Tympanic membrane repair 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

$209.56

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.

$806.00

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.

$87.15 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
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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 $87.15 ↓ -58%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $87.15 ↓ -58%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $109.56 ↓ -48%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $114.54 ↓ -45%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $120.35 ↓ -43%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $120.35 ↓ -43%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $120.35 ↓ -43%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $120.35 ↓ -43%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $120.35 ↓ -43%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $124.50 ↓ -41%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $136.95 ↓ -35%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $136.95 ↓ -35%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $249.94 ↑ +19%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $268.75 ↑ +28%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $276.81 ↑ +32%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $284.88 ↑ +36%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $284.88 ↑ +36%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $295.63 ↑ +41%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $307.98 ↑ +47%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $325.79 ↑ +55%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $325.79 ↑ +55%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $325.79 ↑ +55%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $325.79 ↑ +55%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $325.79 ↑ +55%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $325.79 ↑ +55%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $325.79 ↑ +55%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $325.79 ↑ +55%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $325.79 ↑ +55%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $325.79 ↑ +55%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $459.06 ↑ +119%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $522.22 ↑ +149%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $550.58 ↑ +163%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $550.58 ↑ +163%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +492%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $1,311.02 ↑ +526%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $1,311.02 ↑ +526%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $1,325.27 ↑ +532%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $1,425.02 ↑ +580%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $1,482.02 ↑ +607%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $1,482.02 ↑ +607%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $1,482.02 ↑ +607%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $1,482.02 ↑ +607%
Humana Humana Commercial $1,510.52 ↑ +621%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $1,510.52 ↑ +621%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $1,524.77 ↑ +628%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $1,524.77 ↑ +628%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $1,539.02 ↑ +634%
Molina Molina Ohio $1,553.27 ↑ +641%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $2,324.49 ↑ +1009%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $4,332.06 ↑ +1967%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $4,728.29 ↑ +2156%

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Tympanic membrane repair at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
GROVE CITY HOSPITAL GROVE CITY $185.38 $23.52 – $4,057.66
UPMC Cole Coudersport $549.60 $78.72 – $2,325.85
UPMC Magee Pittsburgh $6,809.40 $91.30 – $1,646.97
UPMC Passavant-McCandless Pittsburgh $8,426.40 $91.30 – $1,646.97
Uniontown Hospital Uniontown $1,783.50 $91.30 – $3,123.56
UPMC Altoona Altoona not published $83.00 – $1,631.43
UPMC Bedford Everett not published $87.15 – $1,525.20
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