Valvuloplasty aortic 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

$6,231.08

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$14,071.00

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.

$1,575.00 with HORIZON vs $24,438.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $1,575.00 ↓ -75%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $1,998.08 ↓ -68%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,150.15 ↓ -65%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $2,379.00 ↓ -62%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,532.78 ↓ -59%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $2,729.77 ↓ -56%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5,701.52 ↓ -8%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5,701.52 ↓ -8%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $5,701.52 ↓ -8%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $5,701.52 ↓ -8%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5,701.52 ↓ -8%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5,701.52 ↓ -8%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5,986.60 ↓ -4%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,231.08 ↑ +0%
QUALCARE HMO $6,256.00 ↑ +0%
HORIZON OMNIA $7,014.00 ↑ +13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $7,477.29 ↑ +20%
HORIZON SHP $8,000.00 ↑ +28%
AETNA PPO $8,419.00 ↑ +35%
AETNA HMO $8,419.00 ↑ +35%
HORIZON HMO $8,659.00 ↑ +39%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $8,750.00 ↑ +40%
HORIZON PPO $8,885.00 ↑ +43%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $9,536.80 ↑ +53%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $9,536.80 ↑ +53%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $9,536.80 ↑ +53%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $9,933.00 ↑ +59%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $10,218.00 ↑ +64%
QUALCARE PPO $10,231.00 ↑ +64%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $10,671.00 ↑ +71%
AETNA ASA $10,692.00 ↑ +72%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $10,822.00 ↑ +74%
HORIZON PIP $10,876.88 ↑ +75%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $10,899.20 ↑ +75%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $10,899.20 ↑ +75%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $11,580.40 ↑ +86%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $12,089.80 ↑ +94%
CIGNA PPO $13,456.10 ↑ +116%
CIGNA HMO $13,456.10 ↑ +116%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $13,693.90 ↑ +120%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $18,419.00 ↑ +196%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $24,438.00 ↑ +292%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Valvuloplasty aortic at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $2,662.52 $949.90 – $12,793.30
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville $1,987.60 $949.90 – $12,729.33
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark $2,617.28 $677.33 – $12,793.30
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $2,574.64 $851.51 – $13,361.76
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $6,310.78 $6,310.78 – $7,572.94
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $6,714.45 $2,204.42 – $7,050.17
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison $6,316.26 $1,158.42 – $17,039.00
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City $6,310.78 $2,150.15 – $7,572.94

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