Inj nephrosto/ureterogram w/img exstng access 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

$738.80

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$1,997.00

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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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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$134.24 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 $134.24 ↓ -82%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $331.50 ↓ -55%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $359.46 ↓ -51%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $423.36 ↓ -43%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $461.31 ↓ -38%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $463.30 ↓ -37%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $738.80 ↑ +0%
OPTUM HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $738.80 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $738.80 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $738.80 ↑ +0%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $775.74 ↑ +5%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $886.55 ↑ +20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $1,189.00 ↑ +61%
BEACON ALL PRODUCTS $1,497.75 ↑ +103%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $1,497.75 ↑ +103%
HORIZON PIP $1,521.71 ↑ +106%
QUALCARE PPO $1,551.67 ↑ +110%
AETNA ASA $1,563.65 ↑ +112%
HORIZON OMNIA $1,584.42 ↑ +114%
CIGNA BH $1,597.60 ↑ +116%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $1,697.45 ↑ +130%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $1,697.45 ↑ +130%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $1,744.58 ↑ +136%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $1,757.36 ↑ +138%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $1,827.00 ↑ +147%
HORIZON SHP $1,938.49 ↑ +162%
HORIZON HMO $1,948.67 ↑ +164%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $1,970.04 ↑ +167%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $1,975.83 ↑ +167%
HORIZON PPO $1,997.00 ↑ +170%
CIGNA HMO $3,586.00 ↑ +385%
CIGNA PPO $4,013.00 ↑ +443%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $4,165.00 ↑ +464%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $4,973.00 ↑ +573%
QUALCARE HMO $6,256.00 ↑ +747%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $10,163.00 ↑ +1276%
AETNA PPO $10,202.00 ↑ +1281%
AETNA HMO $10,202.00 ↑ +1281%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $14,615.00 ↑ +1878%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital
UBH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital

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Inj nephrosto/ureterogram w/img exstng access at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $738.80 $738.80 – $886.55
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $786.05 $135.02 – $825.36
Ocean University Medical Center Brick $729.46 $134.24 – $1,163.86
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison $739.44 $138.62 – $1,163.86
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen $786.05 $138.62 – $856.80
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy $739.44 $138.62 – $887.32
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank $738.80 $104.44 – $886.55
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin $729.46 $134.24 – $875.36

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