Oropharyngeal biopsy 42800 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

$72.82

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$331.00

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$9.61 with Univera vs $3,365.54 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

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 $9.61 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $9.61 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Medicare $12.06 ↓ -83%
Univera Univera Commercial $14.13 ↓ -81%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $57.23 ↓ -21%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $57.23 ↓ -21%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $71.94 ↓ -1%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $79.03 ↑ +9%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $79.03 ↑ +9%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $79.03 ↑ +9%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $79.03 ↑ +9%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $79.03 ↑ +9%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $81.75 ↑ +12%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $83.39 ↑ +15%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $89.93 ↑ +23%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $89.93 ↑ +23%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $102.46 ↑ +41%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $110.17 ↑ +51%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $113.48 ↑ +56%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $116.78 ↑ +60%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $116.78 ↑ +60%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $121.19 ↑ +66%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $126.10 ↑ +73%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $133.40 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $133.40 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $133.40 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $133.40 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $133.40 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $133.40 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $133.40 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $133.40 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $133.40 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $133.40 ↑ +83%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $186.41 ↑ +156%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $202.74 ↑ +178%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $213.74 ↑ +194%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $213.74 ↑ +194%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +1605%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $1,612.66 ↑ +2115%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $1,612.66 ↑ +2115%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $1,630.19 ↑ +2139%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $1,752.89 ↑ +2307%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $1,823.00 ↑ +2403%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $1,823.00 ↑ +2403%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $1,823.00 ↑ +2403%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicare New York $1,840.53 ↑ +2428%
Humana Humana Commercial $1,858.06 ↑ +2452%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $1,875.59 ↑ +2476%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $1,893.12 ↑ +2500%
Molina Molina Ohio $1,910.65 ↑ +2524%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $2,553.26 ↑ +3406%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $3,365.54 ↑ +4522%

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Oropharyngeal biopsy 42800 at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $1,752.89 $0.01 – $2,905.23
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $1,752.89 $0.01 – $2,905.23
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $1,752.89 $0.01 – $2,188.60
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $1,752.89 $0.01 – $2,188.60
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $1,752.89 $0.01 – $2,905.23
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $1,752.89 $0.01 – $2,905.23
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn $1,752.89 $0.01 – $2,188.60
North Central Bronx Bronx $1,752.89 $0.01 – $2,905.23

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