Ear canal biopsy 69105 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

$39.82

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$181.00

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$52.04 with Univera vs $3,365.54 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 Healthy New York $52.04 ↑ +31%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $52.04 ↑ +31%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $56.21 ↑ +41%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $59.07 ↑ +48%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $59.07 ↑ +48%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $60.44 ↑ +52%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $62.25 ↑ +56%
Univera Univera Medicare $63.42 ↑ +59%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $64.07 ↑ +61%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $64.07 ↑ +61%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $66.48 ↑ +67%
Univera Univera Commercial $68.04 ↑ +71%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $68.20 ↑ +71%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $72.15 ↑ +81%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $72.15 ↑ +81%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $72.15 ↑ +81%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $72.15 ↑ +81%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $72.15 ↑ +81%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $72.15 ↑ +81%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $72.15 ↑ +81%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $72.15 ↑ +81%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $72.15 ↑ +81%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $72.15 ↑ +81%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $74.26 ↑ +86%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $81.58 ↑ +105%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $81.58 ↑ +105%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $81.58 ↑ +105%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $81.58 ↑ +105%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $81.58 ↑ +105%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $84.39 ↑ +112%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $86.08 ↑ +116%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $92.83 ↑ +133%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $92.83 ↑ +133%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $101.10 ↑ +154%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $112.31 ↑ +182%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $118.40 ↑ +197%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $118.40 ↑ +197%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +3018%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $1,612.66 ↑ +3950%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $1,612.66 ↑ +3950%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $1,630.19 ↑ +3994%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $1,752.89 ↑ +4302%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $1,823.00 ↑ +4478%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $1,823.00 ↑ +4478%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $1,823.00 ↑ +4478%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicare New York $1,840.53 ↑ +4522%
Humana Humana Commercial $1,858.06 ↑ +4566%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $1,875.59 ↑ +4610%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $1,893.12 ↑ +4654%
Molina Molina Ohio $1,910.65 ↑ +4698%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $2,553.26 ↑ +6312%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $3,365.54 ↑ +8352%

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Ear canal biopsy 69105 at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $1,752.89 $37.54 – $2,905.23
Harlem Hospital Center New York $1,752.89 $73.21 – $2,191.11
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $1,752.89 $37.54 – $2,905.23
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $1,752.89 $75.36 – $2,191.11
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $1,752.89 $75.36 – $2,191.11
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $1,752.89 $37.54 – $2,905.23
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $1,752.89 $37.54 – $2,905.23
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn $1,752.89 $75.36 – $2,191.11

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