Lumbar diskogram s&i 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.
$5,369.00
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.
$74.34 with HORIZON vs $5,425.45 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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| HORIZON | MANAGED MEDICAID | $74.34 | ↓ -97% |
| AETNA | PPO | $187.76 | ↓ -92% |
| AETNA | ASA | $187.76 | ↓ -92% |
| AETNA | HMO | $187.76 | ↓ -92% |
| KARNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $214.09 | ↓ -91% |
| CIGNA | PPO | $252.73 | ↓ -89% |
| CIGNA | HMO | $252.73 | ↓ -89% |
| CLOVER | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $966.42 | ↓ -58% |
| AETNA | MANAGED MEDICAID | $1,347.62 | ↓ -41% |
| SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $1,535.53 | ↓ -33% |
| OPTUM HEALTH | MANAGED MEDICAID | $1,839.76 | ↓ -20% |
| AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $2,232.80 | ↓ -3% |
| VACCN | ALL PRODUCTS | $2,299.70 | ↑ +0% |
| HORIZON | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $2,299.70 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $2,299.70 | ↑ +0% |
| OPTUM HEALTH | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $2,299.70 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $2,299.70 | ↑ +0% |
| HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $2,299.70 | ↑ +0% |
| UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $2,414.68 | ↑ +5% |
| OXFORD | ALL PRODUCTS | $2,684.50 | ↑ +17% |
| HORIZON | OMNIA | $3,516.16 | ↑ +53% |
| HORIZON | WORKERS COMP | $3,697.09 | ↑ +61% |
| INTERGROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $3,758.30 | ↑ +63% |
| BERGEN RISK | ALL PRODUCTS | $4,026.75 | ↑ +75% |
| HORIZON | PIP | $4,026.75 | ↑ +75% |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $4,241.51 | ↑ +84% |
| LHP HEALTH | ALL PRODUCTS | $4,241.51 | ↑ +84% |
| CIGNA | BH | $4,295.20 | ↑ +87% |
| ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO | ALL PRODUCTS | $4,563.65 | ↑ +98% |
| MULTIPLAN - PHCS | ALL PRODUCTS | $4,563.65 | ↑ +98% |
| CHN | ALL PRODUCTS | $4,563.65 | ↑ +98% |
| QUALCARE | HMO | $4,735.46 | ↑ +106% |
| QUALCARE | PPO | $4,735.46 | ↑ +106% |
| QUALCARE | WORKERS COMP | $4,735.46 | ↑ +106% |
| HORIZON | HMO | $5,113.44 | ↑ +122% |
| HORIZON | INDEMNITY | $5,139.74 | ↑ +123% |
| HORIZON | SHP | $5,172.49 | ↑ +125% |
| HORIZON | FEDERAL | $5,235.85 | ↑ +128% |
| HORIZON | PPO | $5,235.85 | ↑ +128% |
| AMERIHEALTH | REGIONAL HMO | $5,369.00 | ↑ +133% |
| AMERIHEALTH | LOCAL HMO | $5,369.00 | ↑ +133% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | HMO | $5,425.45 | ↑ +136% |
| AMERIGROUP | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
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Lumbar diskogram s&i at other New-jersey hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center | Elizabeth | $662.58 | $57.73 – $4,268.28 |
| Community Medical Center | Toms River | $732.12 | $82.00 – $4,246.94 |
| Clara Maass Medical Center | Belleville | $702.11 | $82.00 – $4,359.79 |
| Bayshore Medical Center | Holmdel | $2,161.44 | $152.54 – $4,750.01 |
| Ocean University Medical Center | Brick | $2,134.14 | $152.54 – $2,134.14 |
| JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) | Edison | $2,163.32 | $214.09 – $5,030.71 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | Neptune City | $2,161.44 | $158.85 – $2,269.52 |
| Palisades Medical Center | North Bergen | $2,299.70 | $82.00 – $4,750.01 |