Echo stress 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

$49.40

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.

$190.00

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.

$31.50 with Amerihealth vs $1,750.19 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 $31.50 ↓ -36%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $31.50 ↓ -36%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $39.60 ↓ -20%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $43.50 ↓ -12%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $43.50 ↓ -12%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $43.50 ↓ -12%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $43.50 ↓ -12%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $43.50 ↓ -12%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $64.17 ↑ +30%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $69.75 ↑ +41%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $74.40 ↑ +51%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $76.72 ↑ +55%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $76.72 ↑ +55%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $82.17 ↑ +66%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $86.92 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $86.92 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $86.92 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $86.92 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $86.92 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $86.92 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $86.92 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $86.92 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $86.92 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $86.92 ↑ +76%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $108.64 ↑ +120%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $129.37 ↑ +162%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $136.39 ↑ +176%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $136.39 ↑ +176%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $485.28 ↑ +882%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $485.28 ↑ +882%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $490.55 ↑ +893%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $527.48 ↑ +968%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $527.48 ↑ +968%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $527.48 ↑ +968%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $543.30 ↑ +1000%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $548.57 ↑ +1010%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $548.57 ↑ +1010%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $548.57 ↑ +1010%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $548.57 ↑ +1010%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $548.57 ↑ +1010%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $559.12 ↑ +1032%
Humana Humana Commercial $559.12 ↑ +1032%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $564.40 ↑ +1043%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $564.40 ↑ +1043%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $569.67 ↑ +1053%
Molina Molina Ohio $574.95 ↑ +1064%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $860.42 ↑ +1642%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $1,603.53 ↑ +3146%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $1,750.19 ↑ +3443%

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Echo stress at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $1,335.00 $46.50 – $1,780.00
UPMC Bedford Everett $966.00 $80.33 – $1,449.00
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $1,737.60 $60.91 – $2,461.60
GROVE CITY HOSPITAL GROVE CITY $1,603.91 $31.50 – $1,501.96
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $1,737.60 $60.91 – $981.22
UPMC Hamot Erie $696.00 $84.15 – $957.76
UPMC Northwest Seneca $626.40 $84.15 – $937.61
UPMC Hanover Hanover $1,737.60 $60.91 – $981.22

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