Surgical opening of throat 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

$460.68

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$2,094.00

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$55.54 with Univera vs $3,365.54 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

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

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 $55.54 ↓ -88%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $55.54 ↓ -88%
Univera Univera Medicare $69.70 ↓ -85%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $78.75 ↓ -83%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $78.75 ↓ -83%
Univera Univera Commercial $81.67 ↓ -82%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $99.00 ↓ -79%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $108.75 ↓ -76%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $108.75 ↓ -76%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $108.75 ↓ -76%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $108.75 ↓ -76%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $108.75 ↓ -76%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $112.50 ↓ -76%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $114.75 ↓ -75%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $123.75 ↓ -73%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $123.75 ↓ -73%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $810.61 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $857.48 ↑ +86%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $857.48 ↑ +86%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $857.48 ↑ +86%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $857.48 ↑ +86%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $857.48 ↑ +86%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $857.48 ↑ +86%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $857.48 ↑ +86%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $857.48 ↑ +86%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $857.48 ↑ +86%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $857.48 ↑ +86%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $1,193.29 ↑ +159%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +170%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $1,359.02 ↑ +195%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $1,432.81 ↑ +211%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $1,432.81 ↑ +211%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $1,612.66 ↑ +250%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $1,612.66 ↑ +250%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $1,630.19 ↑ +254%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $1,752.89 ↑ +281%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $1,752.89 ↑ +281%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $1,752.89 ↑ +281%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $1,805.47 ↑ +292%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $1,823.00 ↑ +296%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $1,823.00 ↑ +296%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $1,823.00 ↑ +296%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $1,823.00 ↑ +296%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicare New York $1,840.53 ↑ +300%
Humana Humana Commercial $1,858.06 ↑ +303%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $1,875.59 ↑ +307%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $1,893.12 ↑ +311%
Molina Molina Ohio $1,910.65 ↑ +315%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $2,553.26 ↑ +454%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $3,365.54 ↑ +631%

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Surgical opening of throat at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $1,752.89 $439.56 – $3,873.63
Harlem Hospital Center New York $1,752.89 $621.00 – $3,873.63
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $1,752.89 $439.56 – $3,873.63
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $1,752.89 $621.00 – $3,873.63
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $1,752.89 $621.00 – $3,873.63
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $1,752.89 $439.56 – $3,873.63
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $1,752.89 $439.56 – $3,873.63
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn $1,752.89 $621.00 – $3,873.63

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