X-ray thoracic spine 3 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.
$715.00
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.
$55.36 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $572.90 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 | $55.36 | ↓ -52% |
| AETNA | HMO | $65.71 | ↓ -43% |
| AETNA | PPO | $65.71 | ↓ -43% |
| KARNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $72.94 | ↓ -37% |
| AMERIHEALTH | LOCAL HMO | $75.59 | ↓ -35% |
| AMERIHEALTH | REGIONAL HMO | $76.89 | ↓ -34% |
| AETNA | MANAGED MEDICAID | $95.71 | ↓ -18% |
| CIGNA | PPO | $101.05 | ↓ -13% |
| CIGNA | HMO | $101.05 | ↓ -13% |
| HORIZON | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $106.34 | ↓ -9% |
| WELLCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $106.34 | ↓ -9% |
| WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $106.34 | ↓ -9% |
| AMERIGROUP | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $106.34 | ↓ -9% |
| VACCN | ALL PRODUCTS | $106.34 | ↓ -9% |
| AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $106.34 | ↓ -9% |
| UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $111.66 | ↓ -4% |
| HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $116.22 | ↑ +0% |
| CLOVER | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $121.32 | ↑ +4% |
| SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $130.76 | ↑ +13% |
| HORIZON | MANAGED MEDICAID | $136.21 | ↑ +17% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | DSNP | $139.46 | ↑ +20% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | HMO | $295.04 | ↑ +154% |
| QUALCARE | HMO | $334.30 | ↑ +188% |
| OXFORD | ALL PRODUCTS | $364.63 | ↑ +214% |
| HORIZON | OMNIA | $439.04 | ↑ +278% |
| HORIZON | WORKERS COMP | $483.12 | ↑ +316% |
| INTERGROUP | WORKERS COMP | $500.50 | ↑ +331% |
| ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO | ALL PRODUCTS | $500.50 | ↑ +331% |
| INTERGROUP | SHARED SAVINGS | $500.50 | ↑ +331% |
| BERGEN RISK | ALL PRODUCTS | $505.50 | ↑ +335% |
| HORIZON | PIP | $521.00 | ↑ +348% |
| QUALCARE | PPO | $523.70 | ↑ +351% |
| HORIZON | SHP | $525.52 | ↑ +352% |
| AETNA | ASA | $527.74 | ↑ +354% |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $539.20 | ↑ +364% |
| HORIZON | HMO | $542.23 | ↑ +367% |
| HORIZON | INDEMNITY | $548.64 | ↑ +372% |
| QUALCARE | WORKERS COMP | $552.70 | ↑ +376% |
| HORIZON | PPO | $556.45 | ↑ +379% |
| PRIME HEALTH | WORKERS COMP | $572.00 | ↑ +392% |
| PRIME HEALTH | AUTO INSURANCE | $572.00 | ↑ +392% |
| MULTIPLAN - PHCS | ALL PRODUCTS | $572.90 | ↑ +393% |
| AMERIGROUP | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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X-ray thoracic spine 3 views at other New-jersey hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrier Clinic | Belle Mead | $269.60 | $97.73 – $97.73 |
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center | Elizabeth | $109.61 | $20.63 – $232.44 |
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center | Livingston | $193.88 | $32.80 – $238.62 |
| Community Medical Center | Toms River | $121.12 | $32.80 – $231.28 |
| Clara Maass Medical Center | Belleville | $161.10 | $32.80 – $237.43 |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | Newark | $190.59 | $21.24 – $238.62 |
| Jersey City Medical Center | Jersey City | $121.35 | $26.70 – $249.21 |
| Monmouth Medical Center | Long Branch | $127.77 | $32.80 – $234.22 |