Removal of lens lesion 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

$428.78

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$1,949.00

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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.

$57.51 with Univera vs $5,181.94 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 $57.51 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $57.51 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Medicare $72.07 ↓ -83%
Univera Univera Commercial $96.16 ↓ -78%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $583.28 ↑ +36%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $583.28 ↑ +36%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $733.26 ↑ +71%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $805.48 ↑ +88%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $805.48 ↑ +88%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $805.48 ↑ +88%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $805.48 ↑ +88%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $805.48 ↑ +88%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $833.25 ↑ +94%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $849.92 ↑ +98%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $887.13 ↑ +107%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $916.57 ↑ +114%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $916.57 ↑ +114%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $938.42 ↑ +119%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $938.42 ↑ +119%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $938.42 ↑ +119%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $938.42 ↑ +119%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $938.42 ↑ +119%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $938.42 ↑ +119%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $938.42 ↑ +119%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $938.42 ↑ +119%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $938.42 ↑ +119%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $938.42 ↑ +119%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $1,110.64 ↑ +159%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $1,265.50 ↑ +195%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $1,334.21 ↑ +211%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $1,334.21 ↑ +211%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $2,446.40 ↑ +471%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $2,483.01 ↑ +479%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $2,483.01 ↑ +479%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $2,510.00 ↑ +485%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $2,698.92 ↑ +529%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $2,698.92 ↑ +529%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $2,698.92 ↑ +529%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $2,779.89 ↑ +548%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $2,806.88 ↑ +555%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $2,806.88 ↑ +555%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $2,806.88 ↑ +555%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $2,806.88 ↑ +555%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicare New York $2,833.87 ↑ +561%
Humana Humana Commercial $2,860.86 ↑ +567%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $2,887.85 ↑ +574%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $2,914.84 ↑ +580%
Molina Molina Ohio $2,941.83 ↑ +586%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $3,931.25 ↑ +817%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $5,181.94 ↑ +1109%

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Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $2,698.92 $364.70 – $5,761.64
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