Electrophysiology evaluation at Palisades Medical Center
7600 River Rd., North Bergen, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1730692344
$1,429.67
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.
$3,887.00
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.
$561.02 with KARNA vs $30,796.00 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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| KARNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $561.02 | ↓ -61% |
| AETNA | MANAGED MEDICAID | $664.68 | ↓ -54% |
| SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $676.34 | ↓ -53% |
| CLOVER | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $699.66 | ↓ -51% |
| VACCN | ALL PRODUCTS | $1,429.67 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $1,429.67 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $1,429.67 | ↑ +0% |
| AMERIGROUP | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $1,429.67 | ↑ +0% |
| HORIZON | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $1,429.67 | ↑ +0% |
| HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $1,429.67 | ↑ +0% |
| UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $1,501.15 | ↑ +5% |
| AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $1,558.34 | ↑ +9% |
| AETNA | PPO | $2,447.26 | ↑ +71% |
| AETNA | HMO | $2,447.26 | ↑ +71% |
| HORIZON | OMNIA | $2,659.49 | ↑ +86% |
| HORIZON | WORKERS COMP | $2,676.59 | ↑ +87% |
| HORIZON | PIP | $2,915.25 | ↑ +104% |
| BERGEN RISK | ALL PRODUCTS | $2,915.25 | ↑ +104% |
| ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO | ALL PRODUCTS | $3,109.60 | ↑ +118% |
| HORIZON | SHP | $3,190.84 | ↑ +123% |
| AMERIHEALTH | LOCAL HMO | $3,254.59 | ↑ +128% |
| HORIZON | HMO | $3,286.85 | ↑ +130% |
| MULTIPLAN - PHCS | ALL PRODUCTS | $3,303.95 | ↑ +131% |
| HORIZON | INDEMNITY | $3,312.50 | ↑ +132% |
| HORIZON | PPO | $3,370.03 | ↑ +136% |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $3,498.30 | ↑ +145% |
| QUALCARE | PPO | $3,599.36 | ↑ +152% |
| QUALCARE | HMO | $3,599.36 | ↑ +152% |
| QUALCARE | WORKERS COMP | $3,599.36 | ↑ +152% |
| AMERIHEALTH | REGIONAL HMO | $3,632.40 | ↑ +154% |
| CIGNA | HMO | $3,717.14 | ↑ +160% |
| CIGNA | PPO | $3,717.14 | ↑ +160% |
| HORIZON | MANAGED MEDICAID | $12,868.04 | ↑ +800% |
| OXFORD | ALL PRODUCTS | $30,211.00 | ↑ +2013% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | HMO | $30,796.00 | ↑ +2054% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
| AMERIGROUP | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
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Electrophysiology evaluation at other New-jersey hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayshore Medical Center | Holmdel | $1,343.72 | $1,343.72 – $1,612.46 |
| Hackensack University Medical Center | Hackensack | $1,429.67 | $561.02 – $1,501.15 |
| Ocean University Medical Center | Brick | $1,326.75 | $104.00 – $1,592.09 |
| JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) | Edison | $1,344.88 | $104.00 – $1,344.88 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | Neptune City | $1,343.72 | $543.07 – $1,612.46 |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center | Perth Amboy | $1,344.88 | $561.02 – $16,330.00 |
| Riverview Medical Center | Red Bank | $1,343.72 | $543.07 – $1,612.46 |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center | Manahawkin | $1,326.75 | $543.07 – $1,592.09 |