Implant neuroelectrodes 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

$14,685.79

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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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$17,865.00

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.

$972.66 with KARNA vs $23,043.00 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.

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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
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $972.66 ↓ -93%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $1,195.00 ↓ -92%
CIGNA HMO $2,127.00 ↓ -86%
CIGNA PPO $2,383.00 ↓ -84%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $3,054.92 ↓ -79%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $3,108.51 ↓ -79%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,215.70 ↓ -78%
HORIZON OMNIA $7,017.00 ↓ -52%
QUALCARE HMO $7,730.00 ↓ -47%
QUALCARE PPO $7,730.00 ↓ -47%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $7,730.00 ↓ -47%
AETNA PPO $7,770.00 ↓ -47%
AETNA HMO $7,770.00 ↓ -47%
HORIZON SHP $7,997.00 ↓ -46%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $8,618.00 ↓ -41%
HORIZON HMO $8,670.00 ↓ -41%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $8,739.00 ↓ -40%
HORIZON PPO $8,889.00 ↓ -39%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $9,587.00 ↓ -35%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $9,933.00 ↓ -32%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $13,398.75 ↓ -9%
HORIZON PIP $13,398.75 ↓ -9%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $14,292.00 ↓ -3%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14,685.79 ↑ +0%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14,685.79 ↑ +0%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14,685.79 ↑ +0%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $14,685.79 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $14,685.79 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14,685.79 ↑ +0%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $15,185.25 ↑ +3%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $15,420.07 ↑ +5%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16,007.51 ↑ +9%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $16,802.00 ↑ +14%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $18,283.00 ↑ +24%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $23,043.00 ↑ +57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Implant neuroelectrodes at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $13,802.89 $13,802.89 – $16,563.46
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $14,685.79 $972.66 – $15,752.81
Ocean University Medical Center Brick $13,628.55 $948.51 – $16,354.26
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison $13,814.86 $180.00 – $13,814.86
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City $13,802.89 $948.51 – $16,563.46
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy $13,814.86 $972.66 – $16,577.83
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank $13,802.89 $948.51 – $16,563.46
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin $13,628.55 $948.51 – $16,354.26

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