Oropharyngeal biopsy 42800 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

$86.06

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$331.00

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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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$57.23 with Amerihealth vs $4,728.29 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 Caritas D-SNP Medicare $57.23 ↓ -33%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $57.23 ↓ -33%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $71.94 ↓ -16%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $75.21 ↓ -13%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $79.03 ↓ -8%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $79.03 ↓ -8%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $79.03 ↓ -8%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $79.03 ↓ -8%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $79.03 ↓ -8%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $81.75 ↓ -5%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $89.93 ↑ +4%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $89.93 ↑ +4%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $102.46 ↑ +19%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $110.17 ↑ +28%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $113.48 ↑ +32%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $116.78 ↑ +36%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $116.78 ↑ +36%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $121.19 ↑ +41%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $126.10 ↑ +47%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $133.40 ↑ +55%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $133.40 ↑ +55%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $133.40 ↑ +55%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $133.40 ↑ +55%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $133.40 ↑ +55%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $133.40 ↑ +55%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $133.40 ↑ +55%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $133.40 ↑ +55%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $133.40 ↑ +55%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $133.40 ↑ +55%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $186.41 ↑ +117%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $202.74 ↑ +136%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $213.74 ↑ +148%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $213.74 ↑ +148%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +1343%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $1,311.02 ↑ +1423%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $1,311.02 ↑ +1423%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $1,325.27 ↑ +1440%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $1,425.02 ↑ +1556%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $1,482.02 ↑ +1622%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $1,482.02 ↑ +1622%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $1,482.02 ↑ +1622%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $1,482.02 ↑ +1622%
Humana Humana Commercial $1,510.52 ↑ +1655%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $1,510.52 ↑ +1655%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $1,524.77 ↑ +1672%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $1,524.77 ↑ +1672%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $1,539.02 ↑ +1688%
Molina Molina Ohio $1,553.27 ↑ +1705%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $2,324.49 ↑ +2601%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $4,332.06 ↑ +4934%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $4,728.29 ↑ +5394%

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Oropharyngeal biopsy 42800 at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Cole Coudersport $205.80 $57.23 – $2,325.85
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh $720.00 $59.95 – $1,553.44
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh $1,012.80 $59.95 – $1,553.44
UPMC St. Margaret Pittsburgh $681.60 $59.95 – $1,553.44
UPMC Williamsport Williamsport $836.40 $59.95 – $1,511.08
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg not published $73.58 – $4,217.85
WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata not published $5,627.00 – $5,627.00

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