Bx/exc lymph node/open/deep cervic 38510 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

$4,509.59

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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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$8,048.00

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.

$892.12 with KARNA vs $16,802.00 with HORIZON — 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
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $892.12 ↓ -80%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,448.64 ↓ -68%
OPTUM HEALTH MANAGED MEDICAID $1,770.56 ↓ -61%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $2,020.05 ↓ -55%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $2,301.73 ↓ -49%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,382.21 ↓ -47%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $2,728.00 ↓ -40%
LHP HEALTH ALL PRODUCTS $3,548.00 ↓ -21%
OPTUM HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4,509.59 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $4,509.59 ↑ +0%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $4,509.59 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4,509.59 ↑ +0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4,509.59 ↑ +0%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4,509.59 ↑ +0%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4,735.07 ↑ +5%
HORIZON OMNIA $5,270.64 ↑ +17%
INTERGROUP ALL PRODUCTS $5,633.60 ↑ +25%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $6,036.00 ↑ +34%
HORIZON PIP $6,036.00 ↑ +34%
CIGNA BH $6,438.40 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $6,840.80 ↑ +52%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $6,840.80 ↑ +52%
CHN ALL PRODUCTS $6,840.80 ↑ +52%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $7,162.72 ↑ +59%
QUALCARE PPO $7,162.72 ↑ +59%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $7,243.20 ↑ +61%
CIGNA PPO $7,318.85 ↑ +62%
CIGNA HMO $7,318.85 ↑ +62%
HORIZON HMO $7,664.92 ↑ +70%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $7,704.35 ↑ +71%
QUALCARE HMO $7,712.00 ↑ +71%
HORIZON SHP $7,753.44 ↑ +72%
AETNA ASA $7,773.00 ↑ +72%
AETNA PPO $7,773.00 ↑ +72%
AETNA HMO $7,773.00 ↑ +72%
HORIZON FEDERAL $7,848.41 ↑ +74%
HORIZON PPO $7,848.41 ↑ +74%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $8,013.00 ↑ +78%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $8,904.00 ↑ +97%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $9,571.00 ↑ +112%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $11,528.00 ↑ +156%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $16,802.00 ↑ +273%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Bx/exc lymph node/open/deep cervic 38510 at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $4,238.48 $4,238.48 – $5,086.17
Ocean University Medical Center Brick $4,184.94 $866.27 – $5,829.14
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison $4,242.15 $170.80 – $5,829.14
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City $4,238.48 $866.27 – $5,086.17
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen $4,509.59 $168.24 – $4,915.45
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy $4,242.15 $213.50 – $5,090.58
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank $4,238.48 $866.27 – $5,086.17
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin $4,184.94 $866.27 – $5,021.93

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