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Leg Vein Ultrasound (DVT study, both legs) at Hackensack University Medical Center
30 Prospect Avenue, Hackensack, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1457456279
$284.66
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.
$2,682.00
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.
$227.73 with OPTUM HEALTH vs $4,324.00 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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| OPTUM HEALTH | MANAGED MEDICAID | $227.73 | ↓ -20% |
| AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $283.37 | ↓ -0% |
| OPTUM HEALTH | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $284.66 | ↑ +0% |
| HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $284.66 | ↑ +0% |
| HORIZON | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $284.66 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $284.66 | ↑ +0% |
| VACCN | ALL PRODUCTS | $284.66 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $284.66 | ↑ +0% |
| UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $298.90 | ↑ +5% |
| KARNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $336.29 | ↑ +18% |
| CLOVER | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $482.76 | ↑ +70% |
| AETNA | MANAGED MEDICAID | $673.18 | ↑ +136% |
| SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $767.05 | ↑ +169% |
| HORIZON | MANAGED MEDICAID | $1,327.59 | ↑ +366% |
| HORIZON | OMNIA | $1,756.44 | ↑ +517% |
| HORIZON | WORKERS COMP | $1,846.83 | ↑ +549% |
| INTERGROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $1,877.40 | ↑ +560% |
| AETNA | PPO | $1,942.36 | ↑ +582% |
| AETNA | ASA | $1,942.36 | ↑ +582% |
| AETNA | HMO | $1,942.36 | ↑ +582% |
| HORIZON | PIP | $2,011.50 | ↑ +607% |
| BERGEN RISK | ALL PRODUCTS | $2,011.50 | ↑ +607% |
| LHP HEALTH | ALL PRODUCTS | $2,118.78 | ↑ +644% |
| CIGNA | BH | $2,145.60 | ↑ +654% |
| MULTIPLAN - PHCS | ALL PRODUCTS | $2,279.70 | ↑ +701% |
| CHN | ALL PRODUCTS | $2,279.70 | ↑ +701% |
| ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO | ALL PRODUCTS | $2,279.70 | ↑ +701% |
| QUALCARE | HMO | $2,365.52 | ↑ +731% |
| QUALCARE | WORKERS COMP | $2,365.52 | ↑ +731% |
| QUALCARE | PPO | $2,365.52 | ↑ +731% |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $2,413.80 | ↑ +748% |
| HORIZON | HMO | $2,554.34 | ↑ +797% |
| HORIZON | INDEMNITY | $2,567.48 | ↑ +802% |
| HORIZON | SHP | $2,583.84 | ↑ +808% |
| CIGNA | PPO | $2,594.84 | ↑ +812% |
| CIGNA | HMO | $2,594.84 | ↑ +812% |
| HORIZON | FEDERAL | $2,615.49 | ↑ +819% |
| HORIZON | PPO | $2,615.49 | ↑ +819% |
| AMERIHEALTH | LOCAL HMO | $2,682.00 | ↑ +842% |
| AMERIHEALTH | REGIONAL HMO | $2,682.00 | ↑ +842% |
| OXFORD | ALL PRODUCTS | $4,135.00 | ↑ +1353% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | HMO | $4,324.00 | ↑ +1419% |
| AMERIGROUP | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
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Leg Vein Ultrasound (DVT study, both legs) at other New-jersey hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayshore Medical Center | Holmdel | $267.55 | $267.55 – $2,413.80 |
| Ocean University Medical Center | Brick | $264.17 | $104.00 – $2,564.80 |