Cta lower extremity without & w/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

$194.55

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$2,994.00

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.

$194.55 with VACCN vs $2,737.11 with HORIZON — 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
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $194.55 ↑ +0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $194.55 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $194.55 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $194.55 ↑ +0%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $204.28 ↑ +5%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $212.06 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $233.47 ↑ +20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $434.32 ↑ +123%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $538.92 ↑ +177%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $553.89 ↑ +185%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $609.36 ↑ +213%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $613.77 ↑ +215%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $698.17 ↑ +259%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $710.25 ↑ +265%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $714.00 ↑ +267%
CIGNA HMO $736.36 ↑ +278%
CIGNA PPO $736.36 ↑ +278%
AETNA PPO $812.12 ↑ +317%
AETNA HMO $812.12 ↑ +317%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $1,619.75 ↑ +733%
HORIZON PIP $1,949.09 ↑ +902%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $2,011.67 ↑ +934%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $2,065.86 ↑ +962%
HORIZON OMNIA $2,161.97 ↑ +1011%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $2,245.50 ↑ +1054%
AETNA ASA $2,344.30 ↑ +1105%
CIGNA BH $2,395.20 ↑ +1131%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $2,544.90 ↑ +1208%
HORIZON SHP $2,570.05 ↑ +1221%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $2,664.66 ↑ +1270%
HORIZON HMO $2,666.46 ↑ +1271%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $2,718.55 ↑ +1297%
QUALCARE PPO $2,718.55 ↑ +1297%
QUALCARE HMO $2,718.55 ↑ +1297%
HORIZON PPO $2,737.11 ↑ +1307%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Cta lower extremity without & w/contrast (both sides) at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $197.04 $197.04 – $1,762.00
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $209.65 $167.72 – $3,713.18
Ocean University Medical Center Brick $194.55 $178.02 – $1,762.00
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison $197.21 $178.02 – $756.27
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City $197.04 $197.04 – $2,083.00
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen $209.65 $209.65 – $736.36
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy $197.21 $197.21 – $1,752.00
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank $197.04 $197.04 – $1,762.00

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