Acoustic immitance testing at Southern Ocean Medical Center

1140 Route 72 West, Manahawkin, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1831601590

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Dec 31, 2025 · Ingested Sep 4, 2026

$170.99

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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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$627.00

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.

$47.45 with KARNA vs $599.60 with CIGNA — same scan, same building. Share

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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
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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
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $47.45 ↓ -72%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $112.86 ↓ -34%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $116.00 ↓ -32%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $128.54 ↓ -25%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $170.99 ↑ +0%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $170.99 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $170.99 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $170.99 ↑ +0%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $179.54 ↑ +5%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $186.38 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $205.19 ↑ +20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $352.00 ↑ +106%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $369.30 ↑ +116%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $397.39 ↑ +132%
HORIZON PIP $408.18 ↑ +139%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $421.28 ↑ +146%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $445.73 ↑ +161%
HORIZON OMNIA $452.76 ↑ +165%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $465.00 ↑ +172%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $470.25 ↑ +175%
AETNA ASA $490.94 ↑ +187%
CIGNA BH $501.60 ↑ +193%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $527.00 ↑ +208%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $532.95 ↑ +212%
HORIZON SHP $538.22 ↑ +215%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $558.03 ↑ +226%
HORIZON HMO $558.41 ↑ +227%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $564.30 ↑ +230%
AETNA HMO $564.43 ↑ +230%
AETNA PPO $564.43 ↑ +230%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $569.32 ↑ +233%
QUALCARE HMO $569.32 ↑ +233%
QUALCARE PPO $569.32 ↑ +233%
HORIZON PPO $573.20 ↑ +235%
CIGNA PPO $599.60 ↑ +251%
CIGNA HMO $599.60 ↑ +251%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Ocean University Medical Center Brick $170.99 $47.45 – $499.00
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Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy $173.33 $44.38 – $208.00
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