Caloric vstblr test w/rec at Palisades Medical Center
7600 River Rd., North Bergen, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1730692344
$184.26
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.
$465.00
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.
$22.62 with HORIZON vs $994.00 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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| HORIZON | MANAGED MEDICAID | $22.62 | ↓ -88% |
| KARNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $38.88 | ↓ -79% |
| AETNA | MANAGED MEDICAID | $79.52 | ↓ -57% |
| SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $80.91 | ↓ -56% |
| CLOVER | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $83.70 | ↓ -55% |
| HORIZON | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $184.26 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $184.26 | ↑ +0% |
| AMERIGROUP | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $184.26 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $184.26 | ↑ +0% |
| VACCN | ALL PRODUCTS | $184.26 | ↑ +0% |
| HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $184.26 | ↑ +0% |
| UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $193.47 | ↑ +5% |
| AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $200.84 | ↑ +9% |
| AETNA | PPO | $292.76 | ↑ +59% |
| AETNA | HMO | $292.76 | ↑ +59% |
| HORIZON | OMNIA | $318.15 | ↑ +73% |
| HORIZON | WORKERS COMP | $320.20 | ↑ +74% |
| HORIZON | PIP | $348.75 | ↑ +89% |
| BERGEN RISK | ALL PRODUCTS | $348.75 | ↑ +89% |
| ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO | ALL PRODUCTS | $372.00 | ↑ +102% |
| HORIZON | SHP | $381.72 | ↑ +107% |
| AMERIHEALTH | LOCAL HMO | $389.34 | ↑ +111% |
| HORIZON | HMO | $393.20 | ↑ +113% |
| MULTIPLAN - PHCS | ALL PRODUCTS | $395.25 | ↑ +115% |
| HORIZON | INDEMNITY | $396.27 | ↑ +115% |
| HORIZON | PPO | $403.16 | ↑ +119% |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $418.50 | ↑ +127% |
| QUALCARE | HMO | $430.59 | ↑ +134% |
| QUALCARE | PPO | $430.59 | ↑ +134% |
| QUALCARE | WORKERS COMP | $430.59 | ↑ +134% |
| AMERIHEALTH | REGIONAL HMO | $434.54 | ↑ +136% |
| CIGNA | HMO | $444.68 | ↑ +141% |
| CIGNA | PPO | $444.68 | ↑ +141% |
| OXFORD | ALL PRODUCTS | $745.00 | ↑ +304% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | HMO | $994.00 | ↑ +439% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
| AMERIGROUP | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
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Caloric vstblr test w/rec at other New-jersey hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayshore Medical Center | Holmdel | $173.18 | $173.18 – $465.00 |
| Hackensack University Medical Center | Hackensack | $184.26 | $38.88 – $487.00 |
| Ocean University Medical Center | Brick | $170.99 | $37.38 – $499.00 |
| JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) | Edison | $173.33 | $22.96 – $627.00 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | Neptune City | $173.18 | $37.38 – $443.00 |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center | Perth Amboy | $173.33 | $28.70 – $208.00 |
| Riverview Medical Center | Red Bank | $173.18 | $37.38 – $465.00 |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center | Manahawkin | $170.99 | $37.38 – $465.00 |