Fixation of knee joint 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

$114.40

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.

$440.00

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.

$5.82 with Amerihealth vs $5,108.56 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 Medicaid CHC $5.82 ↓ -95%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $5.82 ↓ -95%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $104.48 ↓ -9%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $104.48 ↓ -9%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $131.34 ↑ +15%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $137.31 ↑ +20%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $144.28 ↑ +26%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $144.28 ↑ +26%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $144.28 ↑ +26%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $144.28 ↑ +26%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $144.28 ↑ +26%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $149.25 ↑ +30%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $163.29 ↑ +43%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $172.73 ↑ +51%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $172.73 ↑ +51%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $172.73 ↑ +51%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $172.73 ↑ +51%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $172.73 ↑ +51%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $172.73 ↑ +51%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $172.73 ↑ +51%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $172.73 ↑ +51%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $172.73 ↑ +51%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $172.73 ↑ +51%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $246.32 ↑ +115%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $272.77 ↑ +138%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $287.58 ↑ +151%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $287.58 ↑ +151%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,112.00 ↑ +872%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $1,416.46 ↑ +1138%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $1,416.46 ↑ +1138%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $1,431.85 ↑ +1152%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $1,539.63 ↑ +1246%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $1,539.63 ↑ +1246%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $1,539.63 ↑ +1246%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $1,585.82 ↑ +1286%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $1,601.21 ↑ +1300%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $1,601.21 ↑ +1300%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $1,601.21 ↑ +1300%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $1,601.21 ↑ +1300%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $1,601.21 ↑ +1300%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $1,632.00 ↑ +1327%
Humana Humana Commercial $1,632.00 ↑ +1327%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $1,647.40 ↑ +1340%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $1,647.40 ↑ +1340%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $1,662.80 ↑ +1353%
Molina Molina Ohio $1,678.19 ↑ +1367%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $2,511.44 ↑ +2095%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $4,680.46 ↑ +3991%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $5,108.56 ↑ +4366%

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Fixation of knee joint at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
GROVE CITY HOSPITAL GROVE CITY $101.20 $5.82 – $4,383.99
UPMC Cole Coudersport $284.40 $104.47 – $771.51
Uniontown Hospital Uniontown $1,848.00 $109.45 – $3,237.13
UPMC Altoona Altoona not published $99.50 – $1,647.86
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle not published $126.36 – $2,449.57
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg not published $134.32 – $4,217.85
UPMC East Monroeville not published $109.45 – $1,678.38
UPMC Hamot Erie not published $109.45 – $2,219.16

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