Ventricular puncture prev burr hole without inj 61020 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

$65.78

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$299.00

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$85.74 with Univera vs $2,022.78 with Aetna — same scan, same building. Share

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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 $85.74 ↑ +30%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $85.74 ↑ +30%
Univera Univera Medicare $104.06 ↑ +58%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $115.21 ↑ +75%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $115.21 ↑ +75%
Univera Univera Commercial $122.46 ↑ +86%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $124.42 ↑ +89%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $131.62 ↑ +100%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $131.62 ↑ +100%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $131.62 ↑ +100%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $131.62 ↑ +100%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $131.62 ↑ +100%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $131.62 ↑ +100%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $131.62 ↑ +100%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $131.62 ↑ +100%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $131.62 ↑ +100%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $131.62 ↑ +100%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $144.83 ↑ +120%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $159.09 ↑ +142%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $159.09 ↑ +142%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $159.09 ↑ +142%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $159.09 ↑ +142%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $159.09 ↑ +142%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $170.87 ↑ +160%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $191.87 ↑ +192%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $202.29 ↑ +208%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $202.29 ↑ +208%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $969.25 ↑ +1373%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $969.25 ↑ +1373%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $979.79 ↑ +1389%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $1,053.53 ↑ +1502%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $1,053.53 ↑ +1502%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $1,053.53 ↑ +1502%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $1,085.14 ↑ +1550%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $1,095.67 ↑ +1566%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $1,095.67 ↑ +1566%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $1,095.67 ↑ +1566%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $1,095.67 ↑ +1566%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicare New York $1,106.21 ↑ +1582%
Humana Humana Commercial $1,116.75 ↑ +1598%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $1,127.28 ↑ +1614%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $1,137.82 ↑ +1630%
Molina Molina Ohio $1,148.35 ↑ +1646%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $1,164.00 ↑ +1670%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $1,187.28 ↑ +1705%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +1788%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $1,280.40 ↑ +1846%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $1,280.40 ↑ +1846%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $1,534.58 ↑ +2233%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $2,022.78 ↑ +2975%

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Ventricular puncture prev burr hole without inj 61020 at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $1,053.53 $75.62 – $1,656.11
Harlem Hospital Center New York $1,053.53 $125.23 – $1,247.60
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $1,053.53 $75.62 – $1,656.11
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $1,053.53 $131.04 – $1,247.60
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $1,053.53 $131.04 – $1,247.60
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $1,053.53 $75.62 – $1,656.11
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $1,053.53 $75.62 – $1,656.11
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn $1,053.53 $131.04 – $1,247.60

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