X-ray exam of middle ear 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

$10.56

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$48.00

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$14.12 with Univera vs $1,245.77 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 $14.12 ↑ +34%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $14.12 ↑ +34%
Univera Univera Medicare $16.62 ↑ +57%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $16.77 ↑ +59%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $16.77 ↑ +59%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $19.48 ↑ +84%
Univera Univera Commercial $20.11 ↑ +90%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $20.60 ↑ +95%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $20.60 ↑ +95%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $20.60 ↑ +95%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $20.60 ↑ +95%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $20.60 ↑ +95%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $20.60 ↑ +95%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $20.60 ↑ +95%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $20.60 ↑ +95%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $20.60 ↑ +95%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $20.60 ↑ +95%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $21.08 ↑ +100%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $23.16 ↑ +119%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $23.16 ↑ +119%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $23.16 ↑ +119%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $23.16 ↑ +119%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $23.16 ↑ +119%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $27.32 ↑ +159%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $31.93 ↑ +202%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $33.67 ↑ +219%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $33.67 ↑ +219%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $33.75 ↑ +220%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $34.42 ↑ +226%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $36.00 ↑ +241%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $37.13 ↑ +252%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $37.13 ↑ +252%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $596.93 ↑ +5553%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $596.93 ↑ +5553%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $603.42 ↑ +5614%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $648.84 ↑ +6044%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $648.84 ↑ +6044%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $648.84 ↑ +6044%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $668.30 ↑ +6229%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $674.79 ↑ +6290%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $674.79 ↑ +6290%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $674.79 ↑ +6290%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $674.79 ↑ +6290%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicare New York $681.28 ↑ +6352%
Humana Humana Commercial $687.77 ↑ +6413%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $694.25 ↑ +6474%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $700.74 ↑ +6536%
Molina Molina Ohio $707.23 ↑ +6597%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $945.09 ↑ +8850%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $1,245.77 ↑ +11697%

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X-ray exam of middle ear at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $648.84 $1.00 – $1,023.12
Harlem Hospital Center New York $648.84 $1.00 – $1,023.12
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $648.84 $1.00 – $1,023.12
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $648.84 $1.00 – $1,023.12
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $648.84 $1.00 – $1,023.12
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $648.84 $1.00 – $1,023.12
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $648.84 $1.00 – $1,023.12
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn $648.84 $1.00 – $1,023.12

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