Laparoscopy biopsy 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

$213.84

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$972.00

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.

$27.93 with Univera vs $13,255.96 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 $27.93 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $27.93 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Medicare $35.06 ↓ -84%
Univera Univera Commercial $41.08 ↓ -81%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $49.50 ↓ -77%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $49.50 ↓ -77%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $62.22 ↓ -71%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $68.35 ↓ -68%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $68.35 ↓ -68%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $68.35 ↓ -68%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $68.35 ↓ -68%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $68.35 ↓ -68%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $370.27 ↑ +73%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $391.68 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $391.68 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $391.68 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $391.68 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $391.68 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $391.68 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $391.68 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $391.68 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $391.68 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $391.68 ↑ +83%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $550.42 ↑ +157%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $635.68 ↑ +197%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $670.20 ↑ +213%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $670.20 ↑ +213%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $1,164.00 ↑ +444%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $1,187.28 ↑ +455%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +481%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $1,280.40 ↑ +499%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $1,280.40 ↑ +499%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $6,351.82 ↑ +2870%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $6,351.82 ↑ +2870%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $6,420.86 ↑ +2903%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $6,904.15 ↑ +3129%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $6,904.15 ↑ +3129%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $6,904.15 ↑ +3129%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $7,111.27 ↑ +3226%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $7,180.31 ↑ +3258%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $7,180.31 ↑ +3258%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $7,180.31 ↑ +3258%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $7,180.31 ↑ +3258%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicare New York $7,249.36 ↑ +3290%
Humana Humana Commercial $7,318.40 ↑ +3322%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $7,387.44 ↑ +3355%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $7,456.48 ↑ +3387%
Molina Molina Ohio $7,525.52 ↑ +3419%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $10,056.58 ↑ +4603%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $13,255.96 ↑ +6099%

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Laparoscopy biopsy at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $6,904.15 $191.68 – $11,319.80
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $6,904.15 $191.68 – $11,319.80
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $6,904.15 $409.70 – $8,630.19
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $6,904.15 $409.70 – $8,630.19
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $6,904.15 $191.68 – $11,319.80
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $6,904.15 $191.68 – $11,319.80
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn $6,904.15 $409.70 – $8,630.19
North Central Bronx Bronx $6,904.15 $409.70 – $11,319.80

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