Aspiration fine needle (fna) biopsy w/ultrasound guidance 1st lesion at Raritan Bay Medical Center

530 New Brunswick Avenue, Perth Amboy, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1790297455

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Dec 31, 2025 · Ingested Sep 4, 2026

$779.45

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$3,025.00

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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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$151.62 with KARNA vs $8,419.00 with AETNA — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $151.62 ↓ -81%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $402.33 ↓ -48%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $544.50 ↓ -30%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $626.18 ↓ -20%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $779.45 ↑ +0%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $779.45 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $779.45 ↑ +0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $779.45 ↑ +0%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $818.42 ↑ +5%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $834.01 ↑ +7%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $849.60 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $935.34 ↑ +20%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $1,456.08 ↑ +87%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $1,626.96 ↑ +109%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $1,781.73 ↑ +129%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $1,864.61 ↑ +139%
CIGNA HMO $2,139.00 ↑ +174%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $2,268.75 ↑ +191%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $2,268.75 ↑ +191%
AETNA ASA $2,368.58 ↑ +204%
CIGNA PPO $2,396.00 ↑ +207%
CIGNA BH $2,420.00 ↑ +210%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $2,463.26 ↑ +216%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $2,571.25 ↑ +230%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $2,722.50 ↑ +249%
QUALCARE PPO $2,746.70 ↑ +252%
QUALCARE HMO $2,746.70 ↑ +252%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $5,366.00 ↑ +588%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $6,415.00 ↑ +723%
HORIZON OMNIA $6,440.00 ↑ +726%
HORIZON PIP $6,602.00 ↑ +747%
HORIZON SHP $7,445.00 ↑ +855%
HORIZON HMO $7,956.00 ↑ +921%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $8,061.00 ↑ +934%
HORIZON PPO $8,159.00 ↑ +947%
AETNA PPO $8,419.00 ↑ +980%
AETNA HMO $8,419.00 ↑ +980%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Aspiration fine needle (fna) biopsy w/ultrasound guidance 1st lesion at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $778.78 $778.78 – $934.53
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $828.59 $151.62 – $870.02
Ocean University Medical Center Brick $768.94 $147.64 – $922.73
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison $779.45 $151.62 – $779.45
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City $778.78 $147.64 – $934.53
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen $828.59 $151.62 – $903.16
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank $778.78 $147.64 – $934.53
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin $768.94 $147.64 – $922.73

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