Esophagoscopy balloon <30mm 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

$85.54

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$329.00

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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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$102.10 with Highmark vs $6,055.25 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

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
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $102.10 ↑ +19%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $109.78 ↑ +28%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $113.07 ↑ +32%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $116.37 ↑ +36%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $116.37 ↑ +36%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $116.91 ↑ +37%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $116.91 ↑ +37%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $120.76 ↑ +41%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $141.55 ↑ +65%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $146.97 ↑ +72%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $149.73 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $149.73 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $149.73 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $149.73 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $149.73 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $149.73 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $149.73 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $149.73 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $149.73 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $149.73 ↑ +75%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $153.65 ↑ +80%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $161.44 ↑ +89%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $161.44 ↑ +89%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $161.44 ↑ +89%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $161.44 ↑ +89%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $161.44 ↑ +89%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $167.01 ↑ +95%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $183.71 ↑ +115%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $183.71 ↑ +115%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $186.10 ↑ +118%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $216.13 ↑ +153%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $227.87 ↑ +166%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $227.87 ↑ +166%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +1351%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $1,678.95 ↑ +1863%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $1,678.95 ↑ +1863%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $1,697.20 ↑ +1884%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $1,824.94 ↑ +2033%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $1,897.94 ↑ +2119%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $1,897.94 ↑ +2119%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $1,897.94 ↑ +2119%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $1,897.94 ↑ +2119%
Humana Humana Commercial $1,934.44 ↑ +2161%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $1,934.44 ↑ +2161%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $1,952.69 ↑ +2183%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $1,952.69 ↑ +2183%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $1,970.94 ↑ +2204%
Molina Molina Ohio $1,989.19 ↑ +2225%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $2,976.85 ↑ +3380%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $5,547.82 ↑ +6386%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $6,055.25 ↑ +6979%

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Esophagoscopy balloon <30mm at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $2,802.60 $111.34 – $3,736.80
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $2,361.00 $141.40 – $3,344.75
UPMC Cole Coudersport $233.40 $107.83 – $771.51
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $2,361.00 $141.40 – $3,344.75
UPMC Hanover Hanover $2,361.00 $141.40 – $2,899.50
UPMC Horizon-Greenville Greenville $1,571.40 $122.47 – $1,953.23
UPMC Lititz Lititz $2,361.00 $141.40 – $2,915.17
UPMC Memorial York $2,361.00 $141.40 – $2,910.43

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