Augumentation percutaneous vertebral including cavity creation 1 vertebral body thoracic 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

$7,907.11

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$16,448.00

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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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$1,045.14 with KARNA vs $23,535.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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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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 $1,045.14 ↓ -87%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $1,827.00 ↓ -77%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $2,379.00 ↓ -70%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $2,730.37 ↓ -65%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,960.64 ↓ -63%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $3,799.49 ↓ -52%
QUALCARE HMO $6,256.00 ↓ -21%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,907.11 ↑ +0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,907.11 ↑ +0%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $7,907.11 ↑ +0%
OPTUM HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,907.11 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $7,907.11 ↑ +0%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8,302.46 ↑ +5%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8,618.75 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $9,488.53 ↑ +20%
HORIZON OMNIA $10,075.00 ↑ +27%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $10,163.00 ↑ +29%
AETNA PPO $10,202.00 ↑ +29%
AETNA HMO $10,202.00 ↑ +29%
QUALCARE PPO $10,231.00 ↑ +29%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $10,822.00 ↑ +37%
HORIZON SHP $11,486.00 ↑ +45%
BEACON ALL PRODUCTS $12,336.00 ↑ +56%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $12,336.00 ↑ +56%
HORIZON HMO $12,442.00 ↑ +57%
HORIZON PIP $12,533.38 ↑ +59%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $12,559.00 ↑ +59%
HORIZON PPO $12,766.00 ↑ +61%
AETNA ASA $12,878.78 ↑ +63%
CIGNA BH $13,158.40 ↑ +66%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $13,295.00 ↑ +68%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $13,980.80 ↑ +77%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $13,980.80 ↑ +77%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $14,615.00 ↑ +85%
CIGNA PPO $14,785.11 ↑ +87%
CIGNA HMO $14,785.11 ↑ +87%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $15,027.00 ↑ +90%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $19,413.00 ↑ +146%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $23,535.00 ↑ +198%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital
UBH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital

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Augumentation percutaneous vertebral including cavity creation 1 vertebral body thoracic at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $7,907.11 $7,907.11 – $9,488.53
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $8,412.89 $1,074.51 – $8,833.53
Ocean University Medical Center Brick $7,807.24 $1,045.14 – $9,368.69
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison $7,913.97 $1,074.51 – $7,913.97
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen $8,412.89 $1,074.51 – $9,170.04
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy $7,913.97 $1,074.51 – $9,496.76
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank $7,907.11 $1,045.14 – $9,488.53
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin $7,807.24 $1,045.14 – $9,368.69

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