Air conduction bilat at Jersey Shore University Medical Center
1945 NJ-33, Neptune City, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1790297547
$142.67
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.
$279.00
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.
$46.31 with AETNA vs $502.00 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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| AETNA | MANAGED MEDICAID | $46.31 | ↓ -68% |
| CLOVER | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $50.22 | ↓ -65% |
| SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $64.45 | ↓ -55% |
| KARNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $65.35 | ↓ -54% |
| HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $142.67 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $142.67 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $142.67 | ↑ +0% |
| VACCN | ALL PRODUCTS | $142.67 | ↑ +0% |
| OPTUM HEALTH | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $142.67 | ↑ +0% |
| UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $149.81 | ↑ +5% |
| AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $155.51 | ↑ +9% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $164.33 | ↑ +15% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | DSNP | $171.21 | ↑ +20% |
| OXFORD | ALL PRODUCTS | $190.11 | ↑ +33% |
| HORIZON | MANAGED MEDICAID | $192.48 | ↑ +35% |
| HORIZON | WORKERS COMP | $201.61 | ↑ +41% |
| BEACON | ALL PRODUCTS | $209.25 | ↑ +47% |
| BERGEN RISK | ALL PRODUCTS | $209.25 | ↑ +47% |
| HORIZON | PIP | $212.60 | ↑ +49% |
| QUALCARE | PPO | $216.78 | ↑ +52% |
| QUALCARE | HMO | $216.78 | ↑ +52% |
| AETNA | ASA | $218.46 | ↑ +53% |
| HORIZON | OMNIA | $221.36 | ↑ +55% |
| CIGNA | BH | $223.20 | ↑ +56% |
| MULTIPLAN - PHCS | ALL PRODUCTS | $237.15 | ↑ +66% |
| ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO | ALL PRODUCTS | $237.15 | ↑ +66% |
| QUALCARE | WORKERS COMP | $245.52 | ↑ +72% |
| AETNA | HMO | $251.10 | ↑ +76% |
| AETNA | PPO | $251.10 | ↑ +76% |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $251.10 | ↑ +76% |
| CIGNA | HMO | $266.81 | ↑ +87% |
| CIGNA | PPO | $266.81 | ↑ +87% |
| HORIZON | SHP | $270.83 | ↑ +90% |
| HORIZON | HMO | $272.25 | ↑ +91% |
| HORIZON | INDEMNITY | $275.23 | ↑ +93% |
| HORIZON | PPO | $279.00 | ↑ +96% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | HMO | $328.00 | ↑ +130% |
| AMERIHEALTH | LOCAL HMO | $443.00 | ↑ +211% |
| AMERIHEALTH | REGIONAL HMO | $502.00 | ↑ +252% |
| AMERIGROUP | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
| UBH | ALL PRODUCTS | not published by hospital | — |
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Air conduction bilat at other New-jersey hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayshore Medical Center | Holmdel | $142.67 | $142.67 – $465.00 |
| Hackensack University Medical Center | Hackensack | $151.80 | $69.19 – $487.00 |
| Ocean University Medical Center | Brick | $140.87 | $65.35 – $499.00 |
| JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) | Edison | $142.80 | $69.19 – $627.00 |
| Palisades Medical Center | North Bergen | $151.80 | $69.19 – $994.00 |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center | Perth Amboy | $142.80 | $69.19 – $171.36 |
| Riverview Medical Center | Red Bank | $142.67 | $65.35 – $465.00 |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center | Manahawkin | $140.87 | $65.35 – $465.00 |