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

$272.58

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$1,239.00

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.

$36.14 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
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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 $36.14 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $36.14 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Medicare $47.33 ↓ -83%
Univera Univera Commercial $53.15 ↓ -81%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $310.80 ↑ +14%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $310.80 ↑ +14%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $390.72 ↑ +43%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $429.20 ↑ +57%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $429.20 ↑ +57%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $429.20 ↑ +57%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $429.20 ↑ +57%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $429.20 ↑ +57%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $465.89 ↑ +71%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $492.83 ↑ +81%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $492.83 ↑ +81%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $492.83 ↑ +81%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $492.83 ↑ +81%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $492.83 ↑ +81%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $492.83 ↑ +81%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $492.83 ↑ +81%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $492.83 ↑ +81%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $492.83 ↑ +81%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $492.83 ↑ +81%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $706.55 ↑ +159%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $812.76 ↑ +198%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $856.88 ↑ +214%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $856.88 ↑ +214%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $1,164.00 ↑ +327%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $1,187.28 ↑ +336%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +355%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $1,280.40 ↑ +370%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $1,280.40 ↑ +370%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $3,532.38 ↑ +1196%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $3,532.38 ↑ +1196%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $3,570.77 ↑ +1210%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $3,839.54 ↑ +1309%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $3,839.54 ↑ +1309%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $3,839.54 ↑ +1309%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $3,954.73 ↑ +1351%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $3,993.12 ↑ +1365%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $3,993.12 ↑ +1365%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $3,993.12 ↑ +1365%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $3,993.12 ↑ +1365%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicare New York $4,031.52 ↑ +1379%
Humana Humana Commercial $4,069.91 ↑ +1393%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $4,108.31 ↑ +1407%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $4,146.71 ↑ +1421%
Molina Molina Ohio $4,185.10 ↑ +1435%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $5,592.68 ↑ +1952%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $7,371.92 ↑ +2604%

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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 $252.66 – $8,168.77
Harlem Hospital Center New York $3,839.54 $503.10 – $8,168.77
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $3,839.54 $252.66 – $8,168.77
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $3,839.54 $519.38 – $8,168.77
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $3,839.54 $519.38 – $8,168.77
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $3,839.54 $252.66 – $8,168.77
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $3,839.54 $252.66 – $8,168.77
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn $3,839.54 $519.38 – $8,168.77

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