Drainage of prostate abscess 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

$274.56

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$1,248.00

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.

$28.96 with Univera vs $7,836.24 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 $28.96 ↓ -89%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $28.96 ↓ -89%
Univera Univera Medicare $35.32 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Commercial $46.00 ↓ -83%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $245.18 ↓ -11%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $245.18 ↓ -11%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $308.22 ↑ +12%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $338.58 ↑ +23%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $338.58 ↑ +23%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $338.58 ↑ +23%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $338.58 ↑ +23%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $338.58 ↑ +23%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $350.25 ↑ +28%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $357.26 ↑ +30%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $385.28 ↑ +40%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $385.28 ↑ +40%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $570.48 ↑ +108%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $603.47 ↑ +120%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $603.47 ↑ +120%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $603.47 ↑ +120%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $603.47 ↑ +120%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $603.47 ↑ +120%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $603.47 ↑ +120%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $603.47 ↑ +120%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $603.47 ↑ +120%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $603.47 ↑ +120%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $603.47 ↑ +120%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $706.25 ↑ +157%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $809.02 ↑ +195%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $852.94 ↑ +211%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $852.94 ↑ +211%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +352%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $3,754.86 ↑ +1268%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $3,754.86 ↑ +1268%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $3,795.68 ↑ +1282%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $4,081.37 ↑ +1387%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $4,081.37 ↑ +1387%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $4,081.37 ↑ +1387%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $4,203.81 ↑ +1431%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $4,244.63 ↑ +1446%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $4,244.63 ↑ +1446%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $4,244.63 ↑ +1446%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $4,244.63 ↑ +1446%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicare New York $4,285.44 ↑ +1461%
Humana Humana Commercial $4,326.26 ↑ +1476%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $4,367.07 ↑ +1491%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $4,407.88 ↑ +1505%
Molina Molina Ohio $4,448.70 ↑ +1520%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $5,944.93 ↑ +2065%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $7,836.24 ↑ +2754%

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Drainage of prostate abscess at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $4,081.37 $263.69 – $6,600.27
Harlem Hospital Center New York $4,081.37 $494.28 – $5,101.72
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $4,081.37 $263.69 – $6,600.27
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $4,081.37 $507.12 – $5,101.72
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $4,081.37 $507.12 – $5,101.72
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $4,081.37 $263.69 – $6,600.27
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $4,081.37 $263.69 – $6,600.27
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn $4,081.37 $507.12 – $5,101.72

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