Thyroxine binding globulin (tbg) at Southern Ocean Medical Center
1140 Route 72 West, Manahawkin, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1831601590
$14.78
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.
$275.00
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.
$12.03 with AETNA vs $67.73 with CIGNA — 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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| AETNA | MANAGED MEDICAID | $12.03 | ↓ -19% |
| AMERIGROUP | MANAGED MEDICAID | $14.78 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $14.78 | ↑ +0% |
| SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $14.78 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $14.78 | ↑ +0% |
| CLOVER | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $14.78 | ↑ +0% |
| VACCN | ALL PRODUCTS | $14.78 | ↑ +0% |
| UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $15.52 | ↑ +5% |
| AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $16.11 | ↑ +9% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | DSNP | $17.74 | ↑ +20% |
| KARNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $19.25 | ↑ +30% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | HMO | $30.34 | ↑ +105% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $32.46 | ↑ +120% |
| OXFORD | ALL PRODUCTS | $35.17 | ↑ +138% |
| HORIZON | MANAGED MEDICAID | $41.20 | ↑ +179% |
| HORIZON | PIP | $42.32 | ↑ +186% |
| HORIZON | WORKERS COMP | $43.67 | ↑ +195% |
| HORIZON | OMNIA | $46.94 | ↑ +218% |
| BERGEN RISK | ALL PRODUCTS | $48.75 | ↑ +230% |
| AETNA | ASA | $50.90 | ↑ +244% |
| CIGNA | BH | $52.00 | ↑ +252% |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $52.00 | ↑ +252% |
| MULTIPLAN - PHCS | ALL PRODUCTS | $55.25 | ↑ +274% |
| AETNA | HMO | $55.38 | ↑ +275% |
| AETNA | PPO | $55.38 | ↑ +275% |
| HORIZON | SHP | $55.80 | ↑ +278% |
| AMERIHEALTH | LOCAL HMO | $56.45 | ↑ +282% |
| HORIZON | INDEMNITY | $57.85 | ↑ +291% |
| HORIZON | HMO | $57.89 | ↑ +292% |
| QUALCARE | WORKERS COMP | $59.02 | ↑ +299% |
| QUALCARE | PPO | $59.02 | ↑ +299% |
| QUALCARE | HMO | $59.02 | ↑ +299% |
| HORIZON | PPO | $59.42 | ↑ +302% |
| AMERIHEALTH | REGIONAL HMO | $63.93 | ↑ +333% |
| CIGNA | PPO | $67.73 | ↑ +358% |
| CIGNA | HMO | $67.73 | ↑ +358% |
| HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | not published by hospital | — |
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Thyroxine binding globulin (tbg) at other New-jersey hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center | Elizabeth | $16.26 | $6.95 – $70.30 |
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center | Livingston | $16.26 | $6.95 – $60.09 |
| Community Medical Center | Toms River | $16.26 | $6.95 – $60.09 |
| Clara Maass Medical Center | Belleville | $16.26 | $6.95 – $60.09 |
| Childrens Specialized Hospital | Mountainside | $59.50 | $11.82 – $12.17 |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | Newark | $16.26 | $6.95 – $60.09 |
| Jersey City Medical Center | Jersey City | $16.26 | $6.95 – $60.09 |
| Monmouth Medical Center | Long Branch | $16.26 | $6.95 – $60.09 |