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Leg Vein Ultrasound (DVT study, both legs) at Ocean University Medical Center
425 Jack Martin Boulevard, Brick, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1477065126
$264.17
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.
$2,682.00
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.
$104.00 with HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN vs $2,610.12 with AMERIHEALTH — 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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| HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $104.00 | ↓ -61% |
| HORIZON | HMO | $181.00 | ↓ -31% |
| HORIZON | WORKERS COMP | $188.00 | ↓ -29% |
| AMERIGROUP | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $241.72 | ↓ -8% |
| HORIZON | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $241.72 | ↓ -8% |
| AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $241.72 | ↓ -8% |
| WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $241.72 | ↓ -8% |
| VACCN | ALL PRODUCTS | $241.72 | ↓ -8% |
| WELLCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $241.72 | ↓ -8% |
| UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $253.81 | ↓ -4% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | DSNP | $317.01 | ↑ +20% |
| KARNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $319.17 | ↑ +21% |
| AETNA | MANAGED MEDICAID | $380.84 | ↑ +44% |
| CLOVER | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $482.76 | ↑ +83% |
| SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $520.31 | ↑ +97% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $910.27 | ↑ +245% |
| HORIZON | MANAGED MEDICAID | $1,124.00 | ↑ +325% |
| OXFORD | ALL PRODUCTS | $1,179.00 | ↑ +346% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | HMO | $1,209.00 | ↑ +358% |
| CIGNA - JRI@OUMC | ALL PRODUCTS | $1,341.00 | ↑ +408% |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $1,609.20 | ↑ +509% |
| HORIZON | INDEMNITY | $1,633.34 | ↑ +518% |
| HORIZON | PIP | $1,633.34 | ↑ +518% |
| HORIZON | PPO | $1,633.34 | ↑ +518% |
| HORIZON | OMNIA | $1,633.34 | ↑ +518% |
| HORIZON | SHP | $1,633.34 | ↑ +518% |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN - JRI@OUMC | ALL PRODUCTS | $1,743.30 | ↑ +560% |
| INTERGROUP | SHARED SAVINGS | $1,877.40 | ↑ +611% |
| INTERGROUP | WORKERS COMP | $1,877.40 | ↑ +611% |
| ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO | ALL PRODUCTS | $1,877.40 | ↑ +611% |
| BERGEN RISK | ALL PRODUCTS | $2,011.50 | ↑ +661% |
| QUALCARE | HMO | $2,083.91 | ↑ +689% |
| QUALCARE | PPO | $2,083.91 | ↑ +689% |
| AETNA | ASA | $2,100.01 | ↑ +695% |
| PRIME HEALTH | WORKERS COMP | $2,145.60 | ↑ +712% |
| PRIME HEALTH | AUTO INSURANCE | $2,145.60 | ↑ +712% |
| AETNA | PPO | $2,275.41 | ↑ +761% |
| AETNA | HMO | $2,275.41 | ↑ +761% |
| MULTIPLAN - PHCS | ALL PRODUCTS | $2,279.70 | ↑ +763% |
| AMERIHEALTH | LOCAL HMO | $2,304.37 | ↑ +772% |
| QUALCARE | WORKERS COMP | $2,360.16 | ↑ +793% |
| CIGNA | PPO | $2,564.80 | ↑ +871% |
| CIGNA | HMO | $2,564.80 | ↑ +871% |
| AMERIHEALTH | REGIONAL HMO | $2,610.12 | ↑ +888% |
| AMERIGROUP | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
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Leg Vein Ultrasound (DVT study, both legs) at other New-jersey hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayshore Medical Center | Holmdel | $267.55 | $267.55 – $2,413.80 |
| Hackensack University Medical Center | Hackensack | $284.66 | $227.73 – $4,324.00 |