Vaginal bx 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

$471.12

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$604.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

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.

$121.43 with Highmark vs $457.07 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
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $121.43 ↓ -74%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $173.86 ↓ -63%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $173.86 ↓ -63%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $207.78 ↓ -56%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $219.01 ↓ -54%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $219.01 ↓ -54%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $221.39 ↓ -53%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $238.06 ↓ -49%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $238.06 ↓ -49%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $238.06 ↓ -49%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $245.20 ↓ -48%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $245.20 ↓ -48%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $247.58 ↓ -47%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $247.58 ↓ -47%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $247.58 ↓ -47%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $247.58 ↓ -47%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $249.96 ↓ -47%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicare New York $249.96 ↓ -47%
Humana Humana Commercial $252.34 ↓ -46%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $253.43 ↓ -46%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $253.43 ↓ -46%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $254.72 ↓ -46%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $257.10 ↓ -45%
Molina Molina Ohio $259.48 ↓ -45%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $290.88 ↓ -38%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $346.75 ↓ -26%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $346.75 ↓ -26%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $373.96 ↓ -21%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $394.75 ↓ -16%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $394.75 ↓ -16%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $394.75 ↓ -16%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $457.07 ↓ -3%

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Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $238.06 $209.46 – $781.00
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