Diagnostic laryngoscopy 31505 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

$212.17

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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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$499.00

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.

$0.01 with CIGNA vs $9,933.00 with BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN — 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
CIGNA HMO $0.01 ↓ -100%
CIGNA PPO $0.01 ↓ -100%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $89.82 ↓ -58%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $92.32 ↓ -56%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $102.30 ↓ -52%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $103.55 ↓ -51%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $212.17 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $212.17 ↑ +0%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $212.17 ↑ +0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $212.17 ↑ +0%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $222.78 ↑ +5%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $231.27 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $254.61 ↑ +20%
HORIZON PIP $324.85 ↑ +53%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $335.28 ↑ +58%
HORIZON OMNIA $360.33 ↑ +70%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $374.25 ↑ +76%
AETNA ASA $390.72 ↑ +84%
CIGNA BH $399.20 ↑ +88%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $424.15 ↑ +100%
HORIZON SHP $428.34 ↑ +102%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $433.33 ↑ +104%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $444.11 ↑ +109%
HORIZON HMO $444.41 ↑ +109%
QUALCARE PPO $453.09 ↑ +114%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $453.09 ↑ +114%
HORIZON PPO $456.19 ↑ +115%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $490.82 ↑ +131%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $1,189.00 ↑ +460%
QUALCARE HMO $1,525.00 ↑ +619%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $1,679.00 ↑ +691%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $2,837.00 ↑ +1237%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $3,352.00 ↑ +1480%
AETNA PPO $9,383.00 ↑ +4322%
AETNA HMO $9,383.00 ↑ +4322%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $9,933.00 ↑ +4582%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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