Decompression of lower leg 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

$249.04

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$1,132.00

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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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$32.49 with Univera 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
Univera Univera Essential Plan $32.49 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $32.49 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Medicare $42.55 ↓ -83%
Univera Univera Commercial $47.78 ↓ -81%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $248.85 ↓ -0%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $248.85 ↓ -0%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $312.84 ↑ +26%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $343.65 ↑ +38%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $343.65 ↑ +38%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $343.65 ↑ +38%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $343.65 ↑ +38%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $343.65 ↑ +38%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $418.99 ↑ +68%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $443.21 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $443.21 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $443.21 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $443.21 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $443.21 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $443.21 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $443.21 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $443.21 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $443.21 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $443.21 ↑ +78%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $637.77 ↑ +156%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $741.35 ↑ +198%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $781.60 ↑ +214%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $781.60 ↑ +214%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $1,164.00 ↑ +367%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $1,187.28 ↑ +377%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +399%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $1,280.40 ↑ +414%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $1,280.40 ↑ +414%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $3,532.38 ↑ +1318%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $3,532.38 ↑ +1318%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $3,570.77 ↑ +1334%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $3,839.54 ↑ +1442%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $3,839.54 ↑ +1442%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $3,839.54 ↑ +1442%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $3,954.73 ↑ +1488%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $3,993.12 ↑ +1503%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $3,993.12 ↑ +1503%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $3,993.12 ↑ +1503%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $3,993.12 ↑ +1503%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicare New York $4,031.52 ↑ +1519%
Humana Humana Commercial $4,069.91 ↑ +1534%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $4,108.31 ↑ +1550%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $4,146.71 ↑ +1565%
Molina Molina Ohio $4,185.10 ↑ +1580%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $5,592.68 ↑ +2146%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $7,371.92 ↑ +2860%

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Decompression of lower leg at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $3,839.54 $245.32 – $8,168.77
Harlem Hospital Center New York $3,839.54 $459.71 – $8,168.77
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $3,839.54 $245.32 – $8,168.77
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $3,839.54 $475.35 – $8,168.77
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $3,839.54 $475.35 – $8,168.77
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $3,839.54 $245.32 – $8,168.77
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $3,839.54 $245.32 – $8,168.77
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn $3,839.54 $475.35 – $8,168.77

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