Esophagoscopy/rigid/diagnostic 43191 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

$96.14

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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$437.00

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.

$106.48 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) $106.48 ↑ +11%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $106.48 ↑ +11%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $126.39 ↑ +31%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $126.39 ↑ +31%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $133.86 ↑ +39%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $147.04 ↑ +53%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $147.04 ↑ +53%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $147.04 ↑ +53%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $147.04 ↑ +53%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $147.04 ↑ +53%
Univera Univera Medicare $158.63 ↑ +65%
Univera Univera Commercial $185.86 ↑ +93%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $188.45 ↑ +96%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $199.35 ↑ +107%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $199.35 ↑ +107%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $199.35 ↑ +107%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $199.35 ↑ +107%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $199.35 ↑ +107%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $199.35 ↑ +107%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $199.35 ↑ +107%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $199.35 ↑ +107%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $199.35 ↑ +107%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $199.35 ↑ +107%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $247.09 ↑ +157%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $281.15 ↑ +192%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $296.41 ↑ +208%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $296.41 ↑ +208%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $1,164.00 ↑ +1111%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $1,187.28 ↑ +1135%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +1191%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $1,280.40 ↑ +1232%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $1,280.40 ↑ +1232%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $2,065.24 ↑ +2048%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $2,065.24 ↑ +2048%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $2,087.68 ↑ +2071%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $2,244.82 ↑ +2235%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $2,244.82 ↑ +2235%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $2,244.82 ↑ +2235%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $2,312.17 ↑ +2305%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $2,334.61 ↑ +2328%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $2,334.61 ↑ +2328%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $2,334.61 ↑ +2328%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $2,334.61 ↑ +2328%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicare New York $2,357.06 ↑ +2352%
Humana Humana Commercial $2,379.51 ↑ +2375%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $2,401.96 ↑ +2398%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $2,424.41 ↑ +2422%
Molina Molina Ohio $2,446.86 ↑ +2445%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $3,269.81 ↑ +3301%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $4,310.06 ↑ +4383%

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Esophagoscopy/rigid/diagnostic 43191 at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $2,244.82 $82.96 – $3,593.01
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $2,244.82 $82.96 – $3,593.01
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $2,244.82 $180.53 – $2,706.74
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $2,244.82 $180.53 – $2,706.74
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $2,244.82 $82.96 – $3,593.01
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $2,244.82 $82.96 – $3,593.01
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn $2,244.82 $180.53 – $2,706.74
North Central Bronx Bronx $2,244.82 $180.53 – $3,593.01

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