Biopsy of salivary glnd;incisional 42405 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center

1945 NJ-33, Neptune City, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1790297547

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Dec 31, 2025 · Ingested Sep 4, 2026

$1,639.57

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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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$5,304.00

Gross charge

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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.

$474.33 with KARNA vs $14,615.00 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 $474.33 ↓ -71%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $880.46 ↓ -46%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $954.72 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $1,189.00 ↓ -27%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $1,225.22 ↓ -25%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $1,293.00 ↓ -21%
OPTUM HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,639.57 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,639.57 ↑ +0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,639.57 ↑ +0%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $1,639.57 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $1,639.57 ↑ +0%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,721.55 ↑ +5%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,787.13 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $1,967.48 ↑ +20%
CIGNA HMO $3,135.00 ↑ +91%
CIGNA PPO $3,509.00 ↑ +114%
BEACON ALL PRODUCTS $3,978.00 ↑ +143%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $3,978.00 ↑ +143%
HORIZON PIP $4,041.65 ↑ +147%
QUALCARE PPO $4,121.21 ↑ +151%
AETNA ASA $4,153.03 ↑ +153%
HORIZON OMNIA $4,208.19 ↑ +157%
CIGNA BH $4,243.20 ↑ +159%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $4,508.40 ↑ +175%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $4,508.40 ↑ +175%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $4,633.57 ↑ +183%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $4,667.52 ↑ +185%
HORIZON SHP $5,148.59 ↑ +214%
HORIZON HMO $5,175.64 ↑ +216%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $5,232.40 ↑ +219%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $5,247.78 ↑ +220%
HORIZON PPO $5,304.00 ↑ +223%
QUALCARE HMO $6,256.00 ↑ +282%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $6,345.00 ↑ +287%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $7,625.00 ↑ +365%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $10,163.00 ↑ +520%
AETNA HMO $10,202.00 ↑ +522%
AETNA PPO $10,202.00 ↑ +522%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $14,615.00 ↑ +791%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital
UBH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital

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Biopsy of salivary glnd;incisional 42405 at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $1,639.57 $1,639.57 – $1,967.48
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $1,744.44 $490.93 – $1,831.67
Ocean University Medical Center Brick $1,618.86 $474.33 – $1,942.63
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison $1,640.99 $81.20 – $1,640.99
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen $1,744.44 $490.93 – $1,901.44
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy $1,640.99 $490.93 – $1,969.19
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank $1,639.57 $474.33 – $1,967.48
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin $1,618.86 $474.33 – $1,942.63

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