Arthrocentesis/aspiration/injection small joint/bursa without ultrasound guidance at Jersey Shore University Medical Center

1945 NJ-33, Neptune City, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1790297547

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Dec 31, 2025 · Ingested Sep 4, 2026

$326.73

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$1,430.00

Gross charge

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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.

$73.37 with KARNA vs $14,615.00 with HORIZON — 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

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 $73.37 ↓ -78%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $237.38 ↓ -27%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $257.40 ↓ -21%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $303.16 ↓ -7%
OPTUM HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $326.73 ↑ +0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $326.73 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $326.73 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $326.73 ↑ +0%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $326.73 ↑ +0%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $330.33 ↑ +1%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $343.07 ↑ +5%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $392.08 ↑ +20%
BEACON ALL PRODUCTS $1,072.50 ↑ +228%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $1,072.50 ↑ +228%
HORIZON PIP $1,089.66 ↑ +234%
QUALCARE PPO $1,111.11 ↑ +240%
AETNA ASA $1,119.69 ↑ +243%
HORIZON OMNIA $1,134.56 ↑ +247%
CIGNA BH $1,144.00 ↑ +250%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $1,189.00 ↑ +264%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $1,215.50 ↑ +272%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $1,215.50 ↑ +272%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $1,249.25 ↑ +282%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $1,258.40 ↑ +285%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $1,293.00 ↑ +296%
HORIZON SHP $1,388.10 ↑ +325%
HORIZON HMO $1,395.39 ↑ +327%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $1,410.70 ↑ +332%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $1,414.84 ↑ +333%
HORIZON PPO $1,430.00 ↑ +338%
CIGNA HMO $2,247.00 ↑ +588%
CIGNA PPO $2,518.00 ↑ +671%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $2,805.00 ↑ +759%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $3,315.00 ↑ +915%
QUALCARE HMO $6,256.00 ↑ +1815%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $10,163.00 ↑ +3011%
AETNA PPO $10,202.00 ↑ +3022%
AETNA HMO $10,202.00 ↑ +3022%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $14,615.00 ↑ +4373%
UBH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $326.73 $326.73 – $392.08
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Ocean University Medical Center Brick $322.61 $73.37 – $512.28
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Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy $327.02 $75.18 – $606.70
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank $326.73 $73.37 – $392.08
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin $322.61 $73.37 – $387.13

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