Excision of salivary cyst 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

$216.26

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$983.00

Gross charge

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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.

$25.70 with Univera vs $7,368.42 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 Healthy New York $25.70 ↓ -88%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $25.70 ↓ -88%
Univera Univera Medicare $32.25 ↓ -85%
Univera Univera Commercial $37.79 ↓ -83%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $303.32 ↑ +40%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $303.32 ↑ +40%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $304.68 ↑ +41%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $327.61 ↑ +51%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $337.44 ↑ +56%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $347.27 ↑ +61%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $347.27 ↑ +61%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $360.37 ↑ +67%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $372.63 ↑ +72%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $381.32 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $394.17 ↑ +82%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $394.17 ↑ +82%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $394.17 ↑ +82%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $394.17 ↑ +82%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $394.17 ↑ +82%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $394.17 ↑ +82%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $394.17 ↑ +82%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $394.17 ↑ +82%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $394.17 ↑ +82%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $394.17 ↑ +82%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $418.88 ↑ +94%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $418.88 ↑ +94%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $418.88 ↑ +94%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $418.88 ↑ +94%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $418.88 ↑ +94%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $433.32 ↑ +100%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $441.99 ↑ +104%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $476.65 ↑ +120%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $476.65 ↑ +120%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $552.46 ↑ +155%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $631.39 ↑ +192%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $665.67 ↑ +208%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $665.67 ↑ +208%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +474%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $3,530.70 ↑ +1533%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $3,530.70 ↑ +1533%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $3,569.08 ↑ +1550%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $3,837.72 ↑ +1675%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $3,991.23 ↑ +1746%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $3,991.23 ↑ +1746%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $3,991.23 ↑ +1746%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicare New York $4,029.61 ↑ +1763%
Humana Humana Commercial $4,067.98 ↑ +1781%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $4,106.36 ↑ +1799%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $4,144.74 ↑ +1817%
Molina Molina Ohio $4,183.11 ↑ +1834%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $5,590.02 ↑ +2485%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $7,368.42 ↑ +3307%

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Excision of salivary cyst at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $3,837.72 $0.01 – $6,207.95
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $3,837.72 $0.01 – $6,207.95
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $3,837.72 $0.01 – $4,676.66
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $3,837.72 $0.01 – $4,676.66
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $3,837.72 $0.01 – $6,207.95
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $3,837.72 $0.01 – $6,207.95
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn $3,837.72 $0.01 – $4,676.66
North Central Bronx Bronx $3,837.72 $0.01 – $6,207.95

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