Exc im tumor/back/flank/ < 5 cm 21932 at Palisades Medical Center

7600 River Rd., North Bergen, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1730692344

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Dec 31, 2025 · Ingested Sep 4, 2026

$3,370.52

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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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$5,491.00

Gross charge

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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.

$938.96 with AETNA 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.

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Payer
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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.

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Plan
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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.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $938.96 ↓ -72%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $955.43 ↓ -72%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $988.38 ↓ -71%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,426.05 ↓ -58%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $1,827.00 ↓ -46%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $3,370.52 ↑ +0%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,370.52 ↑ +0%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,370.52 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,370.52 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $3,370.52 ↑ +0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,370.52 ↑ +0%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,539.05 ↑ +5%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,673.87 ↑ +9%
HORIZON OMNIA $3,756.94 ↑ +11%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $4,118.25 ↑ +22%
HORIZON PIP $4,118.25 ↑ +22%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $4,392.80 ↑ +30%
HORIZON SHP $4,507.56 ↑ +34%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $4,597.61 ↑ +36%
HORIZON HMO $4,643.19 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $4,667.35 ↑ +38%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $4,679.43 ↑ +39%
HORIZON PPO $4,760.70 ↑ +41%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $5,084.67 ↑ +51%
QUALCARE HMO $5,084.67 ↑ +51%
QUALCARE PPO $5,084.67 ↑ +51%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $5,131.34 ↑ +52%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $6,080.00 ↑ +80%
CIGNA HMO $6,362.00 ↑ +89%
CIGNA PPO $7,128.00 ↑ +111%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $7,538.00 ↑ +124%
AETNA HMO $7,770.00 ↑ +131%
AETNA PPO $7,770.00 ↑ +131%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $9,933.00 ↑ +195%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $16,802.00 ↑ +398%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Exc im tumor/back/flank/ < 5 cm 21932 at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $3,167.89 $3,167.89 – $3,801.47
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $3,370.52 $1,426.05 – $3,539.05
Ocean University Medical Center Brick $3,127.88 $1,383.37 – $3,753.45
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison $3,170.64 $1,426.05 – $3,170.64
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City $3,167.89 $1,383.37 – $3,801.47
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy $3,170.64 $1,426.05 – $3,804.76
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank $3,167.89 $1,383.37 – $3,801.47
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin $3,127.88 $1,383.37 – $3,753.45

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