X-ray exam of jaw joint at Ocean University Medical Center
425 Jack Martin Boulevard, Brick, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1477065126
$96.23
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.
$440.00
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.
$36.37 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $374.00 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 | $36.37 | ↓ -62% |
| AMERIHEALTH | LOCAL HMO | $57.68 | ↓ -40% |
| AMERIHEALTH | REGIONAL HMO | $58.68 | ↓ -39% |
| AETNA | HMO | $59.73 | ↓ -38% |
| AETNA | PPO | $59.73 | ↓ -38% |
| AETNA | MANAGED MEDICAID | $62.48 | ↓ -35% |
| KARNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $63.81 | ↓ -34% |
| CLOVER | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $79.20 | ↓ -18% |
| HORIZON | MANAGED MEDICAID | $83.82 | ↓ -13% |
| SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $85.36 | ↓ -11% |
| WELLCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $88.05 | ↓ -9% |
| AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $88.05 | ↓ -9% |
| WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $88.05 | ↓ -9% |
| AMERIGROUP | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $88.05 | ↓ -9% |
| HORIZON | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $88.05 | ↓ -9% |
| VACCN | ALL PRODUCTS | $88.05 | ↓ -9% |
| CIGNA | PPO | $92.43 | ↓ -4% |
| CIGNA | HMO | $92.43 | ↓ -4% |
| UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $92.45 | ↓ -4% |
| HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $96.23 | ↑ +0% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | DSNP | $115.47 | ↑ +20% |
| QUALCARE | HMO | $218.24 | ↑ +127% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | HMO | $219.04 | ↑ +128% |
| OXFORD | ALL PRODUCTS | $238.04 | ↑ +147% |
| HORIZON | OMNIA | $286.62 | ↑ +198% |
| INTERGROUP | SHARED SAVINGS | $308.00 | ↑ +220% |
| INTERGROUP | WORKERS COMP | $308.00 | ↑ +220% |
| ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO | ALL PRODUCTS | $308.00 | ↑ +220% |
| HORIZON | WORKERS COMP | $315.39 | ↑ +228% |
| BERGEN RISK | ALL PRODUCTS | $330.00 | ↑ +243% |
| HORIZON | PIP | $340.12 | ↑ +253% |
| QUALCARE | WORKERS COMP | $340.12 | ↑ +253% |
| QUALCARE | PPO | $340.12 | ↑ +253% |
| HORIZON | SHP | $343.07 | ↑ +257% |
| AETNA | ASA | $344.52 | ↑ +258% |
| PRIME HEALTH | WORKERS COMP | $352.00 | ↑ +266% |
| PRIME HEALTH | AUTO INSURANCE | $352.00 | ↑ +266% |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $352.00 | ↑ +266% |
| HORIZON | HMO | $353.98 | ↑ +268% |
| HORIZON | INDEMNITY | $358.16 | ↑ +272% |
| HORIZON | PPO | $363.26 | ↑ +277% |
| MULTIPLAN - PHCS | ALL PRODUCTS | $374.00 | ↑ +289% |
| AMERIGROUP | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
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X-ray exam of jaw joint at other New-jersey hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center | Elizabeth | $274.60 | $18.05 – $192.46 |
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center | Livingston | $309.37 | $24.12 – $197.58 |
| Community Medical Center | Toms River | $301.55 | $24.12 – $191.50 |
| Clara Maass Medical Center | Belleville | $290.19 | $24.12 – $196.59 |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | Newark | $303.70 | $18.59 – $197.58 |
| Jersey City Medical Center | Jersey City | $302.34 | $23.36 – $206.34 |
| Monmouth Medical Center | Long Branch | $318.57 | $24.12 – $193.95 |
| Bayshore Medical Center | Holmdel | $97.46 | $36.37 – $219.04 |