External pretreatment of serum for use in antibody identification by dilution 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

$28.84

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$166.00

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$17.35 with HORIZON vs $158.75 with CIGNA — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $17.35 ↓ -40%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $28.39 ↓ -2%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $28.84 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $28.84 ↑ +0%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $28.84 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $28.84 ↑ +0%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $28.84 ↑ +0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $28.84 ↑ +0%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $28.88 ↑ +0%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $30.28 ↑ +5%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $31.44 ↑ +9%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $50.64 ↑ +76%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $100.05 ↑ +247%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $104.07 ↑ +261%
AETNA PPO $111.55 ↑ +287%
AETNA HMO $111.55 ↑ +287%
HORIZON OMNIA $113.58 ↑ +294%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $114.31 ↑ +296%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $124.50 ↑ +332%
HORIZON PIP $124.50 ↑ +332%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $132.80 ↑ +360%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $132.80 ↑ +360%
HORIZON SHP $136.27 ↑ +373%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $138.99 ↑ +382%
HORIZON HMO $140.37 ↑ +387%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $141.10 ↑ +389%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $141.47 ↑ +391%
HORIZON PPO $143.92 ↑ +399%
QUALCARE HMO $153.72 ↑ +433%
QUALCARE PPO $153.72 ↑ +433%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $153.72 ↑ +433%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $155.13 ↑ +438%
CIGNA HMO $158.75 ↑ +450%
CIGNA PPO $158.75 ↑ +450%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $27.11 $27.11 – $50.64
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Ocean University Medical Center Brick $26.76 $24.49 – $97.98
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Riverview Medical Center Red Bank $27.11 $12.17 – $97.98
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