X-ray forearm 2 views (both sides) at Palisades Medical Center
7600 River Rd., North Bergen, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1730692344
$103.69
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.
$578.00
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.
$22.96 with HORIZON vs $535.23 with QUALCARE — 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 | $22.96 | ↓ -78% |
| AETNA | PPO | $46.14 | ↓ -56% |
| AETNA | HMO | $46.14 | ↓ -56% |
| KARNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $56.71 | ↓ -45% |
| AMERIHEALTH | LOCAL HMO | $59.67 | ↓ -42% |
| AMERIHEALTH | REGIONAL HMO | $59.73 | ↓ -42% |
| CIGNA | HMO | $76.36 | ↓ -26% |
| CIGNA | PPO | $76.36 | ↓ -26% |
| AETNA | MANAGED MEDICAID | $98.84 | ↓ -5% |
| SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $100.57 | ↓ -3% |
| VACCN | ALL PRODUCTS | $103.69 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $103.69 | ↑ +0% |
| AMERIGROUP | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $103.69 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $103.69 | ↑ +0% |
| HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $103.69 | ↑ +0% |
| HORIZON | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $103.69 | ↑ +0% |
| CLOVER | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $104.04 | ↑ +0% |
| UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $108.88 | ↑ +5% |
| AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $113.03 | ↑ +9% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | HMO | $219.04 | ↑ +111% |
| OXFORD | ALL PRODUCTS | $219.04 | ↑ +111% |
| HORIZON | OMNIA | $395.47 | ↑ +281% |
| HORIZON | WORKERS COMP | $398.01 | ↑ +284% |
| BERGEN RISK | ALL PRODUCTS | $433.50 | ↑ +318% |
| ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO | ALL PRODUCTS | $433.50 | ↑ +318% |
| HORIZON | PIP | $433.50 | ↑ +318% |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $462.40 | ↑ +346% |
| HORIZON | SHP | $474.48 | ↑ +358% |
| HORIZON | HMO | $488.76 | ↑ +371% |
| MULTIPLAN - PHCS | ALL PRODUCTS | $491.30 | ↑ +374% |
| HORIZON | INDEMNITY | $492.57 | ↑ +375% |
| HORIZON | PPO | $501.13 | ↑ +383% |
| QUALCARE | WORKERS COMP | $535.23 | ↑ +416% |
| QUALCARE | HMO | $535.23 | ↑ +416% |
| QUALCARE | PPO | $535.23 | ↑ +416% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
| AMERIGROUP | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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X-ray forearm 2 views (both sides) at other New-jersey hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrier Clinic | Belle Mead | $231.20 | $83.81 – $83.81 |
| Childrens Specialized Hospital | Mountainside | $188.00 | $14.00 – $655.00 |
| Bayshore Medical Center | Holmdel | $97.46 | $38.52 – $219.04 |
| Hackensack University Medical Center | Hackensack | $103.69 | $20.81 – $250.18 |
| Ocean University Medical Center | Brick | $96.23 | $38.52 – $96.23 |
| JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) | Edison | $97.54 | $53.36 – $231.98 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | Neptune City | $97.46 | $38.52 – $102.33 |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center | Perth Amboy | $97.54 | $31.50 – $219.04 |