Large Joint Injection or Fluid Draw (both sides) 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

$830.28

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.

$1,122.00

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.

$17.00 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 Medicaid CHC $17.00 ↓ -98%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $17.00 ↓ -98%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $24.68 ↓ -97%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $24.68 ↓ -97%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $31.02 ↓ -96%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $32.43 ↓ -96%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $34.08 ↓ -96%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $34.08 ↓ -96%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $34.08 ↓ -96%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $34.08 ↓ -96%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $34.08 ↓ -96%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $35.25 ↓ -96%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $39.37 ↓ -95%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $42.33 ↓ -95%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $43.60 ↓ -95%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $44.87 ↓ -95%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $44.87 ↓ -95%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $46.56 ↓ -94%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $55.69 ↓ -93%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $58.92 ↓ -93%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $58.92 ↓ -93%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $58.92 ↓ -93%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $58.92 ↓ -93%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $58.92 ↓ -93%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $58.92 ↓ -93%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $58.92 ↓ -93%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $58.92 ↓ -93%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $58.92 ↓ -93%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $58.92 ↓ -93%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $72.36 ↓ -91%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $83.99 ↓ -90%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $88.55 ↓ -89%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $88.55 ↓ -89%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $185.26 ↓ -78%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $261.26 ↓ -69%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $261.26 ↓ -69%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $264.10 ↓ -68%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $295.34 ↓ -64%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $295.34 ↓ -64%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $295.34 ↓ -64%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $295.34 ↓ -64%
Humana Humana Commercial $301.02 ↓ -64%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $301.02 ↓ -64%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $303.86 ↓ -63%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $303.86 ↓ -63%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $306.70 ↓ -63%
Molina Molina Ohio $309.54 ↓ -63%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $463.23 ↓ -44%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $863.30 ↑ +4%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $942.26 ↑ +13%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +50%

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Large Joint Injection or Fluid Draw (both sides) at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $505.20 $18.59 – $673.60
UPMC Bedford Everett $249.60 $24.68 – $374.40
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $453.60 $29.84 – $1,016.56
GROVE CITY HOSPITAL GROVE CITY $863.94 $17.00 – $808.61
UPMC Cole Coudersport $230.40 $15.80 – $109.80
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $453.60 $29.84 – $1,016.56
UPMC East Monroeville $336.00 $18.77 – $448.00
UPMC Hamot Erie $298.80 $18.59 – $409.31

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