Conversion ext bil drg cath 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

$118.80

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$540.00

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.

$155.76 with Univera vs $8,018.21 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 $155.76 ↑ +31%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $155.76 ↑ +31%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $167.29 ↑ +41%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $179.88 ↑ +51%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $185.28 ↑ +56%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $190.67 ↑ +60%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $190.67 ↑ +60%
Univera Univera Medicare $195.50 ↑ +65%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $197.87 ↑ +67%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $200.06 ↑ +68%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $200.06 ↑ +68%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $202.41 ↑ +70%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $214.12 ↑ +80%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $214.12 ↑ +80%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $214.12 ↑ +80%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $214.12 ↑ +80%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $214.12 ↑ +80%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $214.12 ↑ +80%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $214.12 ↑ +80%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $214.12 ↑ +80%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $214.12 ↑ +80%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $214.12 ↑ +80%
Univera Univera Commercial $229.06 ↑ +93%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $251.50 ↑ +112%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $276.27 ↑ +133%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $276.27 ↑ +133%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $276.27 ↑ +133%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $276.27 ↑ +133%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $276.27 ↑ +133%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $285.80 ↑ +141%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $291.51 ↑ +145%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $304.84 ↑ +157%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $314.37 ↑ +165%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $314.37 ↑ +165%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $363.42 ↑ +206%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $383.15 ↑ +223%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $383.15 ↑ +223%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +945%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $3,842.06 ↑ +3134%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $3,842.06 ↑ +3134%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $3,883.82 ↑ +3169%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $4,176.15 ↑ +3415%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $4,343.19 ↑ +3556%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $4,343.19 ↑ +3556%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $4,343.19 ↑ +3556%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicare New York $4,384.96 ↑ +3591%
Humana Humana Commercial $4,426.72 ↑ +3626%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $4,468.48 ↑ +3661%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $4,510.24 ↑ +3696%
Molina Molina Ohio $4,552.00 ↑ +3732%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $6,082.98 ↑ +5020%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $8,018.21 ↑ +6649%

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Conversion ext bil drg cath at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $4,176.15 $152.88 – $6,704.03
Harlem Hospital Center New York $4,176.15 $210.24 – $5,050.37
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $4,176.15 $152.88 – $6,704.03
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $4,176.15 $215.21 – $5,050.37
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $4,176.15 $215.21 – $5,050.37
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $4,176.15 $152.88 – $6,704.03
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $4,176.15 $152.88 – $6,704.03
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn $4,176.15 $215.21 – $5,050.37

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