Cystourethroscopy w/biopsy(s) 52204 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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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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$6,050.00

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.

$287.37 with KARNA vs $15,984.00 with BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN — 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 $287.37 ↓ -87%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $1,004.30 ↓ -56%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,089.00 ↓ -52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $1,189.00 ↓ -48%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $1,293.00 ↓ -43%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $1,397.55 ↓ -38%
OPTUM HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,267.41 ↑ +0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,267.41 ↑ +0%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $2,267.41 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $2,267.41 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,267.41 ↑ +0%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,380.78 ↑ +5%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,471.48 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $2,720.90 ↑ +20%
CIGNA HMO $3,135.00 ↑ +38%
CIGNA PPO $3,509.00 ↑ +55%
BEACON ALL PRODUCTS $4,537.50 ↑ +100%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $4,537.50 ↑ +100%
HORIZON PIP $4,610.10 ↑ +103%
QUALCARE PPO $4,700.85 ↑ +107%
AETNA ASA $4,737.15 ↑ +109%
HORIZON OMNIA $4,800.07 ↑ +112%
CIGNA BH $4,840.00 ↑ +113%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $5,142.50 ↑ +127%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $5,142.50 ↑ +127%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $5,285.28 ↑ +133%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $5,324.00 ↑ +135%
HORIZON SHP $5,872.74 ↑ +159%
HORIZON HMO $5,903.59 ↑ +160%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $5,968.33 ↑ +163%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $5,985.87 ↑ +164%
HORIZON PPO $6,050.00 ↑ +167%
QUALCARE HMO $6,256.00 ↑ +176%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $8,522.00 ↑ +276%
AETNA HMO $10,202.00 ↑ +350%
AETNA PPO $10,202.00 ↑ +350%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $10,276.00 ↑ +353%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $14,615.00 ↑ +545%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $15,984.00 ↑ +605%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital
UBH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $2,267.41 $2,267.41 – $15,984.00
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Ocean University Medical Center Brick $2,238.78 $287.37 – $15,984.00
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Riverview Medical Center Red Bank $2,267.41 $287.37 – $15,984.00
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin $2,238.78 $287.37 – $15,984.00

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