Homovanillic acid (hva) at Ocean University Medical Center
425 Jack Martin Boulevard, Brick, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1477065126
$22.41
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.
$161.00
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.
$10.79 with AETNA vs $102.69 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.
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 | $10.79 | ↓ -52% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $13.20 | ↓ -41% |
| HORIZON | MANAGED MEDICAID | $14.48 | ↓ -35% |
| AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $22.41 | ↑ +0% |
| AMERIGROUP | MANAGED MEDICAID | $22.41 | ↑ +0% |
| AMERIGROUP | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $22.41 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $22.41 | ↑ +0% |
| VACCN | ALL PRODUCTS | $22.41 | ↑ +0% |
| SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $22.41 | ↑ +0% |
| CLOVER | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $22.41 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $22.41 | ↑ +0% |
| HORIZON | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $22.41 | ↑ +0% |
| UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $23.53 | ↑ +5% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | DSNP | $26.89 | ↑ +20% |
| KARNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $29.19 | ↑ +30% |
| QUALCARE | HMO | $37.70 | ↑ +68% |
| OXFORD | ALL PRODUCTS | $41.12 | ↑ +83% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | HMO | $46.00 | ↑ +105% |
| HORIZON | OMNIA | $49.51 | ↑ +121% |
| AETNA | PPO | $52.29 | ↑ +133% |
| AETNA | HMO | $52.29 | ↑ +133% |
| ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO | ALL PRODUCTS | $53.20 | ↑ +137% |
| INTERGROUP | SHARED SAVINGS | $53.20 | ↑ +137% |
| INTERGROUP | WORKERS COMP | $53.20 | ↑ +137% |
| HORIZON | WORKERS COMP | $54.48 | ↑ +143% |
| BERGEN RISK | ALL PRODUCTS | $57.00 | ↑ +154% |
| QUALCARE | PPO | $58.75 | ↑ +162% |
| HORIZON | PIP | $58.75 | ↑ +162% |
| QUALCARE | WORKERS COMP | $58.75 | ↑ +162% |
| HORIZON | SHP | $59.26 | ↑ +164% |
| AETNA | ASA | $59.51 | ↑ +166% |
| PRIME HEALTH | WORKERS COMP | $60.80 | ↑ +171% |
| PRIME HEALTH | AUTO INSURANCE | $60.80 | ↑ +171% |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $60.80 | ↑ +171% |
| HORIZON | HMO | $61.14 | ↑ +173% |
| HORIZON | INDEMNITY | $61.86 | ↑ +176% |
| HORIZON | PPO | $62.75 | ↑ +180% |
| MULTIPLAN - PHCS | ALL PRODUCTS | $64.60 | ↑ +188% |
| AMERIHEALTH | LOCAL HMO | $65.30 | ↑ +191% |
| AMERIHEALTH | REGIONAL HMO | $73.96 | ↑ +230% |
| CIGNA | HMO | $102.69 | ↑ +358% |
| CIGNA | PPO | $102.69 | ↑ +358% |
| HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | not published by hospital | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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Homovanillic acid (hva) at other New-jersey hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayshore Medical Center | Holmdel | $22.41 | $22.41 – $102.69 |
| Hackensack University Medical Center | Hackensack | $22.41 | $17.84 – $100.63 |
| JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) | Edison | $22.41 | $13.20 – $105.47 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | Neptune City | $22.41 | $17.93 – $102.69 |
| Palisades Medical Center | North Bergen | $22.41 | $19.68 – $102.69 |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center | Perth Amboy | $22.41 | $22.41 – $102.69 |
| Riverview Medical Center | Red Bank | $22.41 | $13.80 – $102.69 |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center | Manahawkin | $22.41 | $22.41 – $102.69 |