CT neck soft tissue without & w/contrast 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

$194.55

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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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$3,520.00

Gross charge

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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.

$178.02 with WELLCARE vs $2,906.11 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
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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
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $178.02 ↓ -8%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $178.02 ↓ -8%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $178.02 ↓ -8%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $178.02 ↓ -8%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $178.02 ↓ -8%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $178.02 ↓ -8%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $186.92 ↓ -4%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $194.55 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $233.47 ↑ +20%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $415.71 ↑ +114%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $434.32 ↑ +123%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $434.32 ↑ +123%
CIGNA HMO $459.91 ↑ +136%
CIGNA PPO $459.91 ↑ +136%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $499.84 ↑ +157%
AETNA HMO $575.65 ↑ +196%
AETNA PPO $575.65 ↑ +196%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $621.79 ↑ +220%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $633.60 ↑ +226%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $650.00 ↑ +234%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $666.34 ↑ +243%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $677.87 ↑ +248%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $682.88 ↑ +251%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $714.00 ↑ +267%
QUALCARE PPO $1,762.00 ↑ +806%
QUALCARE HMO $2,083.00 ↑ +971%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $2,159.44 ↑ +1010%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $2,284.80 ↑ +1074%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $2,284.80 ↑ +1074%
HORIZON OMNIA $2,292.93 ↑ +1079%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $2,428.80 ↑ +1148%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $2,523.14 ↑ +1197%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $2,611.20 ↑ +1242%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $2,611.20 ↑ +1242%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $2,640.00 ↑ +1257%
HORIZON PIP $2,720.96 ↑ +1299%
AETNA ASA $2,741.76 ↑ +1309%
HORIZON SHP $2,744.54 ↑ +1311%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $2,774.40 ↑ +1326%
HORIZON HMO $2,831.84 ↑ +1356%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $2,865.28 ↑ +1373%
HORIZON PPO $2,906.11 ↑ +1394%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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CT neck soft tissue without & w/contrast at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $197.04 $197.04 – $1,762.00
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $209.65 $167.72 – $2,426.69
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison $197.21 $178.02 – $595.85
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City $197.04 $197.04 – $1,762.00
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen $209.65 $209.65 – $666.34
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy $197.21 $197.21 – $1,752.00
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank $197.04 $197.04 – $1,762.00
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin $194.55 $194.55 – $666.34

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