Assay of galactose at Palisades Medical Center
7600 River Rd., North Bergen, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1730692344
$11.20
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.
$934.00
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.
$11.20 with HORIZON vs $128.96 with AMERIHEALTH — 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 | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $11.20 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $11.20 | ↑ +0% |
| AMERIGROUP | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $11.20 | ↑ +0% |
| VACCN | ALL PRODUCTS | $11.20 | ↑ +0% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $11.20 | ↑ +0% |
| SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $11.20 | ↑ +0% |
| CLOVER | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $11.20 | ↑ +0% |
| HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $11.20 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $11.20 | ↑ +0% |
| AMERIGROUP | MANAGED MEDICAID | $11.20 | ↑ +0% |
| UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $11.76 | ↑ +5% |
| AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $12.21 | ↑ +9% |
| KARNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $14.90 | ↑ +33% |
| OXFORD | ALL PRODUCTS | $22.99 | ↑ +105% |
| AETNA | MANAGED MEDICAID | $23.60 | ↑ +111% |
| HORIZON | MANAGED MEDICAID | $27.06 | ↑ +142% |
| ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO | ALL PRODUCTS | $32.70 | ↑ +192% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | HMO | $47.24 | ↑ +322% |
| CIGNA | PPO | $51.32 | ↑ +358% |
| CIGNA | HMO | $51.32 | ↑ +358% |
| AETNA | HMO | $92.74 | ↑ +728% |
| AETNA | PPO | $92.74 | ↑ +728% |
| HORIZON | OMNIA | $94.42 | ↑ +743% |
| HORIZON | WORKERS COMP | $95.03 | ↑ +748% |
| BERGEN RISK | ALL PRODUCTS | $103.50 | ↑ +824% |
| HORIZON | PIP | $103.50 | ↑ +824% |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $110.40 | ↑ +886% |
| HORIZON | SHP | $113.28 | ↑ +911% |
| AMERIHEALTH | LOCAL HMO | $115.55 | ↑ +932% |
| HORIZON | HMO | $116.69 | ↑ +942% |
| MULTIPLAN - PHCS | ALL PRODUCTS | $117.30 | ↑ +947% |
| HORIZON | INDEMNITY | $117.60 | ↑ +950% |
| HORIZON | PPO | $119.65 | ↑ +968% |
| QUALCARE | WORKERS COMP | $127.79 | ↑ +1041% |
| QUALCARE | PPO | $127.79 | ↑ +1041% |
| QUALCARE | HMO | $127.79 | ↑ +1041% |
| AMERIHEALTH | REGIONAL HMO | $128.96 | ↑ +1051% |
Visitor-reported prices
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Assay of galactose at other New-jersey hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayshore Medical Center | Holmdel | $11.20 | $11.20 – $51.32 |
| Hackensack University Medical Center | Hackensack | $11.20 | $8.96 – $50.29 |
| Ocean University Medical Center | Brick | $11.20 | $11.20 – $51.32 |
| JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) | Edison | $11.20 | $11.20 – $52.71 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | Neptune City | $11.20 | $8.96 – $51.32 |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center | Perth Amboy | $11.20 | $11.20 – $51.32 |
| Riverview Medical Center | Red Bank | $11.20 | $11.20 – $51.32 |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center | Manahawkin | $11.20 | $11.20 – $51.32 |