Cell function assay w/stim at Palisades Medical Center
7600 River Rd., North Bergen, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1730692344
$135.86
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.
$917.00
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.
$37.62 with AETNA vs $622.56 with CIGNA — 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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| AETNA | MANAGED MEDICAID | $37.62 | ↓ -72% |
| HORIZON | MANAGED MEDICAID | $126.23 | ↓ -7% |
| HORIZON | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $135.86 | ↑ +0% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $135.86 | ↑ +0% |
| SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $135.86 | ↑ +0% |
| CLOVER | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $135.86 | ↑ +0% |
| HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $135.86 | ↑ +0% |
| AMERIGROUP | MANAGED MEDICAID | $135.86 | ↑ +0% |
| AMERIGROUP | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $135.86 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $135.86 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $135.86 | ↑ +0% |
| VACCN | ALL PRODUCTS | $135.86 | ↑ +0% |
| UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $142.65 | ↑ +5% |
| AETNA | PPO | $147.84 | ↑ +9% |
| AETNA | HMO | $147.84 | ↑ +9% |
| AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $148.09 | ↑ +9% |
| HORIZON | OMNIA | $150.52 | ↑ +11% |
| HORIZON | WORKERS COMP | $151.49 | ↑ +12% |
| HORIZON | PIP | $165.00 | ↑ +21% |
| BERGEN RISK | ALL PRODUCTS | $165.00 | ↑ +21% |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $176.00 | ↑ +30% |
| ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO | ALL PRODUCTS | $176.00 | ↑ +30% |
| HORIZON | SHP | $180.60 | ↑ +33% |
| KARNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $180.69 | ↑ +33% |
| AMERIHEALTH | LOCAL HMO | $184.21 | ↑ +36% |
| HORIZON | HMO | $186.03 | ↑ +37% |
| MULTIPLAN - PHCS | ALL PRODUCTS | $187.00 | ↑ +38% |
| HORIZON | INDEMNITY | $187.48 | ↑ +38% |
| HORIZON | PPO | $190.74 | ↑ +40% |
| QUALCARE | WORKERS COMP | $203.72 | ↑ +50% |
| QUALCARE | PPO | $203.72 | ↑ +50% |
| QUALCARE | HMO | $203.72 | ↑ +50% |
| AMERIHEALTH | REGIONAL HMO | $205.59 | ↑ +51% |
| OXFORD | ALL PRODUCTS | $278.85 | ↑ +105% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | HMO | $573.04 | ↑ +322% |
| CIGNA | PPO | $622.56 | ↑ +358% |
| CIGNA | HMO | $622.56 | ↑ +358% |
Visitor-reported prices
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Cell function assay w/stim at other New-jersey hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayshore Medical Center | Holmdel | $135.86 | $135.86 – $622.56 |
| Hackensack University Medical Center | Hackensack | $135.86 | $108.69 – $610.08 |
| Ocean University Medical Center | Brick | $135.86 | $119.56 – $622.56 |
| JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) | Edison | $135.86 | $119.56 – $639.39 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | Neptune City | $135.86 | $108.69 – $622.56 |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center | Perth Amboy | $135.86 | $135.86 – $622.56 |
| Riverview Medical Center | Red Bank | $135.86 | $88.52 – $622.56 |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center | Manahawkin | $135.86 | $135.86 – $622.56 |