Collection blood specimen using established central/peripheral catheter venous nos 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

$142.67

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$495.00

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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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$0.01 with CIGNA vs $12,082.00 with HORIZON — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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
CIGNA HMO $0.01 ↓ -100%
CIGNA PPO $0.01 ↓ -100%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $64.16 ↓ -55%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $82.17 ↓ -42%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $89.10 ↓ -38%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $114.35 ↓ -20%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $142.67 ↑ +0%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $142.67 ↑ +0%
OPTUM HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $142.67 ↑ +0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $142.67 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $142.67 ↑ +0%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $149.81 ↑ +5%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $155.51 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $171.21 ↑ +20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $291.56 ↑ +104%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $337.29 ↑ +136%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $341.50 ↑ +139%
BEACON ALL PRODUCTS $371.25 ↑ +160%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $371.25 ↑ +160%
HORIZON PIP $377.19 ↑ +164%
QUALCARE HMO $384.62 ↑ +170%
QUALCARE PPO $384.62 ↑ +170%
AETNA ASA $387.59 ↑ +172%
CIGNA BH $396.00 ↑ +178%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $420.60 ↑ +195%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $420.75 ↑ +195%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $420.75 ↑ +195%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $432.43 ↑ +203%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $435.60 ↑ +205%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $445.50 ↑ +212%
AETNA PPO $445.50 ↑ +212%
AETNA HMO $445.50 ↑ +212%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $489.75 ↑ +243%
HORIZON OMNIA $9,533.00 ↑ +6582%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $10,149.00 ↑ +7014%
HORIZON SHP $10,970.00 ↑ +7589%
HORIZON HMO $11,776.00 ↑ +8154%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $11,886.00 ↑ +8231%
HORIZON PPO $12,082.00 ↑ +8368%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital
UBH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital

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