Incision of esophagus at Ocean University Medical Center
425 Jack Martin Boulevard, Brick, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1477065126
$1,618.86
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.
$5,524.00
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.
$784.41 with AETNA vs $10,671.00 with HORIZON — 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 | $784.41 | ↓ -52% |
| CLOVER | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $994.32 | ↓ -39% |
| SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $1,071.66 | ↓ -34% |
| KARNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $1,181.21 | ↓ -27% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $1,189.00 | ↓ -27% |
| HORIZON | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $1,481.28 | ↓ -8% |
| WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $1,481.28 | ↓ -8% |
| WELLCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $1,481.28 | ↓ -8% |
| AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $1,481.28 | ↓ -8% |
| VACCN | ALL PRODUCTS | $1,481.28 | ↓ -8% |
| AMERIGROUP | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $1,481.28 | ↓ -8% |
| UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $1,555.34 | ↓ -4% |
| HORIZON | MANAGED MEDICAID | $1,575.00 | ↓ -3% |
| HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $1,618.86 | ↑ +0% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | DSNP | $1,942.63 | ↑ +20% |
| CIGNA | HMO | $2,248.00 | ↑ +39% |
| CIGNA | PPO | $2,519.00 | ↑ +56% |
| HORIZON | OMNIA | $3,598.33 | ↑ +122% |
| INTERGROUP | SHARED SAVINGS | $3,866.80 | ↑ +139% |
| ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO | ALL PRODUCTS | $3,866.80 | ↑ +139% |
| INTERGROUP | WORKERS COMP | $3,866.80 | ↑ +139% |
| BERGEN RISK | ALL PRODUCTS | $4,143.00 | ↑ +156% |
| HORIZON | PIP | $4,270.05 | ↑ +164% |
| QUALCARE | PPO | $4,292.15 | ↑ +165% |
| HORIZON | SHP | $4,307.06 | ↑ +166% |
| AETNA | ASA | $4,325.29 | ↑ +167% |
| PRIME HEALTH | AUTO INSURANCE | $4,419.20 | ↑ +173% |
| PRIME HEALTH | WORKERS COMP | $4,419.20 | ↑ +173% |
| HORIZON | HMO | $4,444.06 | ↑ +175% |
| HORIZON | INDEMNITY | $4,496.54 | ↑ +178% |
| HORIZON | PPO | $4,560.61 | ↑ +182% |
| MULTIPLAN - PHCS | ALL PRODUCTS | $4,695.40 | ↑ +190% |
| AMERIHEALTH | LOCAL HMO | $4,746.22 | ↑ +193% |
| QUALCARE | WORKERS COMP | $4,861.12 | ↑ +200% |
| AMERIHEALTH | REGIONAL HMO | $5,375.96 | ↑ +232% |
| OXFORD | ALL PRODUCTS | $6,137.00 | ↑ +279% |
| QUALCARE | HMO | $6,256.00 | ↑ +286% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | HMO | $7,714.00 | ↑ +377% |
| AETNA | PPO | $8,419.00 | ↑ +420% |
| AETNA | HMO | $8,419.00 | ↑ +420% |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $9,933.00 | ↑ +514% |
| HORIZON | WORKERS COMP | $10,671.00 | ↑ +559% |
| AMERIGROUP | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
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Incision of esophagus at other New-jersey hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayshore Medical Center | Holmdel | $1,639.57 | $1,639.57 – $1,967.48 |
| Hackensack University Medical Center | Hackensack | $1,744.44 | $1,216.60 – $1,831.67 |
| JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) | Edison | $1,640.99 | $620.00 – $1,640.99 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | Neptune City | $1,639.57 | $1,181.21 – $1,967.48 |
| Palisades Medical Center | North Bergen | $1,744.44 | $1,216.60 – $1,901.44 |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center | Perth Amboy | $1,640.99 | $1,216.60 – $1,969.19 |
| Riverview Medical Center | Red Bank | $1,639.57 | $1,181.21 – $1,967.48 |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center | Manahawkin | $1,618.86 | $1,181.21 – $1,942.63 |