Dilate esophagus 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

$53.02

Cash price

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$241.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

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.

$61.95 with Amerihealth vs $4,310.06 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
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $61.95 ↑ +17%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $61.95 ↑ +17%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $70.14 ↑ +32%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $70.14 ↑ +32%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $74.80 ↑ +41%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $77.88 ↑ +47%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $80.43 ↑ +52%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $82.84 ↑ +56%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $85.26 ↑ +61%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $85.26 ↑ +61%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $85.55 ↑ +61%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $85.55 ↑ +61%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $85.55 ↑ +61%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $85.55 ↑ +61%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $85.55 ↑ +61%
Univera Univera Medicare $88.04 ↑ +66%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $88.47 ↑ +67%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $88.50 ↑ +67%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $90.27 ↑ +70%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $91.95 ↑ +73%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $97.26 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $97.26 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $97.26 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $97.26 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $97.26 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $97.26 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $97.26 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $97.26 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $97.26 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $97.26 ↑ +83%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $97.35 ↑ +84%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $97.35 ↑ +84%
Univera Univera Commercial $103.15 ↑ +95%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $136.93 ↑ +158%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $156.78 ↑ +196%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $165.29 ↑ +212%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $165.29 ↑ +212%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $520.00 ↑ +881%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $2,065.24 ↑ +3795%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $2,065.24 ↑ +3795%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $2,087.68 ↑ +3838%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $2,244.82 ↑ +4134%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $2,334.61 ↑ +4303%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $2,334.61 ↑ +4303%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $2,334.61 ↑ +4303%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicare New York $2,357.06 ↑ +4346%
Humana Humana Commercial $2,379.51 ↑ +4388%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $2,401.96 ↑ +4430%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $2,424.41 ↑ +4473%
Molina Molina Ohio $2,446.86 ↑ +4515%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $3,269.81 ↑ +6067%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $4,310.06 ↑ +8029%

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