Change of windpipe airway 31502 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

$257.04

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$845.00

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$71.27 with KARNA vs $12,082.00 with HORIZON — 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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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 $71.27 ↓ -72%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $140.27 ↓ -45%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $152.10 ↓ -41%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $195.20 ↓ -24%
OPTUM HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $257.04 ↑ +0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $257.04 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $257.04 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $257.04 ↑ +0%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $257.04 ↑ +0%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $269.89 ↑ +5%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $280.17 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $308.44 ↑ +20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $497.71 ↑ +94%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $575.78 ↑ +124%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $582.97 ↑ +127%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $633.75 ↑ +147%
BEACON ALL PRODUCTS $633.75 ↑ +147%
HORIZON PIP $643.89 ↑ +151%
QUALCARE HMO $656.57 ↑ +155%
QUALCARE PPO $656.57 ↑ +155%
AETNA ASA $661.64 ↑ +157%
CIGNA BH $676.00 ↑ +163%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $718.00 ↑ +179%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $718.25 ↑ +179%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $718.25 ↑ +179%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $738.19 ↑ +187%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $743.60 ↑ +189%
AETNA PPO $760.50 ↑ +196%
AETNA HMO $760.50 ↑ +196%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $760.50 ↑ +196%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $836.04 ↑ +225%
CIGNA HMO $2,247.00 ↑ +774%
CIGNA PPO $2,518.00 ↑ +880%
HORIZON OMNIA $9,533.00 ↑ +3609%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $10,149.00 ↑ +3848%
HORIZON SHP $10,970.00 ↑ +4168%
HORIZON HMO $11,776.00 ↑ +4481%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $11,886.00 ↑ +4524%
HORIZON PPO $12,082.00 ↑ +4600%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital
UBH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital

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