Injection into brain canal 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

$71.28

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$324.00

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$94.59 with Univera vs $1,241.60 with United Healthcare — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 Healthy New York $94.59 ↑ +33%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $94.59 ↑ +33%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $110.78 ↑ +55%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $110.78 ↑ +55%
Univera Univera Medicare $114.81 ↑ +61%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $134.02 ↑ +88%
Univera Univera Commercial $135.10 ↑ +90%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $139.26 ↑ +95%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $141.78 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $141.78 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $141.78 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $141.78 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $141.78 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $141.78 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $141.78 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $141.78 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $141.78 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $141.78 ↑ +99%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $152.98 ↑ +115%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $152.98 ↑ +115%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $152.98 ↑ +115%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $152.98 ↑ +115%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $152.98 ↑ +115%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $158.25 ↑ +122%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $161.41 ↑ +126%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $174.08 ↑ +144%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $174.08 ↑ +144%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $185.98 ↑ +161%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $226.51 ↑ +218%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $238.81 ↑ +235%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $238.81 ↑ +235%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $321.37 ↑ +351%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $321.37 ↑ +351%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $324.86 ↑ +356%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $349.32 ↑ +390%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $349.32 ↑ +390%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $349.32 ↑ +390%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $359.80 ↑ +405%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $363.29 ↑ +410%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $363.29 ↑ +410%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $363.29 ↑ +410%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $363.29 ↑ +410%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicare New York $366.78 ↑ +415%
Humana Humana Commercial $370.28 ↑ +419%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $373.77 ↑ +424%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $377.26 ↑ +429%
Molina Molina Ohio $380.75 ↑ +434%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $508.81 ↑ +614%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $670.69 ↑ +841%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +1642%

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Injection into brain canal at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $349.32 $81.22 – $766.33
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $349.32 $81.22 – $766.33
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $349.32 $131.80 – $766.33
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $349.32 $131.80 – $766.33
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $349.32 $81.22 – $766.33
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $349.32 $81.22 – $766.33
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn $349.32 $131.80 – $766.33
North Central Bronx Bronx $349.32 $131.80 – $766.33

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