Drainage external ear complex 69005 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

$99.88

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$454.00

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$13.24 with Univera vs $3,681.27 with Aetna — same scan, same building. Share

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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 $13.24 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $13.24 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Medicare $16.13 ↓ -84%
Univera Univera Commercial $17.31 ↓ -83%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $140.59 ↑ +41%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $144.35 ↑ +45%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $144.35 ↑ +45%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $151.17 ↑ +51%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $155.71 ↑ +56%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $160.24 ↑ +60%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $160.24 ↑ +60%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $166.29 ↑ +66%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $173.70 ↑ +74%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $181.47 ↑ +82%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $183.74 ↑ +84%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $183.74 ↑ +84%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $183.74 ↑ +84%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $183.74 ↑ +84%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $183.74 ↑ +84%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $183.74 ↑ +84%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $183.74 ↑ +84%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $183.74 ↑ +84%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $183.74 ↑ +84%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $183.74 ↑ +84%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $199.35 ↑ +100%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $199.35 ↑ +100%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $199.35 ↑ +100%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $199.35 ↑ +100%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $199.35 ↑ +100%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $206.22 ↑ +106%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $210.34 ↑ +111%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $226.84 ↑ +127%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $226.84 ↑ +127%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $257.47 ↑ +158%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $284.00 ↑ +184%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $299.42 ↑ +200%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $299.42 ↑ +200%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $811.20 ↑ +712%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $1,763.94 ↑ +1666%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $1,763.94 ↑ +1666%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $1,783.11 ↑ +1685%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $1,917.33 ↑ +1820%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $1,994.02 ↑ +1896%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $1,994.02 ↑ +1896%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $1,994.02 ↑ +1896%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicare New York $2,013.19 ↑ +1916%
Humana Humana Commercial $2,032.37 ↑ +1935%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $2,051.54 ↑ +1954%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $2,070.71 ↑ +1973%
Molina Molina Ohio $2,089.89 ↑ +1992%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $2,792.78 ↑ +2696%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $3,681.27 ↑ +3586%

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Drainage external ear complex 69005 at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $1,917.33 $0.01 – $3,092.49
Harlem Hospital Center New York $1,917.33 $0.01 – $2,329.68
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $1,917.33 $0.01 – $3,092.49
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $1,917.33 $0.01 – $2,329.68
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $1,917.33 $0.01 – $2,329.68
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $1,917.33 $0.01 – $3,092.49
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $1,917.33 $0.01 – $3,092.49
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn $1,917.33 $0.01 – $2,329.68

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