Sho arthrs dx +- synovial bx 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

$3,545.97

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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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$7,805.00

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.

$989.28 with KARNA vs $15,984.00 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 $989.28 ↓ -72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $1,189.00 ↓ -66%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,404.90 ↓ -60%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $1,443.93 ↓ -59%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $1,600.03 ↓ -55%
QUALCARE HMO $2,255.00 ↓ -36%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $2,897.00 ↓ -18%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $3,545.97 ↑ +0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,545.97 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,545.97 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $3,545.97 ↑ +0%
CIGNA HMO $3,586.00 ↑ +1%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,723.27 ↑ +5%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,865.11 ↑ +9%
CIGNA PPO $4,011.00 ↑ +13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $4,255.16 ↑ +20%
HORIZON PIP $5,081.06 ↑ +43%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $5,244.18 ↑ +48%
HORIZON OMNIA $5,635.99 ↑ +59%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $5,853.75 ↑ +65%
AETNA ASA $6,111.32 ↑ +72%
CIGNA BH $6,244.00 ↑ +76%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $6,634.25 ↑ +87%
HORIZON SHP $6,699.81 ↑ +89%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $6,777.86 ↑ +91%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $6,946.45 ↑ +96%
HORIZON HMO $6,951.13 ↑ +96%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $7,086.94 ↑ +100%
QUALCARE PPO $7,086.94 ↑ +100%
HORIZON PPO $7,135.33 ↑ +101%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $7,677.00 ↑ +116%
AETNA HMO $9,383.00 ↑ +165%
AETNA PPO $9,383.00 ↑ +165%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $11,243.00 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $14,007.00 ↑ +295%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $15,984.00 ↑ +351%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $5,855.00 $243.39 – $7,091.94
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $6,839.00 $286.37 – $7,280.38
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Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville $3,986.00 $282.92 – $7,243.98
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Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $5,339.00 $310.52 – $7,603.89
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch $5,419.00 $565.83 – $7,146.75
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $3,591.33 $3,591.33 – $15,984.00

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