Excision of lingual tonsil 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

$357.50

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$1,625.00

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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.

$43.12 with Univera vs $13,440.68 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

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 $43.12 ↓ -88%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $43.12 ↓ -88%
Univera Univera Medicare $54.12 ↓ -85%
Univera Univera Commercial $63.41 ↓ -82%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $168.00 ↓ -53%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $168.00 ↓ -53%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $211.20 ↓ -41%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $232.00 ↓ -35%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $232.00 ↓ -35%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $232.00 ↓ -35%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $232.00 ↓ -35%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $232.00 ↓ -35%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $240.00 ↓ -33%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $244.80 ↓ -32%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $264.00 ↓ -26%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $264.00 ↓ -26%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $629.80 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $666.23 ↑ +86%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $666.23 ↑ +86%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $666.23 ↑ +86%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $666.23 ↑ +86%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $666.23 ↑ +86%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $666.23 ↑ +86%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $666.23 ↑ +86%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $666.23 ↑ +86%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $666.23 ↑ +86%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $666.23 ↑ +86%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $924.32 ↑ +159%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $1,048.02 ↑ +193%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $1,104.92 ↑ +209%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $1,104.92 ↑ +209%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +247%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $6,440.33 ↑ +1701%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $6,440.33 ↑ +1701%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $6,510.33 ↑ +1721%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $7,000.36 ↑ +1858%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $7,000.36 ↑ +1858%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $7,000.36 ↑ +1858%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $7,210.37 ↑ +1917%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $7,280.37 ↑ +1936%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $7,280.37 ↑ +1936%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $7,280.37 ↑ +1936%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $7,280.37 ↑ +1936%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicare New York $7,350.37 ↑ +1956%
Humana Humana Commercial $7,420.38 ↑ +1976%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $7,490.38 ↑ +1995%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $7,560.38 ↑ +2015%
Molina Molina Ohio $7,630.39 ↑ +2034%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $10,196.72 ↑ +2752%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $13,440.68 ↑ +3660%

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Excision of lingual tonsil at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $7,000.36 $336.86 – $14,779.26
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $7,000.36 $336.86 – $14,779.26
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $7,000.36 $681.33 – $14,779.26
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $7,000.36 $681.33 – $14,779.26
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $7,000.36 $336.86 – $14,779.26
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $7,000.36 $336.86 – $14,779.26
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn $7,000.36 $681.33 – $14,779.26
North Central Bronx Bronx $7,000.36 $681.33 – $14,779.26

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