Ultrasound Guidance for a Needle Procedure at Palisades Medical Center
7600 River Rd., North Bergen, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1730692344
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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.
$1,563.00
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.
$60.68 with HORIZON vs $1,460.62 with AMERIHEALTH — 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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| HORIZON | MANAGED MEDICAID | $60.68 | — |
| AETNA | PPO | $74.46 | — |
| AETNA | HMO | $74.46 | — |
| CIGNA | HMO | $97.36 | — |
| CIGNA | PPO | $97.36 | — |
| KARNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $109.98 | — |
| AETNA | MANAGED MEDICAID | $267.27 | — |
| SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $271.96 | — |
| CLOVER | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $281.34 | — |
| AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $318.85 | — |
| OXFORD | ALL PRODUCTS | $802.29 | — |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | HMO | $809.63 | — |
| HORIZON | OMNIA | $1,069.40 | — |
| HORIZON | WORKERS COMP | $1,076.28 | — |
| ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO | ALL PRODUCTS | $1,172.25 | — |
| BERGEN RISK | ALL PRODUCTS | $1,172.25 | — |
| HORIZON | PIP | $1,172.25 | — |
| HORIZON | SHP | $1,283.07 | — |
| AMERIHEALTH | LOCAL HMO | $1,308.70 | — |
| HORIZON | HMO | $1,321.67 | — |
| MULTIPLAN - PHCS | ALL PRODUCTS | $1,328.55 | — |
| HORIZON | INDEMNITY | $1,331.99 | — |
| HORIZON | PPO | $1,355.12 | — |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $1,406.70 | — |
| QUALCARE | HMO | $1,447.34 | — |
| QUALCARE | PPO | $1,447.34 | — |
| QUALCARE | WORKERS COMP | $1,447.34 | — |
| AMERIHEALTH | REGIONAL HMO | $1,460.62 | — |
| WELLCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
| WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | not published by hospital | — |
| AMERIGROUP | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | not published by hospital | — |
| UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | not published by hospital | — |
| AMERIGROUP | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
| VACCN | ALL PRODUCTS | not published by hospital | — |
| HORIZON | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | not published by hospital | — |
| HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | not published by hospital | — |
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Ultrasound Guidance for a Needle Procedure at other New-jersey hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center | Elizabeth | $170.61 | $8.97 – $299.10 |
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center | Livingston | $192.61 | $60.68 – $166.00 |
| Community Medical Center | Toms River | $188.52 | $60.68 – $74.35 |
| Clara Maass Medical Center | Belleville | $249.61 | $60.68 – $81.03 |
| Childrens Specialized Hospital | Mountainside | $331.50 | $264.00 – $264.00 |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | Newark | $189.34 | $30.70 – $166.00 |
| Jersey City Medical Center | Jersey City | $188.89 | $38.60 – $144.60 |
| Monmouth Medical Center | Long Branch | $198.88 | $60.68 – $166.00 |