CT lower extremity without contrast (both sides) 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

$116.22

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$2,860.00

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.

$116.22 with WELLCARE vs $2,614.61 with HORIZON — 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
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $116.22 ↑ +0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $116.22 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $116.22 ↑ +0%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $116.22 ↑ +0%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $122.03 ↑ +5%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $126.68 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $139.46 ↑ +20%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $243.12 ↑ +109%
CIGNA HMO $255.74 ↑ +120%
CIGNA PPO $255.74 ↑ +120%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $265.07 ↑ +128%
AETNA HMO $347.47 ↑ +199%
AETNA PPO $347.47 ↑ +199%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $473.40 ↑ +307%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $481.59 ↑ +314%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $514.80 ↑ +343%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $529.10 ↑ +355%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $586.30 ↑ +404%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $714.00 ↑ +514%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $1,547.26 ↑ +1231%
HORIZON PIP $1,861.86 ↑ +1502%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $1,921.63 ↑ +1553%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $1,973.40 ↑ +1598%
HORIZON OMNIA $2,065.21 ↑ +1677%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $2,145.00 ↑ +1746%
AETNA ASA $2,239.38 ↑ +1827%
CIGNA BH $2,288.00 ↑ +1869%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $2,431.00 ↑ +1992%
HORIZON SHP $2,455.02 ↑ +2012%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $2,545.40 ↑ +2090%
HORIZON HMO $2,547.12 ↑ +2092%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $2,596.88 ↑ +2134%
QUALCARE PPO $2,596.88 ↑ +2134%
QUALCARE HMO $2,596.88 ↑ +2134%
HORIZON PPO $2,614.61 ↑ +2150%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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CT lower extremity without contrast (both sides) at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $117.70 $117.70 – $1,762.00
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $125.23 $100.19 – $1,699.92
Ocean University Medical Center Brick $116.22 $106.34 – $1,762.00
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison $117.81 $106.34 – $423.32
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City $117.70 $117.70 – $2,083.00
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen $125.23 $125.23 – $650.00
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy $117.81 $117.81 – $1,752.00
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank $117.70 $117.70 – $1,762.00

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