Tc-99m exametazime diag 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

$802.34

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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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$9,448.00

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.

$802.34 with HORIZON vs $9,035.12 with CIGNA — 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
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $802.34 ↑ +0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $802.34 ↑ +0%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $802.34 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $802.34 ↑ +0%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $802.34 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $802.34 ↑ +0%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $842.46 ↑ +5%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $874.55 ↑ +9%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $1,615.61 ↑ +101%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $1,643.95 ↑ +105%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,700.64 ↑ +112%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,869.69 ↑ +258%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $3,800.93 ↑ +374%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $4,279.94 ↑ +433%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $4,849.66 ↑ +504%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $4,894.06 ↑ +510%
AETNA HMO $5,819.97 ↑ +625%
AETNA PPO $5,819.97 ↑ +625%
HORIZON OMNIA $6,464.32 ↑ +706%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $6,505.89 ↑ +711%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $7,086.00 ↑ +783%
HORIZON PIP $7,086.00 ↑ +783%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $7,558.40 ↑ +842%
HORIZON SHP $7,755.86 ↑ +867%
HORIZON HMO $7,989.23 ↑ +896%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $8,030.80 ↑ +901%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $8,051.59 ↑ +904%
HORIZON PPO $8,191.42 ↑ +921%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $8,503.20 ↑ +960%
QUALCARE PPO $8,748.85 ↑ +990%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $8,748.85 ↑ +990%
QUALCARE HMO $8,748.85 ↑ +990%
CIGNA PPO $9,035.12 ↑ +1026%
CIGNA HMO $9,035.12 ↑ +1026%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Tc-99m exametazime diag at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $802.34 $802.34 – $962.81
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $802.34 $641.87 – $2,869.69
Ocean University Medical Center Brick $802.34 $0.01 – $2,810.36
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison $802.34 $0.01 – $2,869.69
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City $802.34 $802.34 – $2,810.36
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy $802.34 $802.34 – $2,869.69
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank $802.34 $802.34 – $2,810.36
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin $802.34 $802.34 – $2,810.36

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