Esophagoscop ultrasound exam at Southern Ocean Medical Center
1140 Route 72 West, Manahawkin, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1831601590
$2,073.18
Cash price Discounted cash price 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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
$3,520.00
Gross charge 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.
$318.62 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| KARNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $318.62 | ↓ -85% |
| CLOVER | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $633.60 | ↓ -69% |
| AETNA | MANAGED MEDICAID | $651.20 | ↓ -69% |
| SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $721.60 | ↓ -65% |
| HORIZON | MANAGED MEDICAID | $1,188.00 | ↓ -43% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $1,189.00 | ↓ -43% |
| QUALCARE | HMO | $1,982.00 | ↓ -4% |
| WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $2,073.18 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $2,073.18 | ↑ +0% |
| HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $2,073.18 | ↑ +0% |
| VACCN | ALL PRODUCTS | $2,073.18 | ↑ +0% |
| UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $2,176.84 | ↑ +5% |
| AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $2,259.77 | ↑ +9% |
| HORIZON | PIP | $2,291.52 | ↑ +11% |
| HORIZON | WORKERS COMP | $2,365.09 | ↑ +14% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | DSNP | $2,487.82 | ↑ +20% |
| HORIZON | OMNIA | $2,541.79 | ↑ +23% |
| BERGEN RISK | ALL PRODUCTS | $2,640.00 | ↑ +27% |
| AETNA | ASA | $2,756.16 | ↑ +33% |
| CIGNA | BH | $2,816.00 | ↑ +36% |
| MULTIPLAN - PHCS | ALL PRODUCTS | $2,992.00 | ↑ +44% |
| HORIZON | SHP | $3,021.57 | ↑ +46% |
| AMERIHEALTH | LOCAL HMO | $3,056.77 | ↑ +47% |
| HORIZON | INDEMNITY | $3,132.80 | ↑ +51% |
| CIGNA | HMO | $3,133.00 | ↑ +51% |
| HORIZON | HMO | $3,134.91 | ↑ +51% |
| QUALCARE | PPO | $3,196.16 | ↑ +54% |
| QUALCARE | WORKERS COMP | $3,196.16 | ↑ +54% |
| HORIZON | PPO | $3,217.98 | ↑ +55% |
| AMERIHEALTH | REGIONAL HMO | $3,462.27 | ↑ +67% |
| CIGNA | PPO | $3,508.00 | ↑ +69% |
| OXFORD | ALL PRODUCTS | $6,189.00 | ↑ +199% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | HMO | $7,601.00 | ↑ +267% |
| AETNA | PPO | $9,383.00 | ↑ +353% |
| AETNA | HMO | $9,383.00 | ↑ +353% |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $9,933.00 | ↑ +379% |
| AMERIGROUP | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
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Esophagoscop ultrasound exam at other New-jersey hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayshore Medical Center | Holmdel | $2,099.70 | $2,099.70 – $2,519.64 |
| Hackensack University Medical Center | Hackensack | $2,234.01 | $328.36 – $2,345.71 |
| Ocean University Medical Center | Brick | $2,073.18 | $318.62 – $2,487.82 |
| JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) | Edison | $2,101.52 | $300.00 – $2,101.52 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | Neptune City | $2,099.70 | $318.62 – $2,519.64 |
| Palisades Medical Center | North Bergen | $2,234.01 | $295.50 – $2,435.07 |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center | Perth Amboy | $2,101.52 | $328.36 – $2,521.83 |
| Riverview Medical Center | Red Bank | $2,099.70 | $318.62 – $2,519.64 |