Contrast x-ray of brain 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

$42.64

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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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$164.00

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.

$24.14 with Cigna vs $1,139.97 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
Cigna Cigna Commercial $24.14 ↓ -43%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $27.30 ↓ -36%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $27.30 ↓ -36%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $34.32 ↓ -20%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $37.70 ↓ -12%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $37.70 ↓ -12%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $37.70 ↓ -12%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $37.70 ↓ -12%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $37.70 ↓ -12%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $53.82 ↑ +26%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $58.50 ↑ +37%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $62.40 ↑ +46%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $64.35 ↑ +51%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $64.35 ↑ +51%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $67.09 ↑ +57%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $70.97 ↑ +66%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $70.97 ↑ +66%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $70.97 ↑ +66%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $70.97 ↑ +66%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $70.97 ↑ +66%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $70.97 ↑ +66%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $70.97 ↑ +66%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $70.97 ↑ +66%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $70.97 ↑ +66%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $70.97 ↑ +66%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $110.00 ↑ +158%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $115.97 ↑ +172%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $115.97 ↑ +172%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $316.08 ↑ +641%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $316.08 ↑ +641%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $319.52 ↑ +649%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $343.57 ↑ +706%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $343.57 ↑ +706%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $343.57 ↑ +706%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $353.87 ↑ +730%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $357.31 ↑ +738%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $357.31 ↑ +738%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $357.31 ↑ +738%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $357.31 ↑ +738%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $357.31 ↑ +738%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $364.18 ↑ +754%
Humana Humana Commercial $364.18 ↑ +754%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $367.62 ↑ +762%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $367.62 ↑ +762%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $371.05 ↑ +770%
Molina Molina Ohio $374.49 ↑ +778%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $560.43 ↑ +1214%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $1,044.44 ↑ +2349%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $1,139.97 ↑ +2573%

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Contrast x-ray of brain at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
GROVE CITY HOSPITAL GROVE CITY $37.72 $12.35 – $978.28

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