Rib X-ray (3 views, both sides) at Ocean University Medical Center
425 Jack Martin Boulevard, Brick, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1477065126
$116.22
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.
$693.00
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.
$58.94 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $589.05 with MULTIPLAN - PHCS — 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 | $58.94 | ↓ -49% |
| AETNA | PPO | $66.72 | ↓ -43% |
| AETNA | HMO | $66.72 | ↓ -43% |
| KARNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $80.78 | ↓ -30% |
| AMERIHEALTH | LOCAL HMO | $85.53 | ↓ -26% |
| AMERIHEALTH | REGIONAL HMO | $87.01 | ↓ -25% |
| AETNA | MANAGED MEDICAID | $98.41 | ↓ -15% |
| WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $106.34 | ↓ -9% |
| HORIZON | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $106.34 | ↓ -9% |
| AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $106.34 | ↓ -9% |
| WELLCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $106.34 | ↓ -9% |
| AMERIGROUP | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $106.34 | ↓ -9% |
| VACCN | ALL PRODUCTS | $106.34 | ↓ -9% |
| CIGNA | HMO | $107.23 | ↓ -8% |
| CIGNA | PPO | $107.23 | ↓ -8% |
| UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $111.66 | ↓ -4% |
| HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $116.22 | ↑ +0% |
| CLOVER | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $124.74 | ↑ +7% |
| HORIZON | MANAGED MEDICAID | $132.02 | ↑ +14% |
| SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $134.44 | ↑ +16% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | DSNP | $139.46 | ↑ +20% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | HMO | $295.04 | ↑ +154% |
| QUALCARE | HMO | $343.73 | ↑ +196% |
| OXFORD | ALL PRODUCTS | $374.91 | ↑ +223% |
| HORIZON | OMNIA | $451.42 | ↑ +288% |
| ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO | ALL PRODUCTS | $485.10 | ↑ +317% |
| INTERGROUP | SHARED SAVINGS | $485.10 | ↑ +317% |
| INTERGROUP | WORKERS COMP | $485.10 | ↑ +317% |
| HORIZON | WORKERS COMP | $496.74 | ↑ +327% |
| BERGEN RISK | ALL PRODUCTS | $519.75 | ↑ +347% |
| QUALCARE | WORKERS COMP | $535.69 | ↑ +361% |
| QUALCARE | PPO | $535.69 | ↑ +361% |
| HORIZON | PIP | $535.69 | ↑ +361% |
| HORIZON | SHP | $540.33 | ↑ +365% |
| AETNA | ASA | $542.62 | ↑ +367% |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $554.40 | ↑ +377% |
| PRIME HEALTH | AUTO INSURANCE | $554.40 | ↑ +377% |
| PRIME HEALTH | WORKERS COMP | $554.40 | ↑ +377% |
| HORIZON | HMO | $557.52 | ↑ +380% |
| HORIZON | INDEMNITY | $564.10 | ↑ +385% |
| HORIZON | PPO | $572.14 | ↑ +392% |
| MULTIPLAN - PHCS | ALL PRODUCTS | $589.05 | ↑ +407% |
| AMERIGROUP | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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Rib X-ray (3 views, both sides) at other New-jersey hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center | Elizabeth | $118.62 | $22.86 – $232.44 |
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center | Livingston | $167.18 | $32.80 – $238.62 |
| Community Medical Center | Toms River | $131.07 | $32.80 – $231.28 |
| Clara Maass Medical Center | Belleville | $179.20 | $32.80 – $237.43 |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | Newark | $164.34 | $23.53 – $238.62 |
| Jersey City Medical Center | Jersey City | $131.32 | $29.58 – $249.21 |
| Monmouth Medical Center | Long Branch | $138.28 | $32.80 – $234.22 |
| Bayshore Medical Center | Holmdel | $117.70 | $58.94 – $295.04 |