Dexa bone density study >=1 sites appendicular skeleton (peripheral) 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

$96.23

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$495.00

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$47.75 with AETNA vs $420.75 with MULTIPLAN - PHCS — 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

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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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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
AETNA HMO $47.75 ↓ -50%
AETNA PPO $47.75 ↓ -50%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $55.24 ↓ -43%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $58.16 ↓ -40%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $70.29 ↓ -27%
CIGNA HMO $77.60 ↓ -19%
CIGNA PPO $77.60 ↓ -19%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $88.05 ↓ -9%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $88.05 ↓ -9%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $88.05 ↓ -9%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $88.05 ↓ -9%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $88.05 ↓ -9%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $88.05 ↓ -9%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $89.10 ↓ -7%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $92.45 ↓ -4%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $94.30 ↓ -2%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $96.03 ↓ -0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $96.23 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $115.47 ↑ +20%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $149.18 ↑ +55%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $151.76 ↑ +58%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $219.04 ↑ +128%
QUALCARE HMO $245.52 ↑ +155%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $267.80 ↑ +178%
HORIZON OMNIA $322.44 ↑ +235%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $346.50 ↑ +260%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $346.50 ↑ +260%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $346.50 ↑ +260%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $354.82 ↑ +269%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $371.25 ↑ +286%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $382.64 ↑ +298%
QUALCARE PPO $382.64 ↑ +298%
HORIZON PIP $382.64 ↑ +298%
HORIZON SHP $385.95 ↑ +301%
AETNA ASA $387.59 ↑ +303%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $396.00 ↑ +312%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $396.00 ↑ +312%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $396.00 ↑ +312%
HORIZON HMO $398.23 ↑ +314%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $402.93 ↑ +319%
HORIZON PPO $408.67 ↑ +325%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $420.75 ↑ +337%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Dexa bone density study >=1 sites appendicular skeleton (peripheral) at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $97.46 $47.75 – $219.04
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $103.69 $58.77 – $250.18
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison $97.54 $61.07 – $231.98
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City $97.46 $49.72 – $146.61
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen $103.69 $45.18 – $219.04
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy $97.54 $47.75 – $219.04
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank $97.46 $47.75 – $219.04
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin $96.23 $52.97 – $149.18

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