Extensive hand surgery 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

$3,821.05

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$5,526.00

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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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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$994.68 with CLOVER 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

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
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $994.68 ↓ -74%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $1,387.03 ↓ -64%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $1,580.44 ↓ -59%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,301.35 ↓ -40%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $2,728.00 ↓ -29%
OPTUM HEALTH MANAGED MEDICAID $3,056.84 ↓ -20%
LHP HEALTH ALL PRODUCTS $3,548.00 ↓ -7%
HORIZON OMNIA $3,618.98 ↓ -5%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,743.15 ↓ -2%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,821.05 ↑ +0%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,821.05 ↑ +0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,821.05 ↑ +0%
OPTUM HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,821.05 ↑ +0%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $3,821.05 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $3,821.05 ↑ +0%
INTERGROUP ALL PRODUCTS $3,868.20 ↑ +1%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4,012.10 ↑ +5%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $4,144.50 ↑ +8%
HORIZON PIP $4,144.50 ↑ +8%
CIGNA BH $4,420.80 ↑ +16%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $4,697.10 ↑ +23%
CHN ALL PRODUCTS $4,697.10 ↑ +23%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $4,697.10 ↑ +23%
QUALCARE PPO $4,918.14 ↑ +29%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $4,918.14 ↑ +29%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $4,973.40 ↑ +30%
CIGNA PPO $5,025.34 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HMO $5,025.34 ↑ +32%
HORIZON HMO $5,262.96 ↑ +38%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $5,290.04 ↑ +38%
HORIZON SHP $5,323.75 ↑ +39%
HORIZON FEDERAL $5,388.96 ↑ +41%
HORIZON PPO $5,388.96 ↑ +41%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $7,146.00 ↑ +87%
QUALCARE HMO $7,712.00 ↑ +102%
AETNA HMO $7,773.00 ↑ +103%
AETNA ASA $7,773.00 ↑ +103%
AETNA PPO $7,773.00 ↑ +103%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $8,013.00 ↑ +110%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $8,568.00 ↑ +124%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $8,904.00 ↑ +133%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $16,802.00 ↑ +340%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Extensive hand surgery at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $3,591.33 $3,591.33 – $4,309.59
Ocean University Medical Center Brick $3,545.97 $2,228.26 – $4,255.16
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison $3,594.44 $742.00 – $3,594.44
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City $3,591.33 $2,228.26 – $4,309.59
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen $3,821.05 $2,301.35 – $4,164.94
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy $3,594.44 $2,301.35 – $4,313.33
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank $3,591.33 $2,228.26 – $4,309.59
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin $3,545.97 $2,228.26 – $4,255.16

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