Hc fl sm bowel enteroclss tube w kub double contrast 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

$194.55

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$2,974.00

Gross charge

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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.

$98.19 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $2,527.90 with MULTIPLAN - PHCS — 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $98.19 ↓ -50%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $153.16 ↓ -21%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $155.81 ↓ -20%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $178.02 ↓ -8%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $178.02 ↓ -8%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $178.02 ↓ -8%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $178.02 ↓ -8%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $178.02 ↓ -8%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $178.02 ↓ -8%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $186.92 ↓ -4%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $194.55 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $233.47 ↑ +20%
AETNA PPO $314.19 ↑ +61%
AETNA HMO $314.19 ↑ +61%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $422.31 ↑ +117%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $483.42 ↑ +148%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $535.32 ↑ +175%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $566.55 ↑ +191%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $576.96 ↑ +197%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $669.80 ↑ +244%
CIGNA PPO $1,269.24 ↑ +552%
CIGNA HMO $1,269.24 ↑ +552%
QUALCARE HMO $1,475.10 ↑ +658%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $1,608.93 ↑ +727%
HORIZON OMNIA $1,937.26 ↑ +896%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $2,081.80 ↑ +970%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $2,081.80 ↑ +970%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $2,081.80 ↑ +970%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $2,131.76 ↑ +996%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $2,230.50 ↑ +1046%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $2,298.90 ↑ +1082%
QUALCARE PPO $2,298.90 ↑ +1082%
HORIZON PIP $2,298.90 ↑ +1082%
HORIZON SHP $2,318.83 ↑ +1092%
AETNA ASA $2,328.64 ↑ +1097%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $2,379.20 ↑ +1123%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $2,379.20 ↑ +1123%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $2,379.20 ↑ +1123%
HORIZON HMO $2,392.58 ↑ +1130%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $2,420.84 ↑ +1144%
HORIZON PPO $2,455.33 ↑ +1162%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $2,527.90 ↑ +1199%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Hc fl sm bowel enteroclss tube w kub double contrast at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $197.04 $98.19 – $1,269.24
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $209.65 $66.90 – $1,243.79
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison $197.21 $136.96 – $1,303.56
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City $197.04 $98.19 – $1,269.24
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen $209.65 $73.80 – $1,269.24
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy $197.21 $98.19 – $1,269.24
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank $197.04 $63.00 – $1,269.24
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin $194.55 $98.19 – $1,269.24

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