Implant cochlear device 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

$34,762.13

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$53,173.00

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.

$2,379.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $45,197.05 with MULTIPLAN - PHCS — 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $2,379.00 ↓ -93%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,527.97 ↓ -93%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $2,651.00 ↓ -92%
QUALCARE HMO $4,391.00 ↓ -87%
CIGNA HMO $6,724.00 ↓ -81%
HORIZON OMNIA $7,049.00 ↓ -80%
CIGNA PPO $7,532.00 ↓ -78%
HORIZON SHP $7,963.00 ↓ -77%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $8,703.00 ↓ -75%
HORIZON HMO $8,706.00 ↓ -75%
HORIZON PPO $8,936.00 ↓ -74%
AETNA PPO $9,383.00 ↓ -73%
AETNA HMO $9,383.00 ↓ -73%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9,571.14 ↓ -72%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $9,837.01 ↓ -72%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $9,933.00 ↓ -71%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $10,197.00 ↓ -71%
QUALCARE PPO $10,197.00 ↓ -71%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $10,900.47 ↓ -69%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $13,972.00 ↓ -60%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $15,603.00 ↓ -55%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $15,795.00 ↓ -55%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $30,943.00 ↓ -11%
HORIZON PIP $34,615.62 ↓ -0%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $34,762.13 ↑ +0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $34,762.13 ↑ +0%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $34,762.13 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $34,762.13 ↑ +0%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $35,726.94 ↑ +3%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $36,500.24 ↑ +5%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $37,890.72 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $38,981.00 ↑ +12%
AETNA ASA $41,634.46 ↑ +20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $41,714.56 ↑ +20%
CIGNA BH $42,538.40 ↑ +22%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $45,197.05 ↑ +30%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Implant cochlear device at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $35,206.80 $35,206.80 – $42,248.16
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $37,458.80 $2,615.99 – $39,331.74
Ocean University Medical Center Brick $34,762.13 $2,527.97 – $41,714.56
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison $35,237.34 $1,450.00 – $35,237.34
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City $35,206.80 $2,527.97 – $42,248.16
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen $37,458.80 $2,615.99 – $40,830.09
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy $35,237.34 $2,615.99 – $42,284.81
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank $35,206.80 $2,527.97 – $42,248.16

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