Nerve conduction studies 1-2 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

$170.99

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$482.00

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$49.27 with AETNA vs $908.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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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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
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $49.27 ↓ -71%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $62.46 ↓ -63%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $67.32 ↓ -61%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $104.00 ↓ -39%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $105.08 ↓ -39%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $151.40 ↓ -11%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $156.46 ↓ -8%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $156.46 ↓ -8%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $156.46 ↓ -8%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $156.46 ↓ -8%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $156.46 ↓ -8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $163.59 ↓ -4%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $164.28 ↓ -4%
HORIZON HMO $181.00 ↑ +6%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $188.00 ↑ +10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $205.19 ↑ +20%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $206.40 ↑ +21%
HORIZON OMNIA $226.04 ↑ +32%
CIGNA - JRI@OUMC ALL PRODUCTS $241.00 ↑ +41%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $260.25 ↑ +52%
HORIZON PIP $268.23 ↑ +57%
QUALCARE HMO $269.62 ↑ +58%
QUALCARE PPO $269.62 ↑ +58%
HORIZON SHP $270.56 ↑ +58%
AETNA ASA $271.70 ↑ +59%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $282.46 ↑ +65%
HORIZON PPO $286.48 ↑ +68%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $289.20 ↑ +69%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $294.95 ↑ +72%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $294.95 ↑ +72%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $298.14 ↑ +74%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $305.36 ↑ +79%
AETNA HMO $312.30 ↑ +83%
AETNA PPO $312.30 ↑ +83%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN - JRI@OUMC ALL PRODUCTS $313.30 ↑ +83%
CIGNA HMO $331.84 ↑ +94%
CIGNA PPO $331.84 ↑ +94%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $337.40 ↑ +97%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $337.40 ↑ +97%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $337.70 ↑ +97%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $385.60 ↑ +126%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $385.60 ↑ +126%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $872.00 ↑ +410%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $908.00 ↑ +431%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Nerve conduction studies 1-2 at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $67.59 $88.86 – $351.08
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $73.35 $59.95 – $366.68
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $173.18 $173.18 – $978.00
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $184.26 $147.41 – $4,692.00
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison $173.33 $104.00 – $4,008.00
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City $173.18 $151.40 – $1,032.00
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen $184.26 $105.45 – $1,301.00
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy $173.33 $133.83 – $1,225.00

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