Diffusing capacity at Hackensack University Medical Center
30 Prospect Avenue, Hackensack, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1457456279
not published by hospital
Cash price 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.
$875.00
Gross charge 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.
$102.08 with KARNA vs $5,456.00 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| KARNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $102.08 | — |
| CLOVER | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $157.50 | — |
| OPTUM HEALTH | MANAGED MEDICAID | $192.50 | — |
| AETNA | MANAGED MEDICAID | $219.63 | — |
| SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $250.25 | — |
| AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $259.00 | — |
| HORIZON | MANAGED MEDICAID | $433.13 | — |
| HORIZON | OMNIA | $573.04 | — |
| HORIZON | WORKERS COMP | $602.53 | — |
| INTERGROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $612.50 | — |
| BERGEN RISK | ALL PRODUCTS | $656.25 | — |
| HORIZON | PIP | $656.25 | — |
| LHP HEALTH | ALL PRODUCTS | $691.25 | — |
| CIGNA | BH | $700.00 | — |
| MULTIPLAN - PHCS | ALL PRODUCTS | $743.75 | — |
| ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO | ALL PRODUCTS | $743.75 | — |
| CHN | ALL PRODUCTS | $743.75 | — |
| QUALCARE | WORKERS COMP | $771.75 | — |
| QUALCARE | HMO | $771.75 | — |
| QUALCARE | PPO | $771.75 | — |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $787.50 | — |
| AETNA | HMO | $833.00 | — |
| AETNA | ASA | $833.00 | — |
| AETNA | PPO | $833.00 | — |
| HORIZON | HMO | $833.35 | — |
| HORIZON | INDEMNITY | $837.64 | — |
| HORIZON | SHP | $842.98 | — |
| CIGNA | HMO | $846.56 | — |
| CIGNA | PPO | $846.56 | — |
| HORIZON | PPO | $853.30 | — |
| HORIZON | FEDERAL | $853.30 | — |
| AMERIHEALTH | REGIONAL HMO | $875.00 | — |
| AMERIHEALTH | LOCAL HMO | $875.00 | — |
| OXFORD | ALL PRODUCTS | $5,390.00 | — |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | HMO | $5,456.00 | — |
| WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | not published by hospital | — |
| HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | not published by hospital | — |
| AMERIGROUP | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
| UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | not published by hospital | — |
| VACCN | ALL PRODUCTS | not published by hospital | — |
| WELLCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
| HORIZON | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | not published by hospital | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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Diffusing capacity at other New-jersey hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayshore Medical Center | Holmdel | not published | $792.00 – $910.00 |
| Ocean University Medical Center | Brick | not published | $96.81 – $623.00 |
| JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) | Edison | not published | $102.08 – $610.00 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | Neptune City | not published | $96.81 – $836.00 |
| Palisades Medical Center | North Bergen | not published | $61.52 – $1,815.00 |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center | Perth Amboy | not published | $78.08 – $464.00 |
| Riverview Medical Center | Red Bank | not published | $96.81 – $1,550.00 |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center | Manahawkin | not published | $96.81 – $818.00 |