Ghs inj neurolytic intercostal nerve 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

$972.98

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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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$5,035.00

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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.

$366.67 with KARNA vs $10,671.00 with HORIZON — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 $366.67 ↓ -62%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $714.97 ↓ -27%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $848.00 ↓ -13%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $890.29 ↓ -8%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $890.29 ↓ -8%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $890.29 ↓ -8%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $890.29 ↓ -8%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $890.29 ↓ -8%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $890.29 ↓ -8%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $906.30 ↓ -7%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $934.80 ↓ -4%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $972.98 ↑ +0%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $976.79 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $1,167.58 ↑ +20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $1,189.00 ↑ +22%
CIGNA HMO $2,248.00 ↑ +131%
CIGNA PPO $2,519.00 ↑ +159%
HORIZON OMNIA $3,279.80 ↑ +237%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $3,524.50 ↑ +262%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $3,524.50 ↑ +262%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $3,524.50 ↑ +262%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $3,776.25 ↑ +288%
HORIZON PIP $3,892.06 ↑ +300%
QUALCARE PPO $3,912.20 ↑ +302%
HORIZON SHP $3,925.79 ↑ +303%
AETNA ASA $3,942.41 ↑ +305%
AETNA HMO $4,025.00 ↑ +314%
AETNA PPO $4,025.00 ↑ +314%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $4,028.00 ↑ +314%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $4,028.00 ↑ +314%
HORIZON HMO $4,050.66 ↑ +316%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $4,090.00 ↑ +320%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $4,098.49 ↑ +321%
HORIZON PPO $4,156.90 ↑ +327%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $4,279.75 ↑ +340%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $4,326.07 ↑ +345%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $4,430.80 ↑ +355%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $4,900.06 ↑ +404%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $5,092.00 ↑ +423%
QUALCARE HMO $6,256.00 ↑ +543%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $9,933.00 ↑ +921%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $10,671.00 ↑ +997%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $985.43 $985.43 – $1,182.51
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $1,048.46 $378.85 – $1,100.88
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Riverview Medical Center Red Bank $985.43 $366.67 – $1,182.51
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin $972.98 $366.67 – $1,167.58

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