Colonoscopy/w endoscopic stent 45389 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

$6,588.93

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Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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$9,502.00

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.

$585.20 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 $585.20 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $1,189.00 ↓ -82%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $1,577.33 ↓ -76%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,710.36 ↓ -74%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $1,827.00 ↓ -72%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $2,194.96 ↓ -67%
CIGNA HMO $4,412.00 ↓ -33%
CIGNA PPO $4,944.00 ↓ -25%
QUALCARE HMO $6,256.00 ↓ -5%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $6,345.00 ↓ -4%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $6,588.93 ↑ +0%
OPTUM HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,588.93 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,588.93 ↑ +0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,588.93 ↑ +0%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $6,588.93 ↑ +0%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,918.37 ↑ +5%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $7,126.50 ↑ +8%
BEACON ALL PRODUCTS $7,126.50 ↑ +8%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,181.93 ↑ +9%
HORIZON PIP $7,240.52 ↑ +10%
QUALCARE PPO $7,383.05 ↑ +12%
AETNA ASA $7,440.07 ↑ +13%
HORIZON OMNIA $7,538.89 ↑ +14%
CIGNA BH $7,601.60 ↑ +15%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $7,625.00 ↑ +16%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $7,906.71 ↑ +20%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $8,076.70 ↑ +23%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $8,076.70 ↑ +23%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $8,300.95 ↑ +26%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $8,361.76 ↑ +27%
HORIZON SHP $9,223.59 ↑ +40%
HORIZON HMO $9,272.05 ↑ +41%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $9,373.72 ↑ +42%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $9,401.28 ↑ +43%
HORIZON PPO $9,502.00 ↑ +44%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $10,163.00 ↑ +54%
AETNA HMO $10,202.00 ↑ +55%
AETNA PPO $10,202.00 ↑ +55%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $14,615.00 ↑ +122%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital
UBH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital

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Colonoscopy/w endoscopic stent 45389 at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $6,588.93 $6,588.93 – $7,906.71
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $7,010.39 $602.46 – $7,360.91
Ocean University Medical Center Brick $6,505.71 $585.20 – $7,806.85
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison $6,594.64 $370.70 – $6,594.64
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen $7,010.39 $365.14 – $7,641.32
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy $6,594.64 $602.46 – $7,913.57
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank $6,588.93 $585.20 – $7,906.71
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin $6,505.71 $585.20 – $7,806.85

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