Pq vrtbrplst 1 bdy inj crv-thr w/img ini 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

$265.98

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$1,209.00

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.

$34.88 with Univera vs $7,371.92 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 $34.88 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $34.88 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Medicare $45.82 ↓ -83%
Univera Univera Commercial $72.23 ↓ -73%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $374.72 ↑ +41%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $385.28 ↑ +45%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $385.28 ↑ +45%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $402.92 ↑ +51%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $415.01 ↑ +56%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $427.10 ↑ +61%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $427.10 ↑ +61%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $443.21 ↑ +67%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $445.74 ↑ +68%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $471.52 ↑ +77%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $471.52 ↑ +77%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $471.52 ↑ +77%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $471.52 ↑ +77%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $471.52 ↑ +77%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $471.52 ↑ +77%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $471.52 ↑ +77%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $471.52 ↑ +77%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $471.52 ↑ +77%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $471.52 ↑ +77%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $484.35 ↑ +82%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $532.05 ↑ +100%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $532.05 ↑ +100%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $532.05 ↑ +100%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $532.05 ↑ +100%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $532.05 ↑ +100%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $684.45 ↑ +157%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $796.75 ↑ +200%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $840.00 ↑ +216%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $840.00 ↑ +216%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $1,164.00 ↑ +338%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $1,187.28 ↑ +346%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +367%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $1,280.40 ↑ +381%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $1,280.40 ↑ +381%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $3,532.38 ↑ +1228%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $3,532.38 ↑ +1228%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $3,570.77 ↑ +1242%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $3,839.54 ↑ +1344%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $3,993.12 ↑ +1401%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $3,993.12 ↑ +1401%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $3,993.12 ↑ +1401%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicare New York $4,031.52 ↑ +1416%
Humana Humana Commercial $4,069.91 ↑ +1430%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $4,108.31 ↑ +1445%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $4,146.71 ↑ +1459%
Molina Molina Ohio $4,185.10 ↑ +1473%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $5,592.68 ↑ +2003%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $7,371.92 ↑ +2672%

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Pq vrtbrplst 1 bdy inj crv-thr w/img ini at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $3,839.54 $290.28 – $6,126.58
Harlem Hospital Center New York $3,839.54 $479.39 – $4,799.43
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $3,839.54 $290.28 – $6,126.58
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $3,839.54 $492.99 – $4,799.43
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $3,839.54 $492.99 – $4,799.43
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown $2,463.60 $1,033.67 – $4,083.26
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $3,839.54 $290.28 – $6,126.58
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $3,839.54 $290.28 – $6,126.58

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