CMS Price Transparency Data

Diagnostic procedure preparation

Facility: Jersey City Medical Center

Billing Code: G0279 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$42
about 1.1× the $40 Medicare rate · typically $17–$69
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$40
About the fair price
about $2 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $40 Fair price $42 This hospital $40 Cash price $79 Hospital's list price $383

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

Highest price of the 9 NJ hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $17 Priciest $40

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NJ hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Diagnostic procedure preparation is about $42 (about 1.1× the $40 Medicare rate). Jersey City Medical Center charges insurers about $40, or about $79 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Jersey City, NJ.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company Price range vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor $33 - $141 82%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $31 - $463 77%
Aetnamajor $43 - $154 106%
Cignamajor $101 250%
AmeriHealth $14 35%
Fidelis Care $72 - $143 178%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $180 - $361
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 355 Grand Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals