Incision of eardrum at Palisades Medical Center
7600 River Rd., North Bergen, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1730692344
$273.48
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.
$755.00
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.
$129.11 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.
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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| AETNA | MANAGED MEDICAID | $129.11 | ↓ -53% |
| SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $131.37 | ↓ -52% |
| CLOVER | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $135.90 | ↓ -50% |
| KARNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $265.18 | ↓ -3% |
| AMERIGROUP | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $273.48 | ↑ +0% |
| HORIZON | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $273.48 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $273.48 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $273.48 | ↑ +0% |
| VACCN | ALL PRODUCTS | $273.48 | ↑ +0% |
| HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $273.48 | ↑ +0% |
| UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $287.15 | ↑ +5% |
| AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $298.09 | ↑ +9% |
| HORIZON | OMNIA | $516.57 | ↑ +89% |
| BERGEN RISK | ALL PRODUCTS | $566.25 | ↑ +107% |
| HORIZON | PIP | $566.25 | ↑ +107% |
| ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO | ALL PRODUCTS | $604.00 | ↑ +121% |
| HORIZON | SHP | $619.78 | ↑ +127% |
| AMERIHEALTH | LOCAL HMO | $632.16 | ↑ +131% |
| HORIZON | HMO | $638.43 | ↑ +133% |
| MULTIPLAN - PHCS | ALL PRODUCTS | $641.75 | ↑ +135% |
| HORIZON | INDEMNITY | $643.41 | ↑ +135% |
| HORIZON | PPO | $654.59 | ↑ +139% |
| QUALCARE | HMO | $699.13 | ↑ +156% |
| QUALCARE | WORKERS COMP | $699.13 | ↑ +156% |
| QUALCARE | PPO | $699.13 | ↑ +156% |
| AMERIHEALTH | REGIONAL HMO | $705.55 | ↑ +158% |
| HORIZON | MANAGED MEDICAID | $1,827.00 | ↑ +568% |
| CIGNA | HMO | $2,127.00 | ↑ +678% |
| CIGNA | PPO | $2,383.00 | ↑ +771% |
| OXFORD | ALL PRODUCTS | $2,775.00 | ↑ +915% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | HMO | $3,339.00 | ↑ +1121% |
| AETNA | HMO | $7,770.00 | ↑ +2741% |
| AETNA | PPO | $7,770.00 | ↑ +2741% |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $9,933.00 | ↑ +3532% |
| HORIZON | WORKERS COMP | $16,802.00 | ↑ +6044% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
| AMERIGROUP | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
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Incision of eardrum at other New-jersey hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayshore Medical Center | Holmdel | $257.04 | $257.04 – $308.44 |
| Hackensack University Medical Center | Hackensack | $273.48 | $218.78 – $287.15 |
| Ocean University Medical Center | Brick | $253.79 | $232.22 – $304.55 |
| JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) | Edison | $257.26 | $67.20 – $265.18 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | Neptune City | $257.04 | $254.85 – $308.44 |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center | Perth Amboy | $257.26 | $257.26 – $308.71 |
| Riverview Medical Center | Red Bank | $257.04 | $254.85 – $308.44 |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center | Manahawkin | $253.79 | $253.79 – $304.55 |