Change of ureter tube/stent 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

$2,267.41

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$4,738.00

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.

$159.48 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 $159.48 ↓ -93%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $786.51 ↓ -65%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $852.84 ↓ -62%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $983.00 ↓ -57%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $1,094.48 ↓ -52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $1,189.00 ↓ -48%
CIGNA HMO $2,247.00 ↓ -1%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $2,267.41 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $2,267.41 ↑ +0%
OPTUM HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,267.41 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,267.41 ↑ +0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,267.41 ↑ +0%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,380.78 ↑ +5%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,471.48 ↑ +9%
CIGNA PPO $2,518.00 ↑ +11%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $2,720.90 ↑ +20%
BEACON ALL PRODUCTS $3,553.50 ↑ +57%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $3,553.50 ↑ +57%
HORIZON PIP $3,610.36 ↑ +59%
QUALCARE PPO $3,681.43 ↑ +62%
AETNA ASA $3,709.85 ↑ +64%
HORIZON OMNIA $3,759.13 ↑ +66%
CIGNA BH $3,790.40 ↑ +67%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $4,027.30 ↑ +78%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $4,027.30 ↑ +78%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $4,139.12 ↑ +83%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $4,169.44 ↑ +84%
HORIZON SHP $4,599.18 ↑ +103%
HORIZON HMO $4,623.34 ↑ +104%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $4,674.04 ↑ +106%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $4,687.78 ↑ +107%
HORIZON PPO $4,738.00 ↑ +109%
QUALCARE HMO $6,256.00 ↑ +176%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $6,345.00 ↑ +180%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $7,625.00 ↑ +236%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $10,163.00 ↑ +348%
AETNA PPO $10,202.00 ↑ +350%
AETNA HMO $10,202.00 ↑ +350%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $14,615.00 ↑ +545%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital
UBH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital

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Change of ureter tube/stent at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $2,267.41 $2,267.41 – $2,720.90
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $2,412.45 $165.04 – $2,533.07
Ocean University Medical Center Brick $2,238.78 $159.48 – $2,686.53
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison $2,269.38 $165.04 – $2,269.38
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen $2,412.45 $165.04 – $2,629.57
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy $2,269.38 $165.04 – $2,723.26
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank $2,267.41 $159.48 – $2,720.90
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin $2,238.78 $159.48 – $2,686.53

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