Cochlear implt f/up exam <7 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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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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$641.00

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.

$115.38 with CLOVER vs $612.99 with CIGNA — 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
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $115.38 ↓ -33%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $118.59 ↓ -31%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $131.41 ↓ -23%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $170.99 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $170.99 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $170.99 ↑ +0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $170.99 ↑ +0%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $179.54 ↑ +5%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $186.38 ↑ +9%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $199.82 ↑ +17%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $205.19 ↑ +20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $352.00 ↑ +106%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $377.55 ↑ +121%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $406.27 ↑ +138%
HORIZON PIP $417.29 ↑ +144%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $430.69 ↑ +152%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $455.69 ↑ +167%
HORIZON OMNIA $462.87 ↑ +171%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $465.00 ↑ +172%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $480.75 ↑ +181%
AETNA ASA $501.90 ↑ +194%
CIGNA BH $512.80 ↑ +200%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $527.00 ↑ +208%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $544.85 ↑ +219%
HORIZON SHP $550.23 ↑ +222%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $570.49 ↑ +234%
HORIZON HMO $570.87 ↑ +234%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $576.90 ↑ +237%
AETNA HMO $577.03 ↑ +237%
AETNA PPO $577.03 ↑ +237%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $582.03 ↑ +240%
QUALCARE HMO $582.03 ↑ +240%
QUALCARE PPO $582.03 ↑ +240%
HORIZON PPO $586.00 ↑ +243%
CIGNA PPO $612.99 ↑ +258%
CIGNA HMO $612.99 ↑ +258%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $173.18 $173.18 – $465.00
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