Removal of iris at Palisades Medical Center
7600 River Rd., North Bergen, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1730692344
$2,685.92
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.
$5,900.00
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.
$1,008.90 with AETNA vs $19,490.00 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.
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 | $1,008.90 | ↓ -62% |
| SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $1,026.60 | ↓ -62% |
| CLOVER | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $1,062.00 | ↓ -60% |
| HORIZON | MANAGED MEDICAID | $1,827.00 | ↓ -32% |
| KARNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $2,335.54 | ↓ -13% |
| HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $2,685.92 | ↑ +0% |
| HORIZON | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $2,685.92 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $2,685.92 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $2,685.92 | ↑ +0% |
| VACCN | ALL PRODUCTS | $2,685.92 | ↑ +0% |
| AMERIGROUP | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $2,685.92 | ↑ +0% |
| UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $2,820.22 | ↑ +5% |
| AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $2,927.66 | ↑ +9% |
| CIGNA | HMO | $3,394.00 | ↑ +26% |
| CIGNA | PPO | $3,797.00 | ↑ +41% |
| HORIZON | OMNIA | $4,036.78 | ↑ +50% |
| HORIZON | PIP | $4,425.00 | ↑ +65% |
| BERGEN RISK | ALL PRODUCTS | $4,425.00 | ↑ +65% |
| ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO | ALL PRODUCTS | $4,720.00 | ↑ +76% |
| HORIZON | SHP | $4,843.31 | ↑ +80% |
| AMERIHEALTH | LOCAL HMO | $4,940.07 | ↑ +84% |
| HORIZON | HMO | $4,989.04 | ↑ +86% |
| MULTIPLAN - PHCS | ALL PRODUCTS | $5,015.00 | ↑ +87% |
| HORIZON | INDEMNITY | $5,027.98 | ↑ +87% |
| HORIZON | PPO | $5,115.30 | ↑ +90% |
| QUALCARE | PPO | $5,463.40 | ↑ +103% |
| QUALCARE | WORKERS COMP | $5,463.40 | ↑ +103% |
| QUALCARE | HMO | $5,463.40 | ↑ +103% |
| AMERIHEALTH | REGIONAL HMO | $5,513.55 | ↑ +105% |
| AETNA | HMO | $7,770.00 | ↑ +189% |
| AETNA | PPO | $7,770.00 | ↑ +189% |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $9,933.00 | ↑ +270% |
| OXFORD | ALL PRODUCTS | $15,487.00 | ↑ +477% |
| HORIZON | WORKERS COMP | $16,802.00 | ↑ +526% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | HMO | $19,490.00 | ↑ +626% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
| AMERIGROUP | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
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Removal of iris at other New-jersey hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center | Elizabeth | $5,855.00 | $552.52 – $4,985.12 |
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center | Livingston | $6,839.00 | $606.60 – $5,117.60 |
| Community Medical Center | Toms River | $3,786.00 | $621.21 – $4,960.19 |
| Clara Maass Medical Center | Belleville | $3,986.00 | $599.29 – $5,092.01 |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | Newark | $4,881.00 | $568.77 – $5,117.60 |
| Jersey City Medical Center | Jersey City | $5,339.00 | $657.76 – $5,344.98 |
| Monmouth Medical Center | Long Branch | $5,419.00 | $1,198.58 – $5,023.66 |
| Bayshore Medical Center | Holmdel | $2,524.45 | $2,524.45 – $3,029.34 |