Incision of achilles tendon 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

$199.68

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$768.00

Gross charge

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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.

$22.38 with Amerihealth vs $10,356.89 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

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 $22.38 ↓ -89%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $22.38 ↓ -89%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $250.95 ↑ +26%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $250.95 ↑ +26%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $282.80 ↑ +42%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $299.16 ↑ +50%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $299.16 ↑ +50%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $299.16 ↑ +50%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $299.16 ↑ +50%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $299.16 ↑ +50%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $299.16 ↑ +50%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $299.16 ↑ +50%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $299.16 ↑ +50%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $299.16 ↑ +50%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $299.16 ↑ +50%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $315.48 ↑ +58%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $329.82 ↑ +65%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $346.55 ↑ +74%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $346.55 ↑ +74%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $346.55 ↑ +74%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $346.55 ↑ +74%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $346.55 ↑ +74%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $358.50 ↑ +80%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $430.93 ↑ +116%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $505.80 ↑ +153%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $533.26 ↑ +167%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $533.26 ↑ +167%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,404.80 ↑ +604%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $2,871.67 ↑ +1338%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $2,871.67 ↑ +1338%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $2,902.88 ↑ +1354%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $3,121.38 ↑ +1463%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $3,121.38 ↑ +1463%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $3,121.38 ↑ +1463%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $3,215.02 ↑ +1510%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $3,246.23 ↑ +1526%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $3,246.23 ↑ +1526%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $3,246.23 ↑ +1526%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $3,246.23 ↑ +1526%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $3,246.23 ↑ +1526%
Humana Humana Commercial $3,308.66 ↑ +1557%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $3,308.66 ↑ +1557%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $3,339.88 ↑ +1573%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $3,339.88 ↑ +1573%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $3,371.09 ↑ +1588%
Molina Molina Ohio $3,402.30 ↑ +1604%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $5,091.59 ↑ +2450%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $9,488.99 ↑ +4652%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $10,356.89 ↑ +5087%

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Incision of achilles tendon at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Cole Coudersport $607.80 $250.95 – $810.40
Uniontown Hospital Uniontown $3,760.50 $205.80 – $6,587.02
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle not published $303.53 – $4,966.18
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg not published $322.65 – $5,805.45
UPMC Hanover Hanover not published $303.53 – $4,959.33
UPMC Memorial York not published $303.53 – $4,978.02
UPMC Somerset Somerset not published $262.90 – $3,093.35
WellSpan Surgery & Rehabilitation Hospital York PA 17403 not published $970.00 – $1,101.92

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