Drain cerebro spinal fluid 62272 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

$1,947.68

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.

$2,632.00

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.

$38.85 with Amerihealth vs $2,210.54 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 $38.85 ↓ -98%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $38.85 ↓ -98%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $48.84 ↓ -97%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $51.06 ↓ -97%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $53.65 ↓ -97%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $53.65 ↓ -97%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $53.65 ↓ -97%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $53.65 ↓ -97%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $53.65 ↓ -97%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $55.50 ↓ -97%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $61.05 ↓ -97%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $61.05 ↓ -97%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $81.23 ↓ -96%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $87.34 ↓ -96%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $89.96 ↓ -95%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $92.58 ↓ -95%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $92.58 ↓ -95%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $95.55 ↓ -95%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $96.07 ↓ -95%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $101.07 ↓ -95%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $101.07 ↓ -95%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $101.07 ↓ -95%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $101.07 ↓ -95%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $101.07 ↓ -95%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $101.07 ↓ -95%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $101.07 ↓ -95%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $101.07 ↓ -95%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $101.07 ↓ -95%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $101.07 ↓ -95%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $146.23 ↓ -92%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $162.00 ↓ -92%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $170.79 ↓ -91%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $170.79 ↓ -91%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $509.00 ↓ -74%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $612.92 ↓ -69%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $612.92 ↓ -69%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $619.58 ↓ -68%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $692.87 ↓ -64%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $692.87 ↓ -64%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $692.87 ↓ -64%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $692.87 ↓ -64%
Humana Humana Commercial $706.19 ↓ -64%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $706.19 ↓ -64%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $712.85 ↓ -63%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $712.85 ↓ -63%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $719.52 ↓ -63%
Molina Molina Ohio $726.18 ↓ -63%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $1,086.73 ↓ -44%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↓ -36%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $2,025.30 ↑ +4%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $2,210.54 ↑ +13%

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Drain cerebro spinal fluid 62272 at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $1,192.20 $37.00 – $1,589.60
UPMC Bedford Everett $3,913.20 $38.85 – $5,869.80
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $1,951.80 $46.99 – $2,765.05
GROVE CITY HOSPITAL GROVE CITY $2,026.64 $37.00 – $1,897.02
UPMC Cole Coudersport $123.00 $38.85 – $771.51
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $1,951.80 $49.95 – $2,765.05
UPMC Hamot Erie $2,310.60 $40.70 – $960.26
UPMC Northwest Seneca $3,449.40 $40.70 – $693.24

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