Nipple exploration 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

$219.34

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$997.00

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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.

$4.64 with Amerihealth vs $8,700.32 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
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $4.64 ↓ -98%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $4.64 ↓ -98%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $28.67 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $28.67 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Medicare $34.81 ↓ -84%
Univera Univera Commercial $37.82 ↓ -83%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $207.90 ↓ -5%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $207.90 ↓ -5%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $261.36 ↑ +19%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $287.10 ↑ +31%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $287.10 ↑ +31%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $287.10 ↑ +31%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $287.10 ↑ +31%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $287.10 ↑ +31%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $297.00 ↑ +35%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $302.94 ↑ +38%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $308.97 ↑ +41%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $332.23 ↑ +51%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $342.20 ↑ +56%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $352.16 ↑ +61%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $352.16 ↑ +61%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $365.45 ↑ +67%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $407.57 ↑ +86%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $431.13 ↑ +97%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $431.13 ↑ +97%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $431.13 ↑ +97%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $431.13 ↑ +97%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $431.13 ↑ +97%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $431.13 ↑ +97%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $431.13 ↑ +97%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $431.13 ↑ +97%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $431.13 ↑ +97%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $431.13 ↑ +97%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $562.19 ↑ +156%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $630.78 ↑ +188%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $665.02 ↑ +203%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $665.02 ↑ +203%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $1,207.00 ↑ +450%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +466%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $4,168.90 ↑ +1801%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $4,168.90 ↑ +1801%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $4,214.22 ↑ +1821%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $4,712.67 ↑ +2049%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $4,712.67 ↑ +2049%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $4,712.67 ↑ +2049%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicare New York $4,757.99 ↑ +2069%
Humana Humana Commercial $4,803.30 ↑ +2090%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $4,848.62 ↑ +2111%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $4,893.93 ↑ +2131%
Molina Molina Ohio $4,939.24 ↑ +2152%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $6,600.46 ↑ +2909%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $8,700.32 ↑ +3867%

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Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $4,531.42 $176.65 – $9,775.15
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $4,531.42 $176.65 – $9,775.15
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Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $4,531.42 $176.65 – $9,775.15
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn $4,531.42 $425.19 – $9,775.15
North Central Bronx Bronx $4,531.42 $425.19 – $9,775.15

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