Esophagoscopy retro balloon at Palisades Medical Center
7600 River Rd., North Bergen, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1730692344
$2,234.01
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.
$3,886.00
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.
$234.67 with HORIZON vs $16,802.00 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.
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 | $234.67 | ↓ -89% |
| KARNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $541.47 | ↓ -76% |
| AETNA | MANAGED MEDICAID | $664.51 | ↓ -70% |
| SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $676.16 | ↓ -70% |
| CLOVER | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $699.48 | ↓ -69% |
| VACCN | ALL PRODUCTS | $2,234.01 | ↑ +0% |
| AMERIGROUP | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $2,234.01 | ↑ +0% |
| HORIZON | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $2,234.01 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $2,234.01 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $2,234.01 | ↑ +0% |
| HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $2,234.01 | ↑ +0% |
| UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $2,345.71 | ↑ +5% |
| AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $2,435.07 | ↑ +9% |
| HORIZON | OMNIA | $2,658.80 | ↑ +19% |
| BERGEN RISK | ALL PRODUCTS | $2,914.50 | ↑ +30% |
| HORIZON | PIP | $2,914.50 | ↑ +30% |
| ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO | ALL PRODUCTS | $3,108.80 | ↑ +39% |
| HORIZON | SHP | $3,190.02 | ↑ +43% |
| AMERIHEALTH | LOCAL HMO | $3,253.75 | ↑ +46% |
| HORIZON | HMO | $3,286.00 | ↑ +47% |
| MULTIPLAN - PHCS | ALL PRODUCTS | $3,303.10 | ↑ +48% |
| HORIZON | INDEMNITY | $3,311.65 | ↑ +48% |
| HORIZON | PPO | $3,369.16 | ↑ +51% |
| QUALCARE | WORKERS COMP | $3,598.44 | ↑ +61% |
| QUALCARE | HMO | $3,598.44 | ↑ +61% |
| QUALCARE | PPO | $3,598.44 | ↑ +61% |
| AMERIHEALTH | REGIONAL HMO | $3,631.47 | ↑ +63% |
| CIGNA | HMO | $4,755.00 | ↑ +113% |
| CIGNA | PPO | $5,328.00 | ↑ +138% |
| OXFORD | ALL PRODUCTS | $6,080.00 | ↑ +172% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | HMO | $7,538.00 | ↑ +237% |
| AETNA | HMO | $7,770.00 | ↑ +248% |
| AETNA | PPO | $7,770.00 | ↑ +248% |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $9,933.00 | ↑ +345% |
| HORIZON | WORKERS COMP | $16,802.00 | ↑ +652% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
| AMERIGROUP | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
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Esophagoscopy retro balloon at other New-jersey hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayshore Medical Center | Holmdel | $2,099.70 | $2,099.70 – $2,519.64 |
| Hackensack University Medical Center | Hackensack | $2,234.01 | $541.47 – $2,345.71 |
| Ocean University Medical Center | Brick | $2,073.18 | $526.84 – $2,487.82 |
| JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) | Edison | $2,101.52 | $238.24 – $2,101.52 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | Neptune City | $2,099.70 | $526.84 – $2,519.64 |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center | Perth Amboy | $2,101.52 | $541.47 – $2,521.83 |
| Riverview Medical Center | Red Bank | $2,099.70 | $526.84 – $2,519.64 |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center | Manahawkin | $2,073.18 | $526.84 – $2,487.82 |