Dilation of anal sphincter 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

$1,288.59

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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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$5,429.00

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.

$355.87 with KARNA 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
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $355.87 ↓ -72%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $903.00 ↓ -30%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $977.22 ↓ -24%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $1,004.37 ↓ -22%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $1,112.95 ↓ -14%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $1,189.00 ↓ -8%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,288.59 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,288.59 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $1,288.59 ↑ +0%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $1,288.59 ↑ +0%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,353.02 ↑ +5%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,404.57 ↑ +9%
QUALCARE HMO $1,525.00 ↑ +18%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $1,546.31 ↑ +20%
CIGNA HMO $2,249.00 ↑ +75%
CIGNA PPO $2,518.00 ↑ +95%
HORIZON PIP $3,534.28 ↑ +174%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $3,647.75 ↑ +183%
HORIZON OMNIA $3,920.28 ↑ +204%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $4,071.75 ↑ +216%
AETNA ASA $4,250.91 ↑ +230%
CIGNA BH $4,343.20 ↑ +237%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $4,614.65 ↑ +258%
HORIZON SHP $4,660.25 ↑ +262%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $4,714.54 ↑ +266%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $4,831.81 ↑ +275%
HORIZON HMO $4,835.07 ↑ +275%
QUALCARE PPO $4,929.53 ↑ +283%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $4,929.53 ↑ +283%
HORIZON PPO $4,963.19 ↑ +285%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $5,339.96 ↑ +314%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $6,189.00 ↑ +380%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $7,601.00 ↑ +490%
AETNA HMO $9,383.00 ↑ +628%
AETNA PPO $9,383.00 ↑ +628%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $9,933.00 ↑ +671%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Dilation of anal sphincter at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $1,305.08 $1,305.08 – $1,566.09
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $1,388.56 $368.29 – $1,457.98
Ocean University Medical Center Brick $1,288.59 $355.87 – $1,546.31
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison $1,306.21 $88.86 – $1,306.21
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City $1,305.08 $355.87 – $1,566.09
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen $1,388.56 $368.29 – $1,513.53
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy $1,306.21 $368.29 – $1,567.45
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank $1,305.08 $355.87 – $1,566.09

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