Dstrj extensive retinopathy 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

$4,121.25

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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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$7,464.00

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.

$523.35 with KARNA vs $14,134.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $523.35 ↓ -87%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $848.00 ↓ -79%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $1,059.89 ↓ -74%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $1,189.00 ↓ -71%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,343.52 ↓ -67%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $1,448.02 ↓ -65%
CIGNA HMO $2,248.00 ↓ -45%
CIGNA PPO $2,519.00 ↓ -39%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $3,771.00 ↓ -8%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,771.00 ↓ -8%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,771.00 ↓ -8%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,771.00 ↓ -8%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $3,771.00 ↓ -8%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,771.00 ↓ -8%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,959.55 ↓ -4%
AETNA PPO $4,025.00 ↓ -2%
AETNA HMO $4,025.00 ↓ -2%
AETNA ASA $4,025.00 ↓ -2%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4,121.25 ↑ +0%
HORIZON OMNIA $4,862.05 ↑ +18%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $4,945.50 ↑ +20%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $5,224.80 ↑ +27%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $5,224.80 ↑ +27%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $5,224.80 ↑ +27%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $5,598.00 ↑ +36%
HORIZON PIP $5,769.67 ↑ +40%
QUALCARE PPO $5,799.53 ↑ +41%
HORIZON SHP $5,819.68 ↑ +41%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $5,971.20 ↑ +45%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $5,971.20 ↑ +45%
HORIZON HMO $6,004.79 ↑ +46%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $6,075.70 ↑ +47%
HORIZON PPO $6,162.28 ↑ +50%
QUALCARE HMO $6,256.00 ↑ +52%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $6,344.40 ↑ +54%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $6,413.07 ↑ +56%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $6,568.32 ↑ +59%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $7,263.96 ↑ +76%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $9,933.00 ↑ +141%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $10,671.00 ↑ +159%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $11,153.00 ↑ +171%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $14,134.00 ↑ +243%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Dstrj extensive retinopathy at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $4,173.97 $4,173.97 – $5,008.76
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $4,440.96 $543.76 – $4,663.00
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison $4,177.59 $453.00 – $4,177.59
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City $4,173.97 $523.35 – $5,008.76
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen $4,440.96 $543.76 – $4,840.64
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy $4,177.59 $543.76 – $5,013.11
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank $4,173.97 $523.35 – $5,008.76
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin $4,121.25 $523.35 – $4,945.50

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