Ghs protein, misc fluid at Ocean University Medical Center
425 Jack Martin Boulevard, Brick, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1477065126
$5.61
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.
$144.00
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.
$1.98 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $51.20 with PRIME HEALTH — 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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| UNITED HEALTHCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $1.98 | ↓ -65% |
| AETNA | MANAGED MEDICAID | $3.41 | ↓ -39% |
| AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $5.61 | ↑ +0% |
| HORIZON | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $5.61 | ↑ +0% |
| AMERIGROUP | MANAGED MEDICAID | $5.61 | ↑ +0% |
| AMERIGROUP | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $5.61 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $5.61 | ↑ +0% |
| VACCN | ALL PRODUCTS | $5.61 | ↑ +0% |
| CLOVER | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $5.61 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $5.61 | ↑ +0% |
| SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $5.61 | ↑ +0% |
| UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $5.89 | ↑ +5% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | DSNP | $6.73 | ↑ +20% |
| KARNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $7.31 | ↑ +30% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | HMO | $11.51 | ↑ +105% |
| QUALCARE | HMO | $11.90 | ↑ +112% |
| HORIZON | MANAGED MEDICAID | $12.19 | ↑ +117% |
| OXFORD | ALL PRODUCTS | $12.98 | ↑ +131% |
| HORIZON | OMNIA | $15.63 | ↑ +179% |
| AETNA | PPO | $16.51 | ↑ +194% |
| AETNA | HMO | $16.51 | ↑ +194% |
| HORIZON | WORKERS COMP | $17.20 | ↑ +207% |
| BERGEN RISK | ALL PRODUCTS | $18.00 | ↑ +221% |
| HORIZON | PIP | $18.55 | ↑ +231% |
| QUALCARE | PPO | $18.65 | ↑ +232% |
| HORIZON | SHP | $18.71 | ↑ +234% |
| AETNA | ASA | $18.79 | ↑ +235% |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $19.20 | ↑ +242% |
| HORIZON | HMO | $19.31 | ↑ +244% |
| HORIZON | INDEMNITY | $19.54 | ↑ +248% |
| HORIZON | PPO | $19.81 | ↑ +253% |
| MULTIPLAN - PHCS | ALL PRODUCTS | $20.40 | ↑ +264% |
| ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO | ALL PRODUCTS | $20.40 | ↑ +264% |
| AMERIHEALTH | LOCAL HMO | $20.62 | ↑ +268% |
| QUALCARE | WORKERS COMP | $21.12 | ↑ +276% |
| AMERIHEALTH | REGIONAL HMO | $23.36 | ↑ +316% |
| CIGNA | PPO | $25.71 | ↑ +358% |
| CIGNA | HMO | $25.71 | ↑ +358% |
| INTERGROUP | WORKERS COMP | $44.80 | ↑ +699% |
| INTERGROUP | SHARED SAVINGS | $44.80 | ↑ +699% |
| PRIME HEALTH | AUTO INSURANCE | $51.20 | ↑ +813% |
| PRIME HEALTH | WORKERS COMP | $51.20 | ↑ +813% |
| HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | not published by hospital | — |
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Ghs protein, misc fluid at other New-jersey hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayshore Medical Center | Holmdel | $5.61 | $5.61 – $25.71 |
| Hackensack University Medical Center | Hackensack | $5.61 | $2.68 – $25.19 |
| JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) | Edison | $5.61 | $1.98 – $26.40 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | Neptune City | $5.61 | $4.49 – $25.71 |
| Palisades Medical Center | North Bergen | $5.61 | $2.95 – $25.71 |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center | Perth Amboy | $5.61 | $5.61 – $25.71 |
| Riverview Medical Center | Red Bank | $5.61 | $2.07 – $25.71 |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center | Manahawkin | $5.61 | $5.61 – $25.71 |