Insertion of cannula 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

$139.62

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.

$537.00

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.

$211.28 with Amerihealth vs $10,046.92 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 Caritas D-SNP Medicare $211.28 ↑ +51%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $211.28 ↑ +51%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $234.23 ↑ +68%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $247.78 ↑ +77%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $247.78 ↑ +77%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $247.78 ↑ +77%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $247.78 ↑ +77%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $247.78 ↑ +77%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $247.78 ↑ +77%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $247.78 ↑ +77%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $247.78 ↑ +77%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $247.78 ↑ +77%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $247.78 ↑ +77%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $265.61 ↑ +90%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $277.68 ↑ +99%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $291.77 ↑ +109%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $291.77 ↑ +109%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $291.77 ↑ +109%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $291.77 ↑ +109%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $291.77 ↑ +109%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $301.83 ↑ +116%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $330.84 ↑ +137%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $332.01 ↑ +138%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $332.01 ↑ +138%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $389.95 ↑ +179%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $411.12 ↑ +194%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $411.12 ↑ +194%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +789%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $2,785.72 ↑ +1895%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $2,785.72 ↑ +1895%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $2,816.00 ↑ +1917%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $3,027.96 ↑ +2069%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $3,027.96 ↑ +2069%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $3,027.96 ↑ +2069%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $3,118.80 ↑ +2134%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $3,149.08 ↑ +2155%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $3,149.08 ↑ +2155%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $3,149.08 ↑ +2155%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $3,149.08 ↑ +2155%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $3,149.08 ↑ +2155%
Humana Humana Commercial $3,209.64 ↑ +2199%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $3,209.64 ↑ +2199%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $3,239.92 ↑ +2221%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $3,239.92 ↑ +2221%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $3,270.19 ↑ +2242%
Molina Molina Ohio $3,300.47 ↑ +2264%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $4,939.21 ↑ +3438%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $9,204.99 ↑ +6493%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $10,046.92 ↑ +7096%

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