Incision of achilles tendon 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

$113.96

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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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$518.00

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.

$3.90 with Amerihealth vs $3,636.21 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 Medicaid HC $3.90 ↓ -97%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $3.90 ↓ -97%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $15.07 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $15.07 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Medicare $19.73 ↓ -83%
Univera Univera Commercial $22.15 ↓ -81%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $160.67 ↑ +41%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $172.76 ↑ +52%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $177.94 ↑ +56%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $183.13 ↑ +61%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $183.13 ↑ +61%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $190.04 ↑ +67%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $191.16 ↑ +68%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $191.16 ↑ +68%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $191.77 ↑ +68%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $202.86 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $202.86 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $202.86 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $202.86 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $202.86 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $202.86 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $202.86 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $202.86 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $202.86 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $202.86 ↑ +78%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $240.32 ↑ +111%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $263.99 ↑ +132%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $263.99 ↑ +132%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $263.99 ↑ +132%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $263.99 ↑ +132%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $263.99 ↑ +132%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $273.09 ↑ +140%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $278.55 ↑ +144%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $292.58 ↑ +157%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $338.38 ↑ +197%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $356.76 ↑ +213%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $356.76 ↑ +213%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $794.85 ↑ +597%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,404.80 ↑ +1133%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $1,742.35 ↑ +1429%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $1,742.35 ↑ +1429%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $1,761.29 ↑ +1446%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $1,969.62 ↑ +1628%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $1,969.62 ↑ +1628%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $1,969.62 ↑ +1628%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicare New York $1,988.55 ↑ +1645%
Humana Humana Commercial $2,007.49 ↑ +1662%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $2,026.43 ↑ +1678%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $2,045.37 ↑ +1695%
Molina Molina Ohio $2,064.31 ↑ +1711%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $2,758.60 ↑ +2321%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $3,636.21 ↑ +3091%

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Incision of achilles tendon at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $1,893.86 $0.01 – $3,010.85
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $1,893.86 $0.01 – $3,010.85
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $1,893.86 $0.01 – $2,268.17
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $1,893.86 $0.01 – $2,268.17
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $1,893.86 $0.01 – $3,010.85
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $1,893.86 $0.01 – $3,010.85
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn $1,893.86 $0.01 – $2,268.17
North Central Bronx Bronx $1,893.86 $0.01 – $3,010.85

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