Nerve conduction studies 13+ at Southern Ocean Medical Center
1140 Route 72 West, Manahawkin, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1831601590
$579.88
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.
$2,698.00
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.
$477.55 with KARNA vs $2,653.75 with AMERIHEALTH — 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 | $477.55 | ↓ -18% |
| CLOVER | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $485.64 | ↓ -16% |
| AETNA | MANAGED MEDICAID | $499.13 | ↓ -14% |
| SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $553.09 | ↓ -5% |
| HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $579.88 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $579.88 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $579.88 | ↑ +0% |
| VACCN | ALL PRODUCTS | $579.88 | ↑ +0% |
| UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $608.88 | ↑ +5% |
| AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $632.07 | ↑ +9% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | DSNP | $695.86 | ↑ +20% |
| OXFORD | ALL PRODUCTS | $1,041.00 | ↑ +80% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | HMO | $1,522.00 | ↑ +162% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $1,589.12 | ↑ +174% |
| HORIZON | MANAGED MEDICAID | $1,709.99 | ↑ +195% |
| HORIZON | PIP | $1,756.40 | ↑ +203% |
| HORIZON | WORKERS COMP | $1,812.79 | ↑ +213% |
| HORIZON | OMNIA | $1,948.23 | ↑ +236% |
| BERGEN RISK | ALL PRODUCTS | $2,023.50 | ↑ +249% |
| AETNA | ASA | $2,112.53 | ↑ +264% |
| CIGNA | BH | $2,158.40 | ↑ +272% |
| MULTIPLAN - PHCS | ALL PRODUCTS | $2,293.30 | ↑ +295% |
| HORIZON | SHP | $2,315.96 | ↑ +299% |
| AMERIHEALTH | LOCAL HMO | $2,342.94 | ↑ +304% |
| HORIZON | INDEMNITY | $2,401.22 | ↑ +314% |
| HORIZON | HMO | $2,402.84 | ↑ +314% |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $2,428.20 | ↑ +319% |
| AETNA | HMO | $2,428.74 | ↑ +319% |
| AETNA | PPO | $2,428.74 | ↑ +319% |
| QUALCARE | PPO | $2,449.78 | ↑ +322% |
| QUALCARE | HMO | $2,449.78 | ↑ +322% |
| QUALCARE | WORKERS COMP | $2,449.78 | ↑ +322% |
| HORIZON | PPO | $2,466.51 | ↑ +325% |
| CIGNA | PPO | $2,580.10 | ↑ +345% |
| CIGNA | HMO | $2,580.10 | ↑ +345% |
| AMERIHEALTH | REGIONAL HMO | $2,653.75 | ↑ +358% |
| AMERIGROUP | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
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Nerve conduction studies 13+ at other New-jersey hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center | Livingston | $722.57 | $282.63 – $1,190.58 |
| Jersey City Medical Center | Jersey City | $669.11 | $189.12 – $1,243.49 |
| Bayshore Medical Center | Holmdel | $587.30 | $485.00 – $978.00 |
| Hackensack University Medical Center | Hackensack | $624.87 | $497.79 – $4,692.00 |
| Ocean University Medical Center | Brick | $579.88 | $104.00 – $872.00 |
| JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) | Edison | $587.81 | $104.00 – $4,008.00 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | Neptune City | $587.30 | $477.55 – $1,032.00 |
| Palisades Medical Center | North Bergen | $624.87 | $335.41 – $1,301.00 |