101%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $411.65 ↑ +101%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $411.65 ↑ +101%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $416.32 ↑ +103%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $416.32 ↑ +103%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $416.32 ↑ +103%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $416.32 ↑ +103%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $416.32 ↑ +103%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $530.47 ↑ +159%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $590.13 ↑ +188%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $622.17 ↑ +204%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $622.17 ↑ +204%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $1,164.00 ↑ +469%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $1,187.28 ↑ +480%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +507%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $1,280.40 ↑ +526%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $1,280.40 ↑ +526%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $3,530.70 ↑ +1626%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $3,530.70 ↑ +1626%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $3,569.08 ↑ +1644%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $3,837.72 ↑ +1776%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $3,991.23 ↑ +1851%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $3,991.23 ↑ +1851%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $3,991.23 ↑ +1851%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicare New York $4,029.61 ↑ +1870%
Humana Humana Commercial $4,067.98 ↑ +1888%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $4,106.36 ↑ +1907%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $4,144.74 ↑ +1926%
Molina Molina Ohio $4,183.11 ↑ +1945%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $5,590.02 ↑ +2632%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $7,368.42 ↑ +3501%

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Closure of windpipe lesion 31820 at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $3,837.72 $0.01 – $6,207.95
Harlem Hospital Center New York $3,837.72 $0.01 – $4,676.66
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $3,837.72 $0.01 – $6,207.95
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $3,837.72 $0.01 – $4,676.66
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $3,837.72 $0.01 – $4,676.66
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $3,837.72 $0.01 – $6,207.95
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $3,837.72 $0.01 – $6,207.95
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn $3,837.72 $0.01 – $4,676.66

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