Drain bladder by trocar/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

$31.46

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$143.00

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The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$41.22 with Univera vs $2,311.56 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 $41.22 ↑ +31%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $41.22 ↑ +31%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $41.74 ↑ +33%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $41.74 ↑ +33%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $44.25 ↑ +41%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $47.58 ↑ +51%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $49.01 ↑ +56%
Univera Univera Medicare $50.27 ↑ +60%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $50.43 ↑ +60%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $50.43 ↑ +60%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $52.34 ↑ +66%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $52.47 ↑ +67%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $57.64 ↑ +83%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $57.64 ↑ +83%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $57.64 ↑ +83%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $57.64 ↑ +83%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $57.64 ↑ +83%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $59.63 ↑ +90%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $60.82 ↑ +93%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $63.25 ↑ +101%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $63.60 ↑ +102%
Univera Univera Commercial $65.47 ↑ +108%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $65.59 ↑ +108%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $65.59 ↑ +108%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $66.90 ↑ +113%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $66.90 ↑ +113%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $66.90 ↑ +113%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $66.90 ↑ +113%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $66.90 ↑ +113%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $66.90 ↑ +113%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $66.90 ↑ +113%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $66.90 ↑ +113%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $66.90 ↑ +113%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $66.90 ↑ +113%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $80.92 ↑ +157%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $95.30 ↑ +203%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $100.48 ↑ +219%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $100.48 ↑ +219%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $1,107.62 ↑ +3421%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $1,107.62 ↑ +3421%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $1,119.66 ↑ +3459%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $1,203.94 ↑ +3727%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $1,252.10 ↑ +3880%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $1,252.10 ↑ +3880%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $1,252.10 ↑ +3880%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicare New York $1,264.14 ↑ +3918%
Humana Humana Commercial $1,276.17 ↑ +3956%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $1,288.21 ↑ +3995%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $1,300.25 ↑ +4033%
Molina Molina Ohio $1,312.29 ↑ +4071%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $1,753.66 ↑ +5474%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $2,311.56 ↑ +7248%

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Drain bladder by trocar/cath at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $1,203.94 $31.79 – $1,607.93
Harlem Hospital Center New York $1,203.94 $56.06 – $1,300.25
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $1,203.94 $31.79 – $1,607.93
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $1,203.94 $57.54 – $1,300.25
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $1,203.94 $57.54 – $1,300.25
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $1,203.94 $31.79 – $1,607.93
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $1,203.94 $31.79 – $1,607.93
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn $1,203.94 $57.54 – $1,300.25

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