Capsulotomy; interphalangeal joint, each joint (separate proc) 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

$1,771.43

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$3,607.00

Gross charge

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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.

$525.78 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 $525.78 ↓ -70%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $598.76 ↓ -66%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $649.26 ↓ -63%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $833.22 ↓ -53%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $1,189.00 ↓ -33%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $1,771.43 ↑ +0%
OPTUM HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,771.43 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,771.43 ↑ +0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,771.43 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $1,771.43 ↑ +0%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $1,827.00 ↑ +3%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,860.00 ↑ +5%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,930.86 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $2,125.72 ↑ +20%
BEACON ALL PRODUCTS $2,705.25 ↑ +53%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $2,705.25 ↑ +53%
HORIZON PIP $2,748.53 ↑ +55%
QUALCARE PPO $2,802.64 ↑ +58%
AETNA ASA $2,824.28 ↑ +59%
HORIZON OMNIA $2,861.79 ↑ +62%
CIGNA BH $2,885.60 ↑ +63%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $3,065.95 ↑ +73%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $3,065.95 ↑ +73%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $3,151.08 ↑ +78%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $3,174.16 ↑ +79%
CIGNA PPO $3,242.33 ↑ +83%
CIGNA HMO $3,242.33 ↑ +83%
HORIZON SHP $3,501.31 ↑ +98%
HORIZON HMO $3,519.71 ↑ +99%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $3,558.31 ↑ +101%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $3,568.77 ↑ +101%
HORIZON PPO $3,607.00 ↑ +104%
QUALCARE HMO $6,256.00 ↑ +253%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $8,522.00 ↑ +381%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $10,163.00 ↑ +474%
AETNA HMO $10,202.00 ↑ +476%
AETNA PPO $10,202.00 ↑ +476%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $10,276.00 ↑ +480%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $14,615.00 ↑ +725%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital
UBH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital

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Capsulotomy; interphalangeal joint, each joint (separate proc) at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $1,771.43 $1,771.43 – $2,125.72
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $1,884.74 $544.92 – $1,978.98
Ocean University Medical Center Brick $1,749.06 $525.78 – $2,098.87
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison $1,772.97 $95.70 – $1,772.97
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen $1,884.74 $544.92 – $2,054.37
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy $1,772.97 $544.92 – $2,127.56
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank $1,771.43 $525.78 – $2,125.72
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin $1,749.06 $525.78 – $2,098.87

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