Proctosigmoidoscopy removal 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

$52.36

Cash price

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$238.00

Gross charge

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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.

$48.87 with Amerihealth vs $6,230.85 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 Caritas Medicare (NY) $48.87 ↓ -7%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $48.87 ↓ -7%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $61.43 ↑ +17%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $67.48 ↑ +29%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $67.48 ↑ +29%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $67.48 ↑ +29%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $67.48 ↑ +29%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $67.48 ↑ +29%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $67.99 ↑ +30%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $67.99 ↑ +30%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $69.81 ↑ +33%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $71.21 ↑ +36%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $73.76 ↑ +41%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $76.79 ↑ +47%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $76.79 ↑ +47%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $79.31 ↑ +51%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $81.69 ↑ +56%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $84.07 ↑ +61%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $84.07 ↑ +61%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $87.24 ↑ +67%
Univera Univera Medicare $93.34 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $102.72 ↑ +96%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $108.66 ↑ +108%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $108.66 ↑ +108%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $108.66 ↑ +108%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $108.66 ↑ +108%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $108.66 ↑ +108%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $108.66 ↑ +108%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $108.66 ↑ +108%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $108.66 ↑ +108%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $108.66 ↑ +108%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $108.66 ↑ +108%
Univera Univera Commercial $121.58 ↑ +132%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $134.43 ↑ +157%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $154.74 ↑ +196%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $163.14 ↑ +212%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $163.14 ↑ +212%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $543.00 ↑ +937%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +2271%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $2,985.62 ↑ +5602%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $2,985.62 ↑ +5602%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $3,018.07 ↑ +5664%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $3,375.04 ↑ +6346%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $3,375.04 ↑ +6346%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $3,375.04 ↑ +6346%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicare New York $3,407.50 ↑ +6408%
Humana Humana Commercial $3,439.95 ↑ +6470%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $3,472.40 ↑ +6532%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $3,504.85 ↑ +6594%
Molina Molina Ohio $3,537.31 ↑ +6656%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $4,727.01 ↑ +8928%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $6,230.85 ↑ +11800%

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