Procalcitonin at Ocean University Medical Center
425 Jack Martin Boulevard, Brick, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1477065126
$27.22
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.
$354.00
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.
$23.96 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $332.83 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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| UNITED HEALTHCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $23.96 | ↓ -12% |
| WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $27.22 | ↑ +0% |
| SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $27.22 | ↑ +0% |
| AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $27.22 | ↑ +0% |
| HORIZON | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $27.22 | ↑ +0% |
| AMERIGROUP | MANAGED MEDICAID | $27.22 | ↑ +0% |
| AMERIGROUP | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $27.22 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $27.22 | ↑ +0% |
| VACCN | ALL PRODUCTS | $27.22 | ↑ +0% |
| CLOVER | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $27.22 | ↑ +0% |
| UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $28.58 | ↑ +5% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | DSNP | $32.66 | ↑ +20% |
| KARNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $35.45 | ↑ +30% |
| AETNA | MANAGED MEDICAID | $48.56 | ↑ +78% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | HMO | $55.87 | ↑ +105% |
| HORIZON | MANAGED MEDICAID | $65.15 | ↑ +139% |
| CIGNA | HMO | $124.73 | ↑ +358% |
| CIGNA | PPO | $124.73 | ↑ +358% |
| QUALCARE | HMO | $169.63 | ↑ +523% |
| OXFORD | ALL PRODUCTS | $185.02 | ↑ +580% |
| HORIZON | OMNIA | $222.78 | ↑ +718% |
| AETNA | HMO | $235.30 | ↑ +764% |
| AETNA | PPO | $235.30 | ↑ +764% |
| ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO | ALL PRODUCTS | $239.40 | ↑ +780% |
| INTERGROUP | SHARED SAVINGS | $239.40 | ↑ +780% |
| INTERGROUP | WORKERS COMP | $239.40 | ↑ +780% |
| HORIZON | WORKERS COMP | $245.15 | ↑ +801% |
| BERGEN RISK | ALL PRODUCTS | $256.50 | ↑ +842% |
| QUALCARE | PPO | $264.37 | ↑ +871% |
| HORIZON | PIP | $264.37 | ↑ +871% |
| QUALCARE | WORKERS COMP | $264.37 | ↑ +871% |
| HORIZON | SHP | $266.66 | ↑ +880% |
| AETNA | ASA | $267.79 | ↑ +884% |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $273.60 | ↑ +905% |
| PRIME HEALTH | WORKERS COMP | $273.60 | ↑ +905% |
| PRIME HEALTH | AUTO INSURANCE | $273.60 | ↑ +905% |
| HORIZON | HMO | $275.14 | ↑ +911% |
| HORIZON | INDEMNITY | $278.39 | ↑ +923% |
| HORIZON | PPO | $282.36 | ↑ +937% |
| MULTIPLAN - PHCS | ALL PRODUCTS | $290.70 | ↑ +968% |
| AMERIHEALTH | LOCAL HMO | $293.85 | ↑ +980% |
| AMERIHEALTH | REGIONAL HMO | $332.83 | ↑ +1123% |
| HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | not published by hospital | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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Procalcitonin at other New-jersey hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center | Elizabeth | $29.94 | $12.79 – $110.82 |
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center | Livingston | $29.94 | $12.79 – $110.82 |
| Community Medical Center | Toms River | $29.94 | $12.79 – $110.82 |
| Clara Maass Medical Center | Belleville | $29.94 | $12.79 – $110.82 |
| Childrens Specialized Hospital | Mountainside | $94.00 | $21.78 – $22.43 |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | Newark | $29.94 | $12.79 – $110.82 |
| Jersey City Medical Center | Jersey City | $29.94 | $12.79 – $110.82 |
| Monmouth Medical Center | Long Branch | $29.94 | $12.79 – $110.82 |