Incision of jaw nerve at Hackensack University Medical Center
30 Prospect Avenue, Hackensack, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1457456279
$2,299.70
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.
$5,582.00
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.
$969.98 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.
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 | $969.98 | ↓ -58% |
| CLOVER | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $1,004.76 | ↓ -56% |
| AETNA | MANAGED MEDICAID | $1,401.08 | ↓ -39% |
| SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $1,596.45 | ↓ -31% |
| OPTUM HEALTH | MANAGED MEDICAID | $1,839.76 | ↓ -20% |
| AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $2,232.80 | ↓ -3% |
| VACCN | ALL PRODUCTS | $2,299.70 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $2,299.70 | ↑ +0% |
| OPTUM HEALTH | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $2,299.70 | ↑ +0% |
| HORIZON | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $2,299.70 | ↑ +0% |
| HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $2,299.70 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $2,299.70 | ↑ +0% |
| UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $2,414.68 | ↑ +5% |
| HORIZON | MANAGED MEDICAID | $2,728.00 | ↑ +19% |
| LHP HEALTH | ALL PRODUCTS | $3,548.00 | ↑ +54% |
| HORIZON | OMNIA | $3,655.65 | ↑ +59% |
| INTERGROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $3,907.40 | ↑ +70% |
| HORIZON | PIP | $4,186.50 | ↑ +82% |
| BERGEN RISK | ALL PRODUCTS | $4,186.50 | ↑ +82% |
| CIGNA | BH | $4,465.60 | ↑ +94% |
| MULTIPLAN - PHCS | ALL PRODUCTS | $4,744.70 | ↑ +106% |
| ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO | ALL PRODUCTS | $4,744.70 | ↑ +106% |
| CHN | ALL PRODUCTS | $4,744.70 | ↑ +106% |
| QUALCARE | PPO | $4,967.98 | ↑ +116% |
| QUALCARE | WORKERS COMP | $4,967.98 | ↑ +116% |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $5,023.80 | ↑ +118% |
| CIGNA | HMO | $5,076.27 | ↑ +121% |
| CIGNA | PPO | $5,076.27 | ↑ +121% |
| HORIZON | HMO | $5,316.30 | ↑ +131% |
| HORIZON | INDEMNITY | $5,343.65 | ↑ +132% |
| HORIZON | SHP | $5,377.70 | ↑ +134% |
| HORIZON | FEDERAL | $5,443.57 | ↑ +137% |
| HORIZON | PPO | $5,443.57 | ↑ +137% |
| OXFORD | ALL PRODUCTS | $7,146.00 | ↑ +211% |
| QUALCARE | HMO | $7,712.00 | ↑ +235% |
| AETNA | ASA | $7,773.00 | ↑ +238% |
| AETNA | PPO | $7,773.00 | ↑ +238% |
| AETNA | HMO | $7,773.00 | ↑ +238% |
| AMERIHEALTH | LOCAL HMO | $8,013.00 | ↑ +248% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | HMO | $8,568.00 | ↑ +273% |
| AMERIHEALTH | REGIONAL HMO | $8,904.00 | ↑ +287% |
| HORIZON | WORKERS COMP | $16,802.00 | ↑ +631% |
| AMERIGROUP | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
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Incision of jaw nerve at other New-jersey hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayshore Medical Center | Holmdel | $2,161.44 | $2,161.44 – $2,593.73 |
| Ocean University Medical Center | Brick | $2,134.14 | $934.96 – $2,560.97 |
| JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) | Edison | $2,163.32 | $480.00 – $2,163.32 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | Neptune City | $2,161.44 | $934.96 – $2,593.73 |
| Palisades Medical Center | North Bergen | $2,299.70 | $969.98 – $2,506.67 |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center | Perth Amboy | $2,163.32 | $969.98 – $2,595.98 |
| Riverview Medical Center | Red Bank | $2,161.44 | $934.96 – $2,593.73 |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center | Manahawkin | $2,134.14 | $934.96 – $2,560.97 |