Fusion of knee at Ocean University Medical Center
425 Jack Martin Boulevard, Brick, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1477065126
not published by hospital
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.
$3,760.00
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.
$533.92 with AETNA vs $24,438.00 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.
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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| AETNA | MANAGED MEDICAID | $533.92 | — |
| CLOVER | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $676.80 | — |
| SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $729.44 | — |
| AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $767.04 | — |
| HORIZON | MANAGED MEDICAID | $1,575.00 | — |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $2,379.00 | — |
| HORIZON | OMNIA | $2,449.26 | — |
| ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO | ALL PRODUCTS | $2,632.00 | — |
| INTERGROUP | WORKERS COMP | $2,632.00 | — |
| INTERGROUP | SHARED SAVINGS | $2,632.00 | — |
| BERGEN RISK | ALL PRODUCTS | $2,820.00 | — |
| HORIZON | PIP | $2,906.48 | — |
| QUALCARE | PPO | $2,921.52 | — |
| HORIZON | SHP | $2,931.67 | — |
| AETNA | ASA | $2,944.08 | — |
| PRIME HEALTH | WORKERS COMP | $3,008.00 | — |
| PRIME HEALTH | AUTO INSURANCE | $3,008.00 | — |
| HORIZON | HMO | $3,024.92 | — |
| HORIZON | INDEMNITY | $3,060.64 | — |
| KARNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $3,076.12 | — |
| HORIZON | PPO | $3,104.26 | — |
| MULTIPLAN - PHCS | ALL PRODUCTS | $3,196.00 | — |
| AMERIHEALTH | LOCAL HMO | $3,230.59 | — |
| QUALCARE | WORKERS COMP | $3,308.80 | — |
| CIGNA | PPO | $3,379.86 | — |
| CIGNA | HMO | $3,379.86 | — |
| AMERIHEALTH | REGIONAL HMO | $3,659.23 | — |
| QUALCARE | HMO | $6,256.00 | — |
| AETNA | PPO | $8,419.00 | — |
| AETNA | HMO | $8,419.00 | — |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $9,933.00 | — |
| HORIZON | WORKERS COMP | $10,671.00 | — |
| OXFORD | ALL PRODUCTS | $18,419.00 | — |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | HMO | $24,438.00 | — |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | DSNP | not published by hospital | — |
| WELLCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
| AMERIGROUP | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
| VACCN | ALL PRODUCTS | not published by hospital | — |
| HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | not published by hospital | — |
| UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | not published by hospital | — |
| WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | not published by hospital | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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Fusion of knee at other New-jersey hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center | Elizabeth | not published | $756.83 – $756.83 |
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center | Livingston | not published | $1,030.49 – $1,030.49 |
| Community Medical Center | Toms River | not published | $1,055.33 – $1,055.33 |
| Clara Maass Medical Center | Belleville | not published | $1,018.08 – $1,018.08 |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | Newark | not published | $779.09 – $1,868.55 |
| Jersey City Medical Center | Jersey City | not published | $979.43 – $1,117.40 |
| Monmouth Medical Center | Long Branch | not published | $2,036.16 – $2,036.16 |
| Bayshore Medical Center | Holmdel | not published | not published |