Capsulotomy; interphalangeal joint, each joint (separate proc) 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

$1,749.06

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$3,607.00

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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.

$525.78 with KARNA vs $10,216.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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

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
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $525.78 ↓ -70%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $649.26 ↓ -63%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $667.30 ↓ -62%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $739.44 ↓ -58%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $1,189.00 ↓ -32%
QUALCARE HMO $1,525.00 ↓ -13%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $1,679.00 ↓ -4%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $1,749.06 ↑ +0%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $1,749.06 ↑ +0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,749.06 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,749.06 ↑ +0%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,836.51 ↑ +5%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,906.47 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $2,098.87 ↑ +20%
HORIZON PIP $2,348.16 ↑ +34%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $2,423.54 ↑ +39%
HORIZON OMNIA $2,604.61 ↑ +49%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $2,705.25 ↑ +55%
AETNA ASA $2,824.28 ↑ +61%
CIGNA BH $2,885.60 ↑ +65%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $3,065.95 ↑ +75%
HORIZON SHP $3,096.25 ↑ +77%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $3,132.32 ↑ +79%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $3,210.23 ↑ +84%
HORIZON HMO $3,212.39 ↑ +84%
CIGNA HMO $3,242.33 ↑ +85%
CIGNA PPO $3,242.33 ↑ +85%
QUALCARE PPO $3,275.16 ↑ +87%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $3,275.16 ↑ +87%
HORIZON PPO $3,297.52 ↑ +89%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $3,547.85 ↑ +103%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $8,251.00 ↑ +372%
AETNA PPO $9,383.00 ↑ +436%
AETNA HMO $9,383.00 ↑ +436%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $9,933.00 ↑ +468%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $10,216.00 ↑ +484%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Capsulotomy; interphalangeal joint, each joint (separate proc) at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $1,771.43 $1,771.43 – $2,125.72
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $1,884.74 $544.92 – $1,978.98
Ocean University Medical Center Brick $1,749.06 $525.78 – $2,098.87
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison $1,772.97 $95.70 – $1,772.97
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City $1,771.43 $525.78 – $2,125.72
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen $1,884.74 $544.92 – $2,054.37
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy $1,772.97 $544.92 – $2,127.56
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank $1,771.43 $525.78 – $2,125.72

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