Bone biopsy open superficial 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

$3,167.89

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$6,904.00

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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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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$286.62 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 $286.62 ↓ -91%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $1,146.06 ↓ -64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $1,189.00 ↓ -62%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,242.72 ↓ -61%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $1,293.00 ↓ -59%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $1,594.82 ↓ -50%
CIGNA HMO $3,135.00 ↓ -1%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $3,167.89 ↑ +0%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $3,167.89 ↑ +0%
OPTUM HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,167.89 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,167.89 ↑ +0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,167.89 ↑ +0%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,326.28 ↑ +5%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,453.00 ↑ +9%
CIGNA PPO $3,509.00 ↑ +11%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $3,801.47 ↑ +20%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $5,178.00 ↑ +63%
BEACON ALL PRODUCTS $5,178.00 ↑ +63%
HORIZON PIP $5,260.85 ↑ +66%
QUALCARE PPO $5,364.41 ↑ +69%
AETNA ASA $5,405.83 ↑ +71%
HORIZON OMNIA $5,477.63 ↑ +73%
CIGNA BH $5,523.20 ↑ +74%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $5,868.40 ↑ +85%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $5,868.40 ↑ +85%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $6,031.33 ↑ +90%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $6,075.52 ↑ +92%
QUALCARE HMO $6,256.00 ↑ +97%
HORIZON SHP $6,701.71 ↑ +112%
HORIZON HMO $6,736.92 ↑ +113%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $6,810.80 ↑ +115%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $6,830.82 ↑ +116%
HORIZON PPO $6,904.00 ↑ +118%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $8,522.00 ↑ +169%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $10,163.00 ↑ +221%
AETNA HMO $10,202.00 ↑ +222%
AETNA PPO $10,202.00 ↑ +222%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $10,276.00 ↑ +224%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $14,615.00 ↑ +361%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital
UBH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital

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Bone biopsy open superficial at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $3,167.89 $3,167.89 – $3,801.47
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $3,370.52 $295.01 – $3,539.05
Ocean University Medical Center Brick $3,127.88 $286.62 – $3,753.45
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison $3,170.64 $126.00 – $3,170.64
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen $3,370.52 $295.01 – $3,673.87
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy $3,170.64 $295.01 – $3,804.76
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank $3,167.89 $286.62 – $3,801.47
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin $3,127.88 $286.62 – $3,753.45

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