Ghs inj neurolytic intercostal nerve 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

$1,048.46

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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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$5,035.00

Gross charge

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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.

$378.85 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 $378.85 ↓ -64%
OPTUM HEALTH MANAGED MEDICAID $838.77 ↓ -20%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $906.30 ↓ -14%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $1,048.46 ↑ +0%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,048.46 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,048.46 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $1,048.46 ↑ +0%
OPTUM HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,048.46 ↑ +0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,048.46 ↑ +0%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,054.06 ↑ +1%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,100.88 ↑ +5%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $1,263.79 ↑ +21%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $1,440.01 ↑ +37%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $2,728.00 ↑ +160%
HORIZON OMNIA $3,297.42 ↑ +215%
INTERGROUP ALL PRODUCTS $3,524.50 ↑ +236%
LHP HEALTH ALL PRODUCTS $3,548.00 ↑ +238%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $3,776.25 ↑ +260%
HORIZON PIP $3,776.25 ↑ +260%
CIGNA BH $4,028.00 ↑ +284%
CHN ALL PRODUCTS $4,279.75 ↑ +308%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $4,279.75 ↑ +308%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $4,279.75 ↑ +308%
QUALCARE PPO $4,481.15 ↑ +327%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $4,481.15 ↑ +327%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $4,531.50 ↑ +332%
CIGNA PPO $4,578.83 ↑ +337%
CIGNA HMO $4,578.83 ↑ +337%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $4,721.00 ↑ +350%
HORIZON HMO $4,795.33 ↑ +357%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $4,820.01 ↑ +360%
HORIZON SHP $4,850.72 ↑ +363%
HORIZON FEDERAL $4,910.13 ↑ +368%
HORIZON PPO $4,910.13 ↑ +368%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $5,606.00 ↑ +435%
QUALCARE HMO $7,712.00 ↑ +636%
AETNA ASA $7,773.00 ↑ +641%
AETNA PPO $7,773.00 ↑ +641%
AETNA HMO $7,773.00 ↑ +641%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $8,013.00 ↑ +664%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $8,904.00 ↑ +749%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $16,802.00 ↑ +1503%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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