Repair esophagus opening 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

$629.42

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$2,861.00

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.

$74.83 with Univera vs $7,368.42 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 $74.83 ↓ -88%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $74.83 ↓ -88%
Univera Univera Medicare $93.92 ↓ -85%
Univera Univera Commercial $110.04 ↓ -83%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $551.25 ↓ -12%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $551.25 ↓ -12%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $693.00 ↑ +10%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $761.25 ↑ +21%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $761.25 ↑ +21%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $761.25 ↑ +21%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $761.25 ↑ +21%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $761.25 ↑ +21%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $840.00 ↑ +33%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $1,091.19 ↑ +73%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $1,154.29 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $1,154.29 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $1,154.29 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $1,154.29 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $1,154.29 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $1,154.29 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $1,154.29 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $1,154.29 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $1,154.29 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $1,154.29 ↑ +83%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $1,625.24 ↑ +158%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $1,848.50 ↑ +194%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $1,948.86 ↑ +210%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $1,948.86 ↑ +210%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $3,530.70 ↑ +461%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $3,530.70 ↑ +461%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $3,569.08 ↑ +467%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $3,837.72 ↑ +510%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $3,837.72 ↑ +510%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $3,837.72 ↑ +510%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $3,952.85 ↑ +528%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $3,991.23 ↑ +534%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $3,991.23 ↑ +534%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $3,991.23 ↑ +534%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $3,991.23 ↑ +534%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicare New York $4,029.61 ↑ +540%
Humana Humana Commercial $4,067.98 ↑ +546%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $4,106.36 ↑ +552%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $4,144.74 ↑ +559%
Molina Molina Ohio $4,183.11 ↑ +565%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $5,590.02 ↑ +788%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $7,368.42 ↑ +1071%

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