Create eardrum opening 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

$116.48

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.

$448.00

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.

$103.43 with Amerihealth vs $4,728.29 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 Caritas D-SNP Medicare $103.43 ↓ -11%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $103.43 ↓ -11%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $130.02 ↑ +12%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $135.93 ↑ +17%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $142.82 ↑ +23%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $142.82 ↑ +23%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $142.82 ↑ +23%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $142.82 ↑ +23%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $142.82 ↑ +23%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $147.75 ↑ +27%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $162.52 ↑ +40%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $162.52 ↑ +40%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $171.92 ↑ +48%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $181.86 ↑ +56%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $181.86 ↑ +56%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $181.86 ↑ +56%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $181.86 ↑ +56%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $181.86 ↑ +56%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $181.86 ↑ +56%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $181.86 ↑ +56%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $181.86 ↑ +56%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $181.86 ↑ +56%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $181.86 ↑ +56%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $254.33 ↑ +118%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $282.12 ↑ +142%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $297.44 ↑ +155%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $297.44 ↑ +155%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $822.40 ↑ +606%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $1,311.02 ↑ +1026%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $1,311.02 ↑ +1026%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $1,325.27 ↑ +1038%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $1,425.02 ↑ +1123%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $1,425.02 ↑ +1123%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $1,425.02 ↑ +1123%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $1,467.77 ↑ +1160%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $1,482.02 ↑ +1172%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $1,482.02 ↑ +1172%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $1,482.02 ↑ +1172%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $1,482.02 ↑ +1172%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $1,482.02 ↑ +1172%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $1,510.52 ↑ +1197%
Humana Humana Commercial $1,510.52 ↑ +1197%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $1,524.77 ↑ +1209%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $1,524.77 ↑ +1209%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $1,539.02 ↑ +1221%
Molina Molina Ohio $1,553.27 ↑ +1234%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $2,324.49 ↑ +1896%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $4,332.06 ↑ +3619%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $4,728.29 ↑ +3959%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Cole Coudersport $307.20 $103.42 – $1,192.92
UPMC Muncy Muncy $7,126.80 $108.35 – $657.92
UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro $8,618.40 $108.35 – $657.92
Uniontown Hospital Uniontown $1,783.50 $108.35 – $3,123.56
UPMC Altoona Altoona not published $98.50 – $1,525.20
UPMC Bedford Everett not published $103.42 – $1,525.20
UPMC East Monroeville not published $108.35 – $1,553.44
UPMC Hamot Erie not published $108.35 – $2,053.97

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