Insert cannula vein-to-vein hemodialysis 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

$73.70

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$335.00

Gross charge

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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.

$97.32 with Univera vs $12,282.03 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 Healthy New York $97.32 ↑ +32%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $97.32 ↑ +32%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $134.72 ↑ +83%
Univera Univera Medicare $136.78 ↑ +86%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $142.51 ↑ +93%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $142.51 ↑ +93%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $142.51 ↑ +93%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $142.51 ↑ +93%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $142.51 ↑ +93%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $142.51 ↑ +93%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $142.51 ↑ +93%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $142.51 ↑ +93%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $142.51 ↑ +93%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $142.51 ↑ +93%
Univera Univera Commercial $152.27 ↑ +107%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $156.00 ↑ +112%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $156.00 ↑ +112%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $190.88 ↑ +159%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $196.11 ↑ +166%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $215.43 ↑ +192%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $215.43 ↑ +192%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $215.43 ↑ +192%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $215.43 ↑ +192%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $215.43 ↑ +192%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $222.86 ↑ +202%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $227.12 ↑ +208%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $227.31 ↑ +208%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $239.45 ↑ +225%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $239.45 ↑ +225%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $245.14 ↑ +233%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $245.14 ↑ +233%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +1585%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $5,885.14 ↑ +7885%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $5,885.14 ↑ +7885%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $5,949.11 ↑ +7972%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $6,396.89 ↑ +8580%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $6,396.89 ↑ +8580%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $6,396.89 ↑ +8580%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $6,588.80 ↑ +8840%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $6,652.76 ↑ +8927%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $6,652.76 ↑ +8927%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $6,652.76 ↑ +8927%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $6,652.76 ↑ +8927%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicare New York $6,716.73 ↑ +9014%
Humana Humana Commercial $6,780.70 ↑ +9100%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $6,844.67 ↑ +9187%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $6,908.64 ↑ +9274%
Molina Molina Ohio $6,972.61 ↑ +9361%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $9,317.71 ↑ +12543%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $12,282.03 ↑ +16565%

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