Colonoscopy w/band ligation 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

$143.44

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$652.00

Gross charge

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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.

$188.81 with Univera vs $2,678.93 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 $188.81 ↑ +32%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $188.81 ↑ +32%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $189.53 ↑ +32%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $189.53 ↑ +32%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $202.03 ↑ +41%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $217.24 ↑ +51%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $223.76 ↑ +56%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $230.27 ↑ +61%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $230.27 ↑ +61%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $238.26 ↑ +66%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $238.96 ↑ +67%
Univera Univera Medicare $259.21 ↑ +81%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $261.73 ↑ +82%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $261.73 ↑ +82%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $261.73 ↑ +82%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $261.73 ↑ +82%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $261.73 ↑ +82%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $281.07 ↑ +96%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $297.32 ↑ +107%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $297.32 ↑ +107%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $297.32 ↑ +107%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $297.32 ↑ +107%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $297.32 ↑ +107%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $297.32 ↑ +107%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $297.32 ↑ +107%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $297.32 ↑ +107%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $297.32 ↑ +107%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $297.32 ↑ +107%
Univera Univera Commercial $337.64 ↑ +135%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $370.45 ↑ +158%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $435.06 ↑ +203%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $458.68 ↑ +220%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $458.68 ↑ +220%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $1,164.00 ↑ +711%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $1,187.28 ↑ +728%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +766%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $1,280.40 ↑ +793%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $1,280.40 ↑ +793%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $1,283.65 ↑ +795%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $1,283.65 ↑ +795%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $1,297.61 ↑ +805%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $1,395.28 ↑ +873%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $1,451.09 ↑ +912%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $1,451.09 ↑ +912%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $1,451.09 ↑ +912%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicare New York $1,465.04 ↑ +921%
Humana Humana Commercial $1,478.99 ↑ +931%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $1,492.95 ↑ +941%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $1,506.90 ↑ +951%
Molina Molina Ohio $1,520.85 ↑ +960%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $2,032.36 ↑ +1317%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $2,678.93 ↑ +1768%

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Colonoscopy w/band ligation at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $1,395.28 $154.87 – $2,240.62
Harlem Hospital Center New York $1,395.28 $259.14 – $1,744.10
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $1,395.28 $154.87 – $2,240.62
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $1,395.28 $266.69 – $1,744.10
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $1,395.28 $266.69 – $1,744.10
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $1,395.28 $154.87 – $2,240.62
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $1,395.28 $154.87 – $2,240.62
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn $1,395.28 $266.69 – $1,744.10

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