Autgrft implnt knee w/scope 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

$7,807.24

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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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$12,716.00

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.

$2,205.12 with KARNA vs $23,291.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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
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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 $2,205.12 ↓ -72%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,288.88 ↓ -71%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $2,352.46 ↓ -70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $2,379.00 ↓ -70%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $2,606.78 ↓ -67%
QUALCARE HMO $2,744.00 ↓ -65%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $2,897.00 ↓ -63%
HORIZON OMNIA $7,049.00 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,807.24 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $7,807.24 ↑ +0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,807.24 ↑ +0%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $7,807.24 ↑ +0%
HORIZON SHP $7,963.00 ↑ +2%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8,197.60 ↑ +5%
HORIZON PIP $8,278.12 ↑ +6%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8,509.89 ↑ +9%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $8,543.88 ↑ +9%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $8,703.00 ↑ +11%
HORIZON HMO $8,706.00 ↑ +12%
HORIZON PPO $8,936.00 ↑ +14%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $9,368.69 ↑ +20%
AETNA HMO $9,383.00 ↑ +20%
AETNA PPO $9,383.00 ↑ +20%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $9,537.00 ↑ +22%
AETNA ASA $9,956.63 ↑ +28%
CIGNA BH $10,172.80 ↑ +30%
QUALCARE PPO $10,197.00 ↑ +31%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $10,197.00 ↑ +31%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $10,808.60 ↑ +38%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $11,042.57 ↑ +41%
CIGNA HMO $11,430.41 ↑ +46%
CIGNA PPO $11,430.41 ↑ +46%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $12,507.46 ↑ +60%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $15,984.00 ↑ +105%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $18,565.00 ↑ +138%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $23,291.00 ↑ +198%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Autgrft implnt knee w/scope at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $7,907.11 $7,907.11 – $15,984.00
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $8,412.89 $2,279.07 – $8,833.53
Ocean University Medical Center Brick $7,807.24 $2,205.12 – $15,984.00
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison $7,913.97 $1,261.16 – $7,913.97
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City $7,907.11 $2,205.12 – $9,488.53
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen $8,412.89 $2,279.07 – $15,984.00
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy $7,913.97 $2,279.07 – $15,984.00
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank $7,907.11 $2,205.12 – $15,984.00

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