Gastric emptying imag study 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

$439.15

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$1,183.00

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.

$167.99 with AETNA vs $1,256.12 with CIGNA — 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
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $167.99 ↓ -62%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $212.94 ↓ -52%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $225.36 ↓ -49%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $229.50 ↓ -48%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $401.83 ↓ -8%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $401.83 ↓ -8%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $401.83 ↓ -8%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $401.83 ↓ -8%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $401.83 ↓ -8%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $401.83 ↓ -8%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $421.69 ↓ -4%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $421.92 ↓ -4%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $428.98 ↓ -2%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $439.15 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $526.98 ↑ +20%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $664.22 ↑ +51%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $680.34 ↑ +55%
HORIZON OMNIA $770.61 ↑ +75%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $828.10 ↑ +89%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $828.10 ↑ +89%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $828.10 ↑ +89%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $847.97 ↑ +93%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $887.25 ↑ +102%
QUALCARE HMO $914.46 ↑ +108%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $914.46 ↑ +108%
HORIZON PIP $914.46 ↑ +108%
QUALCARE PPO $914.46 ↑ +108%
HORIZON SHP $922.39 ↑ +110%
AETNA ASA $926.29 ↑ +111%
AETNA PPO $926.34 ↑ +111%
AETNA HMO $926.34 ↑ +111%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $946.40 ↑ +116%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $946.40 ↑ +116%
HORIZON HMO $951.72 ↑ +117%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $962.96 ↑ +119%
HORIZON PPO $976.68 ↑ +122%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $1,005.55 ↑ +129%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $1,021.05 ↑ +133%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $1,021.05 ↑ +133%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $1,064.70 ↑ +142%
CIGNA HMO $1,256.12 ↑ +186%
CIGNA PPO $1,256.12 ↑ +186%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Gastric emptying imag study at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $444.77 $421.69 – $1,256.12
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $473.22 $315.88 – $1,230.94
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison $445.16 $377.08 – $1,290.07
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City $444.77 $414.40 – $1,256.12
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen $473.22 $348.45 – $1,256.12
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy $445.16 $421.69 – $1,256.12
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank $444.77 $297.46 – $1,256.12
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin $439.15 $421.69 – $1,256.12

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