X-ray thoracolumbar spine including skull cervical & sacral spine 1 view 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.
$286.00
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.
$35.21 with HORIZON vs $264.84 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 | $35.21 | ↓ -66% |
| AMERIHEALTH | LOCAL HMO | $45.75 | ↓ -56% |
| AMERIHEALTH | REGIONAL HMO | $45.79 | ↓ -56% |
| AETNA | MANAGED MEDICAID | $48.91 | ↓ -53% |
| SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $49.76 | ↓ -52% |
| CLOVER | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $51.48 | ↓ -50% |
| AETNA | HMO | $67.86 | ↓ -35% |
| AETNA | PPO | $67.86 | ↓ -35% |
| KARNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $82.39 | ↓ -21% |
| WELLCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $103.69 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $103.69 | ↑ +0% |
| AMERIGROUP | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $103.69 | ↑ +0% |
| HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $103.69 | ↑ +0% |
| VACCN | ALL PRODUCTS | $103.69 | ↑ +0% |
| HORIZON | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $103.69 | ↑ +0% |
| CIGNA | PPO | $106.02 | ↑ +2% |
| CIGNA | HMO | $106.02 | ↑ +2% |
| UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $108.88 | ↑ +5% |
| AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $113.03 | ↑ +9% |
| HORIZON | OMNIA | $195.68 | ↑ +89% |
| HORIZON | WORKERS COMP | $196.94 | ↑ +90% |
| ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO | ALL PRODUCTS | $214.50 | ↑ +107% |
| BERGEN RISK | ALL PRODUCTS | $214.50 | ↑ +107% |
| HORIZON | PIP | $214.50 | ↑ +107% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | HMO | $219.04 | ↑ +111% |
| OXFORD | ALL PRODUCTS | $219.04 | ↑ +111% |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $228.80 | ↑ +121% |
| HORIZON | SHP | $234.78 | ↑ +126% |
| HORIZON | HMO | $241.84 | ↑ +133% |
| MULTIPLAN - PHCS | ALL PRODUCTS | $243.10 | ↑ +134% |
| HORIZON | INDEMNITY | $243.73 | ↑ +135% |
| HORIZON | PPO | $247.96 | ↑ +139% |
| QUALCARE | PPO | $264.84 | ↑ +155% |
| QUALCARE | HMO | $264.84 | ↑ +155% |
| QUALCARE | WORKERS COMP | $264.84 | ↑ +155% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
| AMERIGROUP | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
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X-ray thoracolumbar spine including skull cervical & sacral spine 1 view at other New-jersey hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center | Elizabeth | $76.39 | $22.19 – $192.46 |
| Clara Maass Medical Center | Belleville | $68.62 | $32.23 – $196.59 |
| Childrens Specialized Hospital | Mountainside | $160.50 | $21.47 – $655.00 |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | Newark | $118.31 | $22.84 – $197.58 |
| Jersey City Medical Center | Jersey City | $84.57 | $28.71 – $206.34 |
| Bayshore Medical Center | Holmdel | $97.46 | $45.75 – $219.04 |
| Hackensack University Medical Center | Hackensack | $103.69 | $31.92 – $250.18 |
| Ocean University Medical Center | Brick | $96.23 | $45.75 – $106.02 |