Dexa bone density study >=1 sites appendicular skeleton (peripheral) 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

$96.23

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$495.00

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.

$52.97 with AETNA vs $452.53 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
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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
AETNA PPO $52.97 ↓ -45%
AETNA HMO $52.97 ↓ -45%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $55.24 ↓ -43%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $58.16 ↓ -40%
CIGNA PPO $77.60 ↓ -19%
CIGNA HMO $77.60 ↓ -19%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $89.10 ↓ -7%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $91.58 ↓ -5%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $96.23 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $96.23 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $96.23 ↑ +0%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $96.23 ↑ +0%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $101.04 ↑ +5%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $101.48 ↑ +5%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $104.89 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $115.47 ↑ +20%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $149.18 ↑ +55%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $151.76 ↑ +58%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $219.04 ↑ +128%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $267.80 ↑ +178%
HORIZON PIP $322.25 ↑ +235%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $332.59 ↑ +246%
HORIZON OMNIA $357.44 ↑ +271%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $371.25 ↑ +286%
AETNA ASA $387.59 ↑ +303%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $396.00 ↑ +312%
CIGNA BH $396.00 ↑ +312%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $420.75 ↑ +337%
HORIZON SHP $424.91 ↑ +342%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $440.55 ↑ +358%
HORIZON HMO $440.85 ↑ +358%
QUALCARE HMO $449.46 ↑ +367%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $449.46 ↑ +367%
QUALCARE PPO $449.46 ↑ +367%
HORIZON PPO $452.53 ↑ +370%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Dexa bone density study >=1 sites appendicular skeleton (peripheral) at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $97.46 $47.75 – $219.04
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $103.69 $58.77 – $250.18
Ocean University Medical Center Brick $96.23 $47.75 – $149.18
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison $97.54 $61.07 – $231.98
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City $97.46 $49.72 – $146.61
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen $103.69 $45.18 – $219.04
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy $97.54 $47.75 – $219.04
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank $97.46 $47.75 – $219.04

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