X-ray lumbosacral spine complete including bending views >= 6 views 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

$116.22

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$990.00

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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.

$89.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $817.34 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $89.00 ↓ -23%
WELLCARE 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%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $106.34 ↓ -9%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $111.66 ↓ -4%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $112.98 ↓ -3%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $116.22 ↑ +0%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $121.33 ↑ +4%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $123.43 ↑ +6%
AETNA HMO $127.58 ↑ +10%
AETNA PPO $127.58 ↑ +10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $139.46 ↑ +20%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $140.58 ↑ +21%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $150.50 ↑ +29%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $169.85 ↑ +46%
CIGNA PPO $170.22 ↑ +46%
CIGNA HMO $170.22 ↑ +46%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $178.20 ↑ +53%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $295.04 ↑ +154%
QUALCARE HMO $491.04 ↑ +323%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $535.59 ↑ +361%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $553.00 ↑ +376%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $553.00 ↑ +376%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $553.00 ↑ +376%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $610.67 ↑ +425%
QUALCARE PPO $610.67 ↑ +425%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $632.00 ↑ +444%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $632.00 ↑ +444%
HORIZON OMNIA $644.89 ↑ +455%
AETNA ASA $663.60 ↑ +471%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $671.50 ↑ +478%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $709.63 ↑ +511%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $742.50 ↑ +539%
HORIZON PIP $765.27 ↑ +558%
HORIZON SHP $771.90 ↑ +564%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $792.00 ↑ +581%
HORIZON HMO $796.46 ↑ +585%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $805.86 ↑ +593%
HORIZON PPO $817.34 ↑ +603%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $159.92 $31.97 – $244.70
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $180.53 $45.92 – $244.70
Community Medical Center Toms River $176.70 $45.92 – $244.70
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Childrens Specialized Hospital Mountainside $234.00 $28.00 – $655.00
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark $177.47 $32.91 – $244.70
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $177.04 $41.37 – $249.21
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch $186.41 $45.92 – $244.70

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