Remove vc lesion w/scope 31545 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

$221.54

Cash price

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$1,007.00

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.

$292.36 with Univera vs $8,376.94 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 Healthy New York $292.36 ↑ +32%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $292.36 ↑ +32%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $311.23 ↑ +40%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $311.23 ↑ +40%
Univera Univera Medicare $364.11 ↑ +64%
Univera Univera Commercial $389.04 ↑ +76%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $391.26 ↑ +77%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $416.23 ↑ +88%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $429.79 ↑ +94%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $429.79 ↑ +94%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $429.79 ↑ +94%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $429.79 ↑ +94%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $429.79 ↑ +94%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $440.30 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $440.30 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $440.30 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $440.30 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $440.30 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $440.30 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $440.30 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $440.30 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $440.30 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $440.30 ↑ +99%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $572.73 ↑ +159%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $657.65 ↑ +197%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $693.36 ↑ +213%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $693.36 ↑ +213%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $1,164.00 ↑ +425%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $1,187.28 ↑ +436%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +460%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $1,280.40 ↑ +478%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $1,280.40 ↑ +478%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $4,013.95 ↑ +1712%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $4,013.95 ↑ +1712%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $4,057.58 ↑ +1732%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $4,362.99 ↑ +1869%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $4,362.99 ↑ +1869%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $4,362.99 ↑ +1869%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $4,493.88 ↑ +1928%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $4,537.51 ↑ +1948%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $4,537.51 ↑ +1948%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $4,537.51 ↑ +1948%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $4,537.51 ↑ +1948%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicare New York $4,581.14 ↑ +1968%
Humana Humana Commercial $4,624.77 ↑ +1988%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $4,668.40 ↑ +2007%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $4,712.03 ↑ +2027%
Molina Molina Ohio $4,755.66 ↑ +2047%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $6,355.13 ↑ +2769%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $8,376.94 ↑ +3681%

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Remove vc lesion w/scope 31545 at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $4,362.99 $212.60 – $6,981.05
Harlem Hospital Center New York $4,362.99 $400.26 – $5,453.74
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $4,362.99 $212.60 – $6,981.05
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $4,362.99 $411.62 – $5,453.74
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $4,362.99 $411.62 – $5,453.74
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $4,362.99 $212.60 – $6,981.05
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $4,362.99 $212.60 – $6,981.05
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn $4,362.99 $411.62 – $5,453.74

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