MRI brain without dye at Jersey Shore University Medical Center
1945 NJ-33, Neptune City, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1790297547
$606.89
Cash price Discounted cash price What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge. 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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
$1,497.00
Gross charge Gross charge (chargemaster price) 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.
$248.50 with AETNA vs $4,332.00 with BERGEN RISK — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| AETNA | MANAGED MEDICAID | $248.50 | ↓ -59% |
| CLOVER | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $269.46 | ↓ -56% |
| SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $345.81 | ↓ -43% |
| CIGNA | HMO | $405.77 | ↓ -33% |
| CIGNA | PPO | $405.77 | ↓ -33% |
| AMERIHEALTH | LOCAL HMO | $416.96 | ↓ -31% |
| AMERIHEALTH | REGIONAL HMO | $424.17 | ↓ -30% |
| WELLCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $606.89 | ↑ +0% |
| HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $606.89 | ↑ +0% |
| OPTUM HEALTH | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $606.89 | ↑ +0% |
| VACCN | ALL PRODUCTS | $606.89 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $606.89 | ↑ +0% |
| UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $637.24 | ↑ +5% |
| ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO | ALL PRODUCTS | $650.00 | ↑ +7% |
| AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $661.51 | ↑ +9% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | DSNP | $728.27 | ↑ +20% |
| OXFORD | ALL PRODUCTS | $845.81 | ↑ +39% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $951.00 | ↑ +57% |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $1,032.93 | ↑ +70% |
| HORIZON | WORKERS COMP | $1,081.73 | ↑ +78% |
| HORIZON | PIP | $1,140.71 | ↑ +88% |
| AETNA | ASA | $1,172.15 | ↑ +93% |
| HORIZON | OMNIA | $1,187.72 | ↑ +96% |
| CIGNA | BH | $1,197.60 | ↑ +97% |
| MULTIPLAN - PHCS | ALL PRODUCTS | $1,272.45 | ↑ +110% |
| AETNA | HMO | $1,347.30 | ↑ +122% |
| AETNA | PPO | $1,347.30 | ↑ +122% |
| QUALCARE | WORKERS COMP | $1,359.28 | ↑ +124% |
| HORIZON | SHP | $1,453.14 | ↑ +139% |
| HORIZON | HMO | $1,460.77 | ↑ +141% |
| HORIZON | INDEMNITY | $1,476.79 | ↑ +143% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | HMO | $1,483.68 | ↑ +144% |
| HORIZON | PPO | $1,497.00 | ↑ +147% |
| QUALCARE | HMO | $2,083.00 | ↑ +243% |
| QUALCARE | PPO | $2,218.00 | ↑ +265% |
| BEACON | ALL PRODUCTS | $3,903.00 | ↑ +543% |
| KARNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $4,271.77 | ↑ +604% |
| BERGEN RISK | ALL PRODUCTS | $4,332.00 | ↑ +614% |
| AMERIGROUP | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
| HORIZON | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
| UBH | ALL PRODUCTS | not published by hospital | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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MRI brain without dye at other New-jersey hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayshore Medical Center | Holmdel | $606.89 | $405.77 – $4,332.00 |
| Hackensack University Medical Center | Hackensack | $645.71 | $397.63 – $4,361.96 |
| Ocean University Medical Center | Brick | $599.23 | $405.77 – $4,332.00 |
| JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) | Edison | $607.42 | $379.40 – $4,361.96 |
| Palisades Medical Center | North Bergen | $645.71 | $405.77 – $4,361.96 |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center | Perth Amboy | $607.42 | $405.77 – $4,361.96 |
| Riverview Medical Center | Red Bank | $606.89 | $405.77 – $4,332.00 |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center | Manahawkin | $599.23 | $405.77 – $4,332.00 |