Esophagoscopy lesion ablate 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

$141.44

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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.

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$544.00

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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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$168.67 with Highmark vs $12,144.18 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
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $168.67 ↑ +19%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $176.88 ↑ +25%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $176.88 ↑ +25%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $181.37 ↑ +28%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $186.81 ↑ +32%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $192.25 ↑ +36%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $192.25 ↑ +36%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $199.51 ↑ +41%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $222.37 ↑ +57%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $234.96 ↑ +66%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $244.27 ↑ +73%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $244.27 ↑ +73%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $244.27 ↑ +73%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $244.27 ↑ +73%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $244.27 ↑ +73%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $248.55 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $248.55 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $248.55 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $248.55 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $248.55 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $248.55 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $248.55 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $248.55 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $248.55 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $248.55 ↑ +76%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $309.61 ↑ +119%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $362.86 ↑ +157%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $382.56 ↑ +170%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $382.56 ↑ +170%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $1,070.88 ↑ +657%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $1,164.00 ↑ +723%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +778%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $1,280.40 ↑ +805%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $1,280.40 ↑ +805%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $3,367.23 ↑ +2281%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $3,367.23 ↑ +2281%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $3,403.83 ↑ +2307%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $3,660.03 ↑ +2488%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $3,806.44 ↑ +2591%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $3,806.44 ↑ +2591%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $3,806.44 ↑ +2591%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $3,806.44 ↑ +2591%
Humana Humana Commercial $3,879.64 ↑ +2643%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $3,879.64 ↑ +2643%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $3,916.24 ↑ +2669%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $3,916.24 ↑ +2669%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $3,952.84 ↑ +2695%
Molina Molina Ohio $3,989.44 ↑ +2721%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $5,970.25 ↑ +4121%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $11,126.50 ↑ +7767%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $12,144.18 ↑ +8486%

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Esophagoscopy lesion ablate at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Cole Coudersport $372.00 $171.86 – $1,041.88
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh $4,513.20 $736.75 – $3,989.88
UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro $7,896.80 $973.38 – $993.28
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg not published $1,016.56 – $7,348.95

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