Insertion tunneled centrally inserted central venous access device with port >= 5 years old (both sides) 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

$3,483.84

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$8,306.00

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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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$673.43 with KARNA vs $14,615.00 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
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $673.43 ↓ -81%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $1,189.00 ↓ -66%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $1,378.80 ↓ -60%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $1,482.00 ↓ -57%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,495.08 ↓ -57%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $1,918.69 ↓ -45%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $3,483.84 ↑ +0%
OPTUM HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,483.84 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,483.84 ↑ +0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,483.84 ↑ +0%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $3,483.84 ↑ +0%
CIGNA HMO $3,586.00 ↑ +3%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,658.03 ↑ +5%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,797.39 ↑ +9%
CIGNA PPO $4,013.00 ↑ +15%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $4,180.61 ↑ +20%
BEACON ALL PRODUCTS $6,229.50 ↑ +79%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $6,229.50 ↑ +79%
QUALCARE HMO $6,256.00 ↑ +80%
HORIZON PIP $6,329.17 ↑ +82%
QUALCARE PPO $6,453.76 ↑ +85%
AETNA ASA $6,503.60 ↑ +87%
HORIZON OMNIA $6,589.98 ↑ +89%
CIGNA BH $6,644.80 ↑ +91%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $7,060.10 ↑ +103%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $7,060.10 ↑ +103%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $7,256.12 ↑ +108%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $7,309.28 ↑ +110%
HORIZON SHP $8,062.63 ↑ +131%
HORIZON HMO $8,104.99 ↑ +133%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $8,193.87 ↑ +135%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $8,217.96 ↑ +136%
HORIZON PPO $8,306.00 ↑ +138%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $10,163.00 ↑ +192%
AETNA HMO $10,202.00 ↑ +193%
AETNA PPO $10,202.00 ↑ +193%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $11,680.00 ↑ +235%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $14,121.00 ↑ +305%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $14,615.00 ↑ +320%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital
UBH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital

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Insertion tunneled centrally inserted central venous access device with port >= 5 years old (both sides) at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $6,839.00 $1,164.21 – $7,062.48
Community Medical Center Toms River $3,786.00 $1,192.26 – $6,845.28
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville $3,986.00 $1,150.18 – $7,027.17
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $5,339.00 $644.25 – $7,376.29
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch $5,419.00 $2,300.36 – $6,932.84
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $3,483.84 $3,483.84 – $4,180.61
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $3,706.68 $692.38 – $3,892.02
Ocean University Medical Center Brick $3,439.84 $673.43 – $4,127.81

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