Myelography via inj w/s&i 2+ regions 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

$74.80

Cash price

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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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$340.00

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.

$98.71 with Univera vs $1,795.06 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 $98.71 ↑ +32%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $98.71 ↑ +32%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $105.53 ↑ +41%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $109.29 ↑ +46%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $109.29 ↑ +46%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $113.47 ↑ +52%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $116.87 ↑ +56%
Univera Univera Medicare $119.80 ↑ +60%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $120.28 ↑ +61%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $120.28 ↑ +61%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $124.82 ↑ +67%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $137.40 ↑ +84%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $140.43 ↑ +88%
Univera Univera Commercial $140.97 ↑ +88%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $148.54 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $148.54 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $148.54 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $148.54 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $148.54 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $148.54 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $148.54 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $148.54 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $148.54 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $148.54 ↑ +99%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $150.93 ↑ +102%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $150.93 ↑ +102%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $150.93 ↑ +102%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $150.93 ↑ +102%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $150.93 ↑ +102%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $156.13 ↑ +109%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $159.26 ↑ +113%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $171.75 ↑ +130%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $171.75 ↑ +130%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $192.60 ↑ +157%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $229.05 ↑ +206%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $241.49 ↑ +223%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $241.49 ↑ +223%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $860.13 ↑ +1050%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $860.13 ↑ +1050%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $869.48 ↑ +1062%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $934.93 ↑ +1150%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $972.32 ↑ +1200%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $972.32 ↑ +1200%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $972.32 ↑ +1200%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicare New York $981.67 ↑ +1212%
Humana Humana Commercial $991.02 ↑ +1225%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $1,000.37 ↑ +1237%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $1,009.72 ↑ +1250%
Molina Molina Ohio $1,019.07 ↑ +1262%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +1560%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $1,361.81 ↑ +1721%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $1,795.06 ↑ +2300%

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Myelography via inj w/s&i 2+ regions at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $934.93 $1.00 – $1,467.83
Harlem Hospital Center New York $934.93 $1.00 – $1,467.83
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $934.93 $1.00 – $1,467.83
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $934.93 $1.00 – $1,467.83
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $934.93 $1.00 – $1,467.83
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $934.93 $1.00 – $1,467.83
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $934.93 $1.00 – $1,467.83
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn $934.93 $1.00 – $1,467.83

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