Arthrocentesis/aspiration/inj major joint/bursa without Ultrasound guidance (both sides) at Ocean University Medical Center
425 Jack Martin Boulevard, Brick, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1477065126
$322.61
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.
$1,573.00
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.
$93.42 with KARNA vs $10,671.00 with HORIZON — 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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| KARNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $93.42 | ↓ -71% |
| AETNA | MANAGED MEDICAID | $223.37 | ↓ -31% |
| CLOVER | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $283.14 | ↓ -12% |
| HORIZON | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $295.19 | ↓ -8% |
| VACCN | ALL PRODUCTS | $295.19 | ↓ -8% |
| AMERIGROUP | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $295.19 | ↓ -8% |
| AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $295.19 | ↓ -8% |
| WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $295.19 | ↓ -8% |
| WELLCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $295.19 | ↓ -8% |
| SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $305.16 | ↓ -5% |
| UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $309.95 | ↓ -4% |
| HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $322.61 | ↑ +0% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | DSNP | $387.13 | ↑ +20% |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN | PNO | $512.28 | ↑ +59% |
| HORIZON | OMNIA | $1,024.65 | ↑ +218% |
| INTERGROUP | SHARED SAVINGS | $1,101.10 | ↑ +241% |
| INTERGROUP | WORKERS COMP | $1,101.10 | ↑ +241% |
| ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO | ALL PRODUCTS | $1,101.10 | ↑ +241% |
| BERGEN RISK | ALL PRODUCTS | $1,179.75 | ↑ +266% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $1,189.00 | ↑ +269% |
| HORIZON | PIP | $1,215.93 | ↑ +277% |
| QUALCARE | PPO | $1,222.22 | ↑ +279% |
| HORIZON | SHP | $1,226.47 | ↑ +280% |
| AETNA | ASA | $1,231.66 | ↑ +282% |
| PRIME HEALTH | AUTO INSURANCE | $1,258.40 | ↑ +290% |
| PRIME HEALTH | WORKERS COMP | $1,258.40 | ↑ +290% |
| HORIZON | HMO | $1,265.48 | ↑ +292% |
| HORIZON | INDEMNITY | $1,280.42 | ↑ +297% |
| HORIZON | PPO | $1,298.67 | ↑ +303% |
| MULTIPLAN - PHCS | ALL PRODUCTS | $1,337.05 | ↑ +314% |
| AMERIHEALTH | LOCAL HMO | $1,351.52 | ↑ +319% |
| QUALCARE | WORKERS COMP | $1,384.24 | ↑ +329% |
| CIGNA | PPO | $1,423.41 | ↑ +341% |
| CIGNA | HMO | $1,423.41 | ↑ +341% |
| AMERIHEALTH | REGIONAL HMO | $1,530.84 | ↑ +375% |
| HORIZON | MANAGED MEDICAID | $1,967.00 | ↑ +510% |
| OXFORD | ALL PRODUCTS | $2,810.00 | ↑ +771% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | HMO | $3,454.00 | ↑ +971% |
| AETNA | PPO | $4,025.00 | ↑ +1148% |
| AETNA | HMO | $4,025.00 | ↑ +1148% |
| QUALCARE | HMO | $6,256.00 | ↑ +1839% |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $9,933.00 | ↑ +2979% |
| HORIZON | WORKERS COMP | $10,671.00 | ↑ +3208% |
| AMERIGROUP | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
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Arthrocentesis/aspiration/inj major joint/bursa without Ultrasound guidance (both sides) at other New-jersey hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayshore Medical Center | Holmdel | $326.73 | $326.73 – $392.08 |
| Hackensack University Medical Center | Hackensack | $347.63 | $96.10 – $365.02 |
| JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) | Edison | $327.02 | $78.36 – $512.28 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | Neptune City | $326.73 | $93.42 – $392.08 |
| Palisades Medical Center | North Bergen | $347.63 | $77.18 – $378.92 |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center | Perth Amboy | $327.02 | $96.10 – $606.70 |
| Riverview Medical Center | Red Bank | $326.73 | $93.42 – $392.08 |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center | Manahawkin | $322.61 | $93.42 – $387.13 |