Ghs peritonsillar abscess i andd 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

$653.42

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.

$883.00

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.

$65.10 with Amerihealth vs $1,241.60 with United Healthcare — 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 $65.10 ↓ -90%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $65.10 ↓ -90%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $81.84 ↓ -87%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $85.56 ↓ -87%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $89.90 ↓ -86%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $89.90 ↓ -86%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $89.90 ↓ -86%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $89.90 ↓ -86%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $89.90 ↓ -86%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $93.00 ↓ -86%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $102.30 ↓ -84%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $102.30 ↓ -84%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $118.78 ↓ -82%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $127.63 ↓ -80%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $127.72 ↓ -80%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $131.55 ↓ -80%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $135.38 ↓ -79%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $135.38 ↓ -79%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $140.49 ↓ -78%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $154.81 ↓ -76%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $154.81 ↓ -76%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $154.81 ↓ -76%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $154.81 ↓ -76%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $154.81 ↓ -76%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $154.81 ↓ -76%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $154.81 ↓ -76%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $154.81 ↓ -76%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $154.81 ↓ -76%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $154.81 ↓ -76%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $205.53 ↓ -69%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $205.53 ↓ -69%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $207.76 ↓ -68%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $216.33 ↓ -67%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $223.40 ↓ -66%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $232.34 ↓ -64%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $232.34 ↓ -64%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $232.34 ↓ -64%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $232.34 ↓ -64%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $236.80 ↓ -64%
Humana Humana Commercial $236.80 ↓ -64%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $239.04 ↓ -63%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $239.04 ↓ -63%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $241.27 ↓ -63%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $242.83 ↓ -63%
Molina Molina Ohio $243.51 ↓ -63%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $256.01 ↓ -61%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $256.01 ↓ -61%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $364.41 ↓ -44%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $679.14 ↑ +4%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $741.25 ↑ +13%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +90%

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Ghs peritonsillar abscess i andd at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $2,275.20 $62.00 – $3,033.60
UPMC Bedford Everett $3,653.40 $65.10 – $5,480.10
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $1,225.20 $78.74 – $1,735.70
GROVE CITY HOSPITAL GROVE CITY $679.91 $11.15 – $636.12
UPMC Cole Coudersport $1,266.00 $36.04 – $771.51
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $1,225.20 $78.74 – $1,735.70
UPMC East Monroeville $2,281.20 $68.20 – $3,041.60
UPMC Hamot Erie $2,310.60 $68.20 – $545.04

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