X-ray thoracic spine 2 views 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.
$647.00
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.
$49.03 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $549.95 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 | $49.03 | ↓ -58% |
| KARNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $60.64 | ↓ -48% |
| AETNA | PPO | $63.73 | ↓ -45% |
| AETNA | HMO | $63.73 | ↓ -45% |
| AMERIHEALTH | LOCAL HMO | $71.61 | ↓ -38% |
| AMERIHEALTH | REGIONAL HMO | $72.85 | ↓ -37% |
| CIGNA | PPO | $81.29 | ↓ -30% |
| CIGNA | HMO | $81.29 | ↓ -30% |
| AETNA | MANAGED MEDICAID | $91.87 | ↓ -21% |
| 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% |
| HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $116.22 | ↑ +0% |
| CLOVER | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $116.46 | ↑ +0% |
| HORIZON | MANAGED MEDICAID | $123.25 | ↑ +6% |
| SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $125.52 | ↑ +8% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | DSNP | $139.46 | ↑ +20% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | HMO | $295.04 | ↑ +154% |
| QUALCARE | HMO | $320.91 | ↑ +176% |
| OXFORD | ALL PRODUCTS | $350.03 | ↑ +201% |
| HORIZON | OMNIA | $421.46 | ↑ +263% |
| ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO | ALL PRODUCTS | $452.90 | ↑ +290% |
| INTERGROUP | SHARED SAVINGS | $452.90 | ↑ +290% |
| INTERGROUP | WORKERS COMP | $452.90 | ↑ +290% |
| HORIZON | WORKERS COMP | $463.77 | ↑ +299% |
| BERGEN RISK | ALL PRODUCTS | $485.25 | ↑ +318% |
| QUALCARE | WORKERS COMP | $500.13 | ↑ +330% |
| QUALCARE | PPO | $500.13 | ↑ +330% |
| HORIZON | PIP | $500.13 | ↑ +330% |
| HORIZON | SHP | $504.47 | ↑ +334% |
| AETNA | ASA | $506.60 | ↑ +336% |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $517.60 | ↑ +345% |
| PRIME HEALTH | AUTO INSURANCE | $517.60 | ↑ +345% |
| PRIME HEALTH | WORKERS COMP | $517.60 | ↑ +345% |
| HORIZON | HMO | $520.51 | ↑ +348% |
| HORIZON | INDEMNITY | $526.66 | ↑ +353% |
| HORIZON | PPO | $534.16 | ↑ +360% |
| MULTIPLAN - PHCS | ALL PRODUCTS | $549.95 | ↑ +373% |
| AMERIGROUP | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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X-ray thoracic spine 2 views at other New-jersey hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrier Clinic | Belle Mead | $258.80 | $93.82 – $93.82 |
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center | Elizabeth | $100.60 | $17.16 – $232.44 |
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center | Livingston | $157.86 | $30.59 – $238.62 |
| Community Medical Center | Toms River | $111.16 | $30.59 – $231.28 |
| Clara Maass Medical Center | Belleville | $156.73 | $30.59 – $237.43 |
| Childrens Specialized Hospital | Mountainside | $137.50 | $18.65 – $655.00 |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | Newark | $155.18 | $17.66 – $238.62 |
| Jersey City Medical Center | Jersey City | $111.38 | $22.20 – $249.21 |