Aquaporin-4 antibody elisa at Hackensack University Medical Center

30 Prospect Avenue, Hackensack, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1457456279

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Dec 31, 2025 · Ingested Aug 13, 2026

$11.53

Cash price

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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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$158.00

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.

$6.86 with HORIZON vs $158.00 with AMERIHEALTH — 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
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $6.86 ↓ -41%
OPTUM HEALTH MANAGED MEDICAID $9.22 ↓ -20%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $11.53 ↑ +0%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.53 ↑ +0%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $11.53 ↑ +0%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID $11.53 ↑ +0%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.53 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.53 ↑ +0%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $11.53 ↑ +0%
OPTUM HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.53 ↑ +0%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.53 ↑ +0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.53 ↑ +0%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.11 ↑ +5%
LHP HEALTH ALL PRODUCTS $14.41 ↑ +25%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $15.33 ↑ +33%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $39.66 ↑ +244%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $79.00 ↑ +585%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $89.27 ↑ +674%
HORIZON OMNIA $103.47 ↑ +797%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $108.80 ↑ +844%
INTERGROUP ALL PRODUCTS $110.60 ↑ +859%
AETNA HMO $115.18 ↑ +899%
AETNA PPO $115.18 ↑ +899%
AETNA ASA $115.18 ↑ +899%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $118.50 ↑ +928%
HORIZON PIP $118.50 ↑ +928%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $124.82 ↑ +983%
CIGNA BH $126.40 ↑ +996%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $134.30 ↑ +1065%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $134.30 ↑ +1065%
CHN ALL PRODUCTS $134.30 ↑ +1065%
QUALCARE HMO $139.36 ↑ +1109%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $139.36 ↑ +1109%
QUALCARE PPO $139.36 ↑ +1109%
HORIZON HMO $150.48 ↑ +1205%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $151.25 ↑ +1212%
HORIZON SHP $152.22 ↑ +1220%
CIGNA HMO $152.87 ↑ +1226%
CIGNA PPO $152.87 ↑ +1226%
HORIZON FEDERAL $154.08 ↑ +1236%
HORIZON PPO $154.08 ↑ +1236%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $158.00 ↑ +1270%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $158.00 ↑ +1270%

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