Destruction benign lesions < 14 lesions 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

$217.16

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$495.00

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.

$0.01 with CIGNA 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.

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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
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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
CIGNA PPO $0.01 ↓ -100%
CIGNA HMO $0.01 ↓ -100%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $64.04 ↓ -71%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $81.18 ↓ -63%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $87.49 ↓ -60%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $144.57 ↓ -33%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $198.70 ↓ -9%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $198.70 ↓ -9%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $198.70 ↓ -9%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $198.70 ↓ -9%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $198.70 ↓ -9%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $198.70 ↓ -9%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $208.64 ↓ -4%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $217.16 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $260.59 ↑ +20%
HORIZON OMNIA $293.78 ↑ +35%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $338.25 ↑ +56%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $346.50 ↑ +60%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $346.50 ↑ +60%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $346.50 ↑ +60%
HORIZON PIP $348.62 ↑ +61%
QUALCARE PPO $350.43 ↑ +61%
HORIZON SHP $351.64 ↑ +62%
AETNA ASA $353.13 ↑ +63%
HORIZON HMO $362.83 ↑ +67%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $367.11 ↑ +69%
HORIZON PPO $372.35 ↑ +71%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $383.35 ↑ +77%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $387.50 ↑ +78%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $396.00 ↑ +82%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $396.00 ↑ +82%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $396.88 ↑ +83%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $438.91 ↑ +102%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $848.00 ↑ +290%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $1,189.00 ↑ +448%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $2,810.00 ↑ +1194%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $3,454.00 ↑ +1491%
AETNA PPO $4,025.00 ↑ +1753%
AETNA HMO $4,025.00 ↑ +1753%
QUALCARE HMO $6,256.00 ↑ +2781%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $9,933.00 ↑ +4474%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $10,671.00 ↑ +4814%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Destruction benign lesions < 14 lesions at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $219.93 $219.93 – $263.92
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $234.00 $150.93 – $245.70
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison $220.12 $72.00 – $220.12
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City $219.93 $144.57 – $263.92
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen $234.00 $150.93 – $255.06
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy $220.12 $150.93 – $264.15
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank $219.93 $144.57 – $263.92
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin $217.16 $144.57 – $260.59

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