Cholinesterase challenge at Ocean University Medical Center
425 Jack Martin Boulevard, Brick, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1477065126
$340.32
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.
$751.00
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.
$46.33 with KARNA vs $730.87 with AMERIHEALTH — 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 | $46.33 | ↓ -86% |
| HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $104.00 | ↓ -69% |
| AETNA | MANAGED MEDICAID | $106.64 | ↓ -69% |
| CLOVER | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $135.18 | ↓ -60% |
| SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $145.69 | ↓ -57% |
| AMERIGROUP | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $163.72 | ↓ -52% |
| HORIZON | HMO | $181.00 | ↓ -47% |
| HORIZON | WORKERS COMP | $188.00 | ↓ -45% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $254.89 | ↓ -25% |
| AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $311.40 | ↓ -8% |
| WELLCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $311.40 | ↓ -8% |
| HORIZON | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $311.40 | ↓ -8% |
| WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $311.40 | ↓ -8% |
| VACCN | ALL PRODUCTS | $311.40 | ↓ -8% |
| UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $326.97 | ↓ -4% |
| CIGNA - JRI@OUMC | ALL PRODUCTS | $375.50 | ↑ +10% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | DSNP | $408.39 | ↑ +20% |
| HORIZON | MANAGED MEDICAID | $446.69 | ↑ +31% |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $450.60 | ↑ +32% |
| HORIZON | PIP | $457.36 | ↑ +34% |
| HORIZON | INDEMNITY | $457.36 | ↑ +34% |
| HORIZON | OMNIA | $457.36 | ↑ +34% |
| HORIZON | PPO | $457.36 | ↑ +34% |
| HORIZON | SHP | $457.36 | ↑ +34% |
| OXFORD | ALL PRODUCTS | $485.75 | ↑ +43% |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN - JRI@OUMC | ALL PRODUCTS | $488.15 | ↑ +43% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | HMO | $517.59 | ↑ +52% |
| INTERGROUP | SHARED SAVINGS | $525.70 | ↑ +54% |
| ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO | ALL PRODUCTS | $525.70 | ↑ +54% |
| INTERGROUP | WORKERS COMP | $525.70 | ↑ +54% |
| BERGEN RISK | ALL PRODUCTS | $563.25 | ↑ +66% |
| QUALCARE | PPO | $583.53 | ↑ +71% |
| QUALCARE | HMO | $583.53 | ↑ +71% |
| AETNA | ASA | $588.03 | ↑ +73% |
| PRIME HEALTH | AUTO INSURANCE | $600.80 | ↑ +77% |
| PRIME HEALTH | WORKERS COMP | $600.80 | ↑ +77% |
| MULTIPLAN - PHCS | ALL PRODUCTS | $638.35 | ↑ +88% |
| AMERIHEALTH | LOCAL HMO | $645.26 | ↑ +90% |
| QUALCARE | WORKERS COMP | $660.88 | ↑ +94% |
| AETNA | HMO | $673.42 | ↑ +98% |
| AETNA | PPO | $673.42 | ↑ +98% |
| CIGNA | HMO | $718.18 | ↑ +111% |
| CIGNA | PPO | $718.18 | ↑ +111% |
| AMERIHEALTH | REGIONAL HMO | $730.87 | ↑ +115% |
| AMERIGROUP | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
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Cholinesterase challenge at other New-jersey hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayshore Medical Center | Holmdel | $344.68 | $344.68 – $413.61 |
| Hackensack University Medical Center | Hackensack | $366.72 | $47.78 – $4,994.00 |
| JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) | Edison | $344.98 | $47.78 – $2,437.00 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | Neptune City | $344.68 | $46.33 – $413.61 |
| Palisades Medical Center | North Bergen | $366.72 | $46.43 – $576.00 |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center | Perth Amboy | $344.98 | $47.78 – $413.97 |
| Riverview Medical Center | Red Bank | $344.68 | $46.33 – $413.61 |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center | Manahawkin | $340.32 | $46.33 – $408.39 |