Removal of lymph nodes neck 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

$499.40

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$2,270.00

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.

$72.43 with Univera vs $14,817.09 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 $72.43 ↓ -85%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $72.43 ↓ -85%
Univera Univera Medicare $89.46 ↓ -82%
Univera Univera Commercial $95.23 ↓ -81%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $114.99 ↓ -77%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $114.99 ↓ -77%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $144.55 ↓ -71%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $158.79 ↓ -68%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $158.79 ↓ -68%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $158.79 ↓ -68%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $158.79 ↓ -68%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $158.79 ↓ -68%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $893.66 ↑ +79%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $945.34 ↑ +89%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $945.34 ↑ +89%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $945.34 ↑ +89%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $945.34 ↑ +89%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $945.34 ↑ +89%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $945.34 ↑ +89%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $945.34 ↑ +89%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $945.34 ↑ +89%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $945.34 ↑ +89%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $945.34 ↑ +89%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $1,164.00 ↑ +133%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $1,187.28 ↑ +138%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +149%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $1,280.40 ↑ +156%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $1,280.40 ↑ +156%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $1,286.23 ↑ +158%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $1,464.11 ↑ +193%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $1,543.60 ↑ +209%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $1,543.60 ↑ +209%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $7,099.86 ↑ +1322%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $7,099.86 ↑ +1322%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $7,177.03 ↑ +1337%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $7,717.23 ↑ +1445%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $7,717.23 ↑ +1445%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $7,717.23 ↑ +1445%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $7,948.75 ↑ +1492%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $8,025.92 ↑ +1507%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $8,025.92 ↑ +1507%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $8,025.92 ↑ +1507%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $8,025.92 ↑ +1507%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicare New York $8,103.10 ↑ +1523%
Humana Humana Commercial $8,180.27 ↑ +1538%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $8,257.44 ↑ +1553%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $8,334.61 ↑ +1569%
Molina Molina Ohio $8,411.79 ↑ +1584%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $11,240.92 ↑ +2151%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $14,817.09 ↑ +2867%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $7,717.23 $436.36 – $16,577.63
Harlem Hospital Center New York $7,717.23 $908.69 – $16,577.63
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $7,717.23 $436.36 – $16,577.63
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Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $7,717.23 $436.36 – $16,577.63
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $7,717.23 $436.36 – $16,577.63
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn $7,717.23 $935.09 – $16,577.63

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