Part removal of metatarsal 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

$3,545.97

Cash price

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$6,065.00

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.

$616.97 with KARNA 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.

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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
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $616.97 ↓ -83%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $834.68 ↓ -76%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,058.04 ↓ -70%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $1,140.33 ↓ -68%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $1,189.00 ↓ -66%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,199.11 ↓ -66%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $1,277.00 ↓ -64%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,244.61 ↓ -8%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $3,244.61 ↓ -8%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $3,244.61 ↓ -8%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,244.61 ↓ -8%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,244.61 ↓ -8%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,406.84 ↓ -4%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,545.97 ↑ +0%
CIGNA HMO $3,588.00 ↑ +1%
HORIZON OMNIA $3,828.93 ↑ +8%
CIGNA PPO $4,015.00 ↑ +13%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $4,245.50 ↑ +20%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $4,245.50 ↑ +20%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $4,245.50 ↑ +20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $4,255.16 ↑ +20%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $4,408.50 ↑ +24%
HORIZON PIP $4,543.69 ↑ +28%
QUALCARE PPO $4,567.21 ↑ +29%
HORIZON SHP $4,583.08 ↑ +29%
AETNA ASA $4,602.47 ↑ +30%
HORIZON HMO $4,728.85 ↑ +33%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $4,784.69 ↑ +35%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $4,852.00 ↑ +37%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $4,852.00 ↑ +37%
HORIZON PPO $4,852.88 ↑ +37%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $4,996.30 ↑ +41%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $5,050.38 ↑ +42%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $5,172.64 ↑ +46%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN PNO $5,430.31 ↑ +53%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $5,720.47 ↑ +61%
QUALCARE HMO $6,256.00 ↑ +76%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $8,183.00 ↑ +131%
AETNA PPO $8,419.00 ↑ +137%
AETNA HMO $8,419.00 ↑ +137%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $9,933.00 ↑ +180%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $10,334.00 ↑ +191%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $10,671.00 ↑ +201%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Part removal of metatarsal at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $5,855.00 $239.35 – $7,091.94
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $6,839.00 $240.53 – $7,280.38
Community Medical Center Toms River $3,786.00 $246.33 – $7,056.48
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville $3,986.00 $237.64 – $7,243.98
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark $4,881.00 $246.39 – $7,280.38
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $5,339.00 $260.82 – $7,603.89
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch $5,419.00 $475.27 – $7,146.75
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