Biopsy(ies) & aspiration(s) bone marrow diagnostic (both sides) 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

$3,127.88

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$4,347.00

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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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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$152.09 with KARNA vs $10,149.00 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.

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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 $152.09 ↓ -95%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $582.06 ↓ -81%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $737.82 ↓ -76%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $795.21 ↓ -75%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $836.20 ↓ -73%
OXFORD - JRI@OUMC ALL PRODUCTS $2,186.54 ↓ -30%
CIGNA HMO $2,248.00 ↓ -28%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $2,414.31 ↓ -23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE - JRI@OUMC ALL PRODUCTS $2,429.97 ↓ -22%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $2,438.09 ↓ -22%
CIGNA PPO $2,519.00 ↓ -19%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $2,695.50 ↓ -14%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $2,825.03 ↓ -10%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN PNO $2,847.29 ↓ -9%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,862.05 ↓ -8%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,862.05 ↓ -8%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,862.05 ↓ -8%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $2,862.05 ↓ -8%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $2,862.05 ↓ -8%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,005.15 ↓ -4%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $3,042.90 ↓ -3%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $3,042.90 ↓ -3%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $3,042.90 ↓ -3%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $3,074.25 ↓ -2%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,127.88 ↑ +0%
HORIZON PIP $3,168.53 ↑ +1%
QUALCARE HMO $3,184.92 ↑ +2%
QUALCARE PPO $3,184.92 ↑ +2%
AETNA ASA $3,209.52 ↑ +3%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $3,477.60 ↑ +11%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $3,477.60 ↑ +11%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $3,484.15 ↑ +11%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $3,521.86 ↑ +13%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $3,607.12 ↑ +15%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $3,689.10 ↑ +18%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $3,753.45 ↑ +20%
AETNA HMO $3,897.95 ↑ +25%
AETNA PPO $3,897.95 ↑ +25%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $3,989.15 ↑ +28%
HORIZON OMNIA $6,347.00 ↑ +103%
HORIZON SHP $7,307.00 ↑ +134%
HORIZON HMO $7,840.00 ↑ +151%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $7,920.00 ↑ +153%
HORIZON PPO $8,045.00 ↑ +157%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $10,149.00 ↑ +224%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Biopsy(ies) & aspiration(s) bone marrow diagnostic (both sides) at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $3,167.89 $3,167.89 – $3,801.47
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $3,370.52 $156.66 – $3,539.05
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison $3,170.64 $156.66 – $3,170.64
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City $3,167.89 $152.09 – $3,801.47
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen $3,370.52 $156.66 – $3,673.87
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy $3,170.64 $156.66 – $3,804.76
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank $3,167.89 $152.09 – $3,801.47
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin $3,127.88 $152.09 – $3,753.45

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