Nm imaging gastric emptying study at Ocean University Medical Center
425 Jack Martin Boulevard, Brick, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1477065126
$439.15
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.
$3,076.00
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.
$309.53 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $2,768.40 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.
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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| UNITED HEALTHCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $309.53 | ↓ -30% |
| WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $401.83 | ↓ -8% |
| VACCN | ALL PRODUCTS | $401.83 | ↓ -8% |
| AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $401.83 | ↓ -8% |
| HORIZON | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $401.83 | ↓ -8% |
| WELLCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $401.83 | ↓ -8% |
| AMERIGROUP | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $401.83 | ↓ -8% |
| AMERIHEALTH | LOCAL HMO | $421.69 | ↓ -4% |
| UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $421.92 | ↓ -4% |
| AMERIHEALTH | REGIONAL HMO | $428.98 | ↓ -2% |
| AETNA | MANAGED MEDICAID | $436.79 | ↓ -1% |
| HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $439.15 | ↑ +0% |
| HORIZON | MANAGED MEDICAID | $486.35 | ↑ +11% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | DSNP | $526.98 | ↑ +20% |
| SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $548.90 | ↑ +25% |
| CLOVER | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $553.68 | ↑ +26% |
| KARNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $558.85 | ↑ +27% |
| AETNA | PPO | $870.61 | ↑ +98% |
| AETNA | HMO | $870.61 | ↑ +98% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | HMO | $1,021.05 | ↑ +133% |
| OXFORD | ALL PRODUCTS | $1,021.05 | ↑ +133% |
| CIGNA | PPO | $1,069.64 | ↑ +144% |
| CIGNA | HMO | $1,069.64 | ↑ +144% |
| ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO | ALL PRODUCTS | $1,787.10 | ↑ +307% |
| INTERGROUP | SHARED SAVINGS | $1,787.10 | ↑ +307% |
| INTERGROUP | WORKERS COMP | $1,787.10 | ↑ +307% |
| QUALCARE | HMO | $1,973.47 | ↑ +349% |
| QUALCARE | WORKERS COMP | $1,973.47 | ↑ +349% |
| QUALCARE | PPO | $1,973.47 | ↑ +349% |
| HORIZON | OMNIA | $2,003.71 | ↑ +356% |
| PRIME HEALTH | AUTO INSURANCE | $2,042.40 | ↑ +365% |
| PRIME HEALTH | WORKERS COMP | $2,042.40 | ↑ +365% |
| AETNA | ASA | $2,144.52 | ↑ +388% |
| MULTIPLAN - PHCS | ALL PRODUCTS | $2,170.05 | ↑ +394% |
| HORIZON | WORKERS COMP | $2,204.88 | ↑ +402% |
| BERGEN RISK | ALL PRODUCTS | $2,307.00 | ↑ +425% |
| HORIZON | PIP | $2,377.75 | ↑ +441% |
| HORIZON | SHP | $2,398.36 | ↑ +446% |
| HORIZON | HMO | $2,474.64 | ↑ +464% |
| HORIZON | INDEMNITY | $2,503.86 | ↑ +470% |
| HORIZON | PPO | $2,539.55 | ↑ +478% |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $2,768.40 | ↑ +530% |
| AMERIGROUP | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
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Nm imaging gastric emptying study at other New-jersey hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center | Elizabeth | $521.05 | $88.40 – $1,383.06 |
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center | Livingston | $494.57 | $55.76 – $1,383.06 |
| Community Medical Center | Toms River | $575.74 | $55.76 – $1,383.06 |
| Clara Maass Medical Center | Belleville | $500.43 | $55.76 – $1,383.06 |
| Childrens Specialized Hospital | Mountainside | $1,007.50 | $34.00 – $34.00 |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | Newark | $486.17 | $55.76 – $1,383.06 |
| Jersey City Medical Center | Jersey City | $576.85 | $55.76 – $1,383.06 |
| Monmouth Medical Center | Long Branch | $607.38 | $55.76 – $1,383.06 |