Question 1

Why do prices at Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic vary across procedures?

Accepted Answer

Hospital prices reflect many factors including procedure complexity, whether imaging contrast is used, anesthesia requirements, facility fees, and the physician's time. Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic publishes these prices as required by federal law under 45 CFR Part 180, and they represent the hospital's cash pay rates. Your actual cost may vary depending on your insurance plan, specific diagnosis, and any additional services required.

Question 2

Does the cash pay price include the radiologist or physician reading fee?

Accepted Answer

This depends on whether Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic bundles professional fees into the facility charge or bills them separately. We recommend calling the hospital's billing department directly and asking whether the published cash pay price is all-inclusive or whether you should expect a separate bill from the reading physician or specialist.

Question 3

How do I get a personalized estimate from Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic?

Accepted Answer

Contact Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic's billing or patient financial services department directly. Have your insurance card (if applicable), the procedure name, and your physician's order ready. Ask for a good faith estimate, which hospitals are required to provide under the No Surprises Act. The prices shown here are a starting point to help you ask the right questions, not a final quote.

Question 4

What does the Transparency Score mean?

Accepted Answer

The Transparency Score reflects how complete Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic's published pricing data is relative to the federal requirements and to other hospitals in the same metro. A higher score means more procedures covered, more payer rates reported, and better data quality. We source every number from the hospital's own Machine-Readable File and never interpolate missing data.

	Category		Range
Ankle X-Ray	imaging	N/A	$70 to $485	High
Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP)	lab	N/A	$27 to $187	High
Blood Draw (Venipuncture)	lab	N/A	$7 to $47	High
Blood Test	lab	N/A	$49 to $341	High
Chest X-Ray	imaging	N/A	$62 to $429	High
Cholesterol Management	cardiac	N/A	$37 to $255	High
Complete Blood Count (CBC)	lab	N/A	$15 to $106	High
Diabetes Management	other	N/A	$53 to $495	High
EKG (Electrocardiogram)	cardiac	N/A	$52 to $359	High
Foot X-Ray	imaging	N/A	$73 to $502	High
Hand/Wrist X-Ray	imaging	N/A	$80 to $550	High
Hemoglobin A1C	lab	N/A	$8 to $55	High
Hip/Pelvis X-Ray	imaging	N/A	$69 to $473	High
Hospital Admission	other	N/A	$24 to $271	High
Hospital Discharge	other	N/A	$18 to $194	High
Hospital Follow-up Care	other	N/A	$15 to $104	High
Liver Function Panel	lab	N/A	$7 to $167	High
Lumbar Spine X-Ray	imaging	N/A	$148 to $1,019	High
Mental Health Evaluation	therapy	N/A	$75 to $539	High
Physical Therapy	therapy	N/A	$66 to $453	High
Prostate Cancer Screening	other	N/A	$48 to $328	High
Shoulder X-Ray	imaging	N/A	$100 to $688	High
Thyroid Test (TSH)	lab	N/A	$39 to $266	High
Urgent Care Visit	other	N/A	$60 to $523	High
Urinalysis	lab	N/A	$12 to $80	High
Vitamin D Test	lab	N/A	$65 to $450	High
X-Ray of the Knee	imaging	N/A	$100 to $688	High

Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic

Fast Facts

Transparency Score

Procedure Pricing

Understanding Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic's Pricing