Interrog&prgrmg ipnss polysm 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

$327.77

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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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$864.00

Gross charge

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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.

$67.89 with HORIZON vs $11,920.00 with BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN — 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
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $67.89 ↓ -79%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $122.69 ↓ -63%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $155.52 ↓ -53%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $165.63 ↓ -49%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $167.62 ↓ -49%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $299.91 ↓ -8%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $299.91 ↓ -8%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $299.91 ↓ -8%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $299.91 ↓ -8%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $299.91 ↓ -8%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $299.91 ↓ -8%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $314.91 ↓ -4%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $327.77 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $393.32 ↑ +20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $508.90 ↑ +55%
HORIZON OMNIA $562.81 ↑ +72%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $568.17 ↑ +73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $595.47 ↑ +82%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $604.80 ↑ +85%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $604.80 ↑ +85%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $604.80 ↑ +85%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $648.00 ↑ +98%
HORIZON PIP $667.87 ↑ +104%
QUALCARE HMO $671.33 ↑ +105%
QUALCARE PPO $671.33 ↑ +105%
HORIZON SHP $673.66 ↑ +106%
AETNA ASA $676.51 ↑ +106%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $691.20 ↑ +111%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $691.20 ↑ +111%
HORIZON HMO $695.09 ↑ +112%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $703.30 ↑ +115%
HORIZON PPO $713.32 ↑ +118%
AETNA HMO $733.02 ↑ +124%
AETNA PPO $733.02 ↑ +124%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $734.40 ↑ +124%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $742.35 ↑ +126%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $760.32 ↑ +132%
CIGNA PPO $826.24 ↑ +152%
CIGNA HMO $826.24 ↑ +152%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $840.84 ↑ +157%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $10,671.00 ↑ +3156%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $11,920.00 ↑ +3537%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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