Incision of iris 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

$256.08

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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.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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$1,164.00

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.

$34.83 with Univera vs $5,181.94 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 Essential Plan $34.83 ↓ -86%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $34.83 ↓ -86%
Univera Univera Medicare $43.65 ↓ -83%
Univera Univera Commercial $58.23 ↓ -77%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $198.45 ↓ -23%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $198.45 ↓ -23%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $249.48 ↓ -3%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $274.05 ↑ +7%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $274.05 ↑ +7%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $274.05 ↑ +7%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $274.05 ↑ +7%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $274.05 ↑ +7%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $283.50 ↑ +11%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $289.17 ↑ +13%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $302.40 ↑ +18%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $311.85 ↑ +22%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $311.85 ↑ +22%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $539.52 ↑ +111%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $570.71 ↑ +123%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $570.71 ↑ +123%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $570.71 ↑ +123%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $570.71 ↑ +123%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $570.71 ↑ +123%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $570.71 ↑ +123%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $570.71 ↑ +123%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $570.71 ↑ +123%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $570.71 ↑ +123%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $570.71 ↑ +123%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $669.29 ↑ +161%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $721.57 ↑ +182%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $760.74 ↑ +197%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $760.74 ↑ +197%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $2,483.01 ↑ +870%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $2,483.01 ↑ +870%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $2,510.00 ↑ +880%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $2,698.92 ↑ +954%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $2,698.92 ↑ +954%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $2,698.92 ↑ +954%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $2,779.89 ↑ +986%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $2,806.88 ↑ +996%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $2,806.88 ↑ +996%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $2,806.88 ↑ +996%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $2,806.88 ↑ +996%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicare New York $2,833.87 ↑ +1007%
Humana Humana Commercial $2,860.86 ↑ +1017%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $2,887.85 ↑ +1028%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $2,914.84 ↑ +1038%
Molina Molina Ohio $2,941.83 ↑ +1049%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $3,931.25 ↑ +1435%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $5,181.94 ↑ +1924%

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Incision of iris at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $2,698.92 $205.32 – $5,761.64
Harlem Hospital Center New York $2,698.92 $389.00 – $5,761.64
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Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $2,698.92 $205.32 – $5,761.64
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $2,698.92 $205.32 – $5,761.64
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn $2,698.92 $389.00 – $5,761.64

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