Centralization wrist on ulna 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

$3,545.97

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$8,529.00

Gross charge

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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.

$1,361.00 with HORIZON vs $19,696.00 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
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $1,361.00 ↓ -62%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,535.22 ↓ -57%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $1,577.87 ↓ -56%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $1,748.45 ↓ -51%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,978.53 ↓ -44%
QUALCARE HMO $2,255.00 ↓ -36%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $2,379.00 ↓ -33%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,545.97 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,545.97 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $3,545.97 ↑ +0%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $3,545.97 ↑ +0%
CIGNA HMO $3,586.00 ↑ +1%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,723.27 ↑ +5%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,865.11 ↑ +9%
CIGNA PPO $4,011.00 ↑ +13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $4,255.16 ↑ +20%
HORIZON PIP $5,552.38 ↑ +57%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $5,730.64 ↑ +62%
HORIZON OMNIA $6,158.79 ↑ +74%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $6,396.75 ↑ +80%
AETNA ASA $6,678.21 ↑ +88%
CIGNA BH $6,823.20 ↑ +92%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $7,249.65 ↑ +104%
HORIZON SHP $7,321.29 ↑ +106%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $7,406.58 ↑ +109%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $7,590.81 ↑ +114%
HORIZON HMO $7,595.93 ↑ +114%
QUALCARE PPO $7,744.33 ↑ +118%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $7,744.33 ↑ +118%
HORIZON PPO $7,797.21 ↑ +120%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $8,389.12 ↑ +137%
AETNA HMO $9,383.00 ↑ +165%
AETNA PPO $9,383.00 ↑ +165%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $9,933.00 ↑ +180%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $15,728.00 ↑ +344%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $19,696.00 ↑ +455%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Centralization wrist on ulna at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $3,591.33 $3,591.33 – $4,309.59
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $3,821.05 $2,043.97 – $4,012.10
Ocean University Medical Center Brick $3,545.97 $1,978.53 – $4,255.16
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison $3,594.44 $1,140.00 – $3,594.44
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City $3,591.33 $1,978.53 – $4,309.59
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen $3,821.05 $2,043.97 – $4,164.94
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy $3,594.44 $2,043.97 – $4,313.33
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank $3,591.33 $1,978.53 – $4,309.59

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