Removal of epididymis 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

$3,769.31

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$9,728.00

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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.

$1,174.48 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

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 $1,174.48 ↓ -69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $1,189.00 ↓ -68%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $1,381.38 ↓ -63%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $1,575.00 ↓ -58%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,751.04 ↓ -54%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $1,887.23 ↓ -50%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,448.97 ↓ -8%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,448.97 ↓ -8%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,448.97 ↓ -8%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $3,448.97 ↓ -8%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,448.97 ↓ -8%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $3,448.97 ↓ -8%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,621.42 ↓ -4%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,769.31 ↑ +0%
CIGNA HMO $4,414.00 ↑ +17%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $4,523.17 ↑ +20%
CIGNA PPO $4,945.00 ↑ +31%
QUALCARE HMO $6,256.00 ↑ +66%
HORIZON OMNIA $6,336.82 ↑ +68%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $6,809.60 ↑ +81%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $6,809.60 ↑ +81%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $6,809.60 ↑ +81%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $7,296.00 ↑ +94%
HORIZON PIP $7,519.74 ↑ +99%
QUALCARE PPO $7,558.66 ↑ +101%
HORIZON SHP $7,584.92 ↑ +101%
AETNA ASA $7,617.02 ↑ +102%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $7,782.40 ↑ +106%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $7,782.40 ↑ +106%
HORIZON HMO $7,826.18 ↑ +108%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $7,918.59 ↑ +110%
HORIZON PPO $8,031.44 ↑ +113%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $8,183.00 ↑ +117%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $8,268.80 ↑ +119%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $8,358.30 ↑ +122%
AETNA HMO $8,419.00 ↑ +123%
AETNA PPO $8,419.00 ↑ +123%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $8,560.64 ↑ +127%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $9,467.29 ↑ +151%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $9,933.00 ↑ +164%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $10,334.00 ↑ +174%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $10,671.00 ↑ +183%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $5,855.00 $288.97 – $7,538.62
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $6,839.00 $365.57 – $7,738.94
Community Medical Center Toms River $3,786.00 $374.37 – $7,500.93
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Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $5,339.00 $373.96 – $8,082.80
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch $5,419.00 $722.32 – $7,596.88
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