Biopsy vrt bdy open thoracic at AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL

12351 PERRY HIGHWAY, WEXFORD, PA · Ahn · · NPI 1588269898

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 14, 2026 · Ingested Sep 30, 2026

$287.30

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.

$1,105.00

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.

$6.00 with Amerihealth vs $10,356.89 with Medical Mutual — 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
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $6.00 ↓ -98%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $6.00 ↓ -98%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $170.10 ↓ -41%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $170.10 ↓ -41%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $213.84 ↓ -26%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $223.56 ↓ -22%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $234.90 ↓ -18%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $234.90 ↓ -18%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $234.90 ↓ -18%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $234.90 ↓ -18%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $234.90 ↓ -18%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $243.00 ↓ -15%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $411.35 ↑ +43%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $435.13 ↑ +51%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $435.13 ↑ +51%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $435.13 ↑ +51%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $435.13 ↑ +51%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $435.13 ↑ +51%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $435.13 ↑ +51%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $435.13 ↑ +51%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $435.13 ↑ +51%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $435.13 ↑ +51%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $435.13 ↑ +51%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $623.18 ↑ +117%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $718.03 ↑ +150%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $757.01 ↑ +163%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $757.01 ↑ +163%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +332%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $2,871.67 ↑ +900%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $2,871.67 ↑ +900%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $2,902.88 ↑ +910%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $3,121.38 ↑ +986%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $3,121.38 ↑ +986%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $3,121.38 ↑ +986%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $3,215.02 ↑ +1019%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $3,246.23 ↑ +1030%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $3,246.23 ↑ +1030%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $3,246.23 ↑ +1030%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $3,246.23 ↑ +1030%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $3,246.23 ↑ +1030%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $3,308.66 ↑ +1052%
Humana Humana Commercial $3,308.66 ↑ +1052%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $3,339.88 ↑ +1063%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $3,339.88 ↑ +1063%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $3,371.09 ↑ +1073%
Molina Molina Ohio $3,402.30 ↑ +1084%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $5,091.59 ↑ +1672%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $9,488.99 ↑ +3203%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $10,356.89 ↑ +3505%

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Biopsy vrt bdy open thoracic at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
GROVE CITY HOSPITAL GROVE CITY $254.15 $6.00 – $8,887.94
UPMC East Monroeville $4,321.20 $178.20 – $5,761.60
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh not published $178.20 – $3,402.68

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