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

425 Jack Martin Boulevard, Brick, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1477065126

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Dec 31, 2025 · Ingested Aug 13, 2026

$768.94

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$3,300.00

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$147.64 with KARNA vs $10,149.00 with HORIZON — same scan, same building. Share

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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 $147.64 ↓ -81%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $429.55 ↓ -44%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $544.50 ↓ -29%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $586.85 ↓ -24%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $703.59 ↓ -8%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $703.59 ↓ -8%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $703.59 ↓ -8%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $703.59 ↓ -8%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $703.59 ↓ -8%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $703.59 ↓ -8%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $738.77 ↓ -4%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $768.94 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $922.73 ↑ +20%
OXFORD - JRI@OUMC ALL PRODUCTS $1,659.90 ↑ +116%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $1,781.73 ↑ +132%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $1,799.27 ↑ +134%
UNITED HEALTHCARE - JRI@OUMC ALL PRODUCTS $1,844.70 ↑ +140%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $1,989.24 ↑ +159%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $2,084.83 ↑ +171%
CIGNA HMO $2,248.00 ↑ +192%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $2,268.75 ↑ +195%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $2,310.00 ↑ +200%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $2,310.00 ↑ +200%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $2,310.00 ↑ +200%
HORIZON PIP $2,338.33 ↑ +204%
QUALCARE HMO $2,350.43 ↑ +206%
QUALCARE PPO $2,350.43 ↑ +206%
AETNA ASA $2,368.58 ↑ +208%
CIGNA PPO $2,519.00 ↑ +228%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $2,571.25 ↑ +234%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $2,599.08 ↑ +238%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $2,640.00 ↑ +243%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $2,640.00 ↑ +243%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $2,662.00 ↑ +246%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $2,722.50 ↑ +254%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $2,943.93 ↑ +283%
AETNA PPO $2,959.11 ↑ +285%
AETNA HMO $2,959.11 ↑ +285%
HORIZON OMNIA $6,347.00 ↑ +725%
HORIZON SHP $7,307.00 ↑ +850%
HORIZON HMO $7,840.00 ↑ +920%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $7,920.00 ↑ +930%
HORIZON PPO $8,045.00 ↑ +946%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $10,149.00 ↑ +1220%
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
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
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy $779.45 $151.62 – $935.34
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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