Placement nephrostomy catheter (both sides) at Jersey Shore University Medical Center
1945 NJ-33, Neptune City, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1790297547
$2,267.41
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.
$5,390.00
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.
$407.59 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.
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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| KARNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $407.59 | ↓ -82% |
| AETNA | MANAGED MEDICAID | $894.74 | ↓ -61% |
| CLOVER | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $970.20 | ↓ -57% |
| AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $1,142.68 | ↓ -50% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $1,189.00 | ↓ -48% |
| SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $1,245.09 | ↓ -45% |
| HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $1,250.48 | ↓ -45% |
| HORIZON | MANAGED MEDICAID | $1,827.00 | ↓ -19% |
| WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $2,267.41 | ↑ +0% |
| OPTUM HEALTH | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $2,267.41 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $2,267.41 | ↑ +0% |
| VACCN | ALL PRODUCTS | $2,267.41 | ↑ +0% |
| UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $2,380.78 | ↑ +5% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | DSNP | $2,720.90 | ↑ +20% |
| BEACON | ALL PRODUCTS | $4,042.50 | ↑ +78% |
| BERGEN RISK | ALL PRODUCTS | $4,042.50 | ↑ +78% |
| HORIZON | PIP | $4,107.18 | ↑ +81% |
| QUALCARE | PPO | $4,188.03 | ↑ +85% |
| AETNA | ASA | $4,220.37 | ↑ +86% |
| HORIZON | OMNIA | $4,276.43 | ↑ +89% |
| CIGNA | BH | $4,312.00 | ↑ +90% |
| MULTIPLAN - PHCS | ALL PRODUCTS | $4,581.50 | ↑ +102% |
| ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO | ALL PRODUCTS | $4,581.50 | ↑ +102% |
| AMERIHEALTH | LOCAL HMO | $4,708.70 | ↑ +108% |
| QUALCARE | WORKERS COMP | $4,743.20 | ↑ +109% |
| HORIZON | SHP | $5,232.07 | ↑ +131% |
| HORIZON | HMO | $5,259.56 | ↑ +132% |
| HORIZON | INDEMNITY | $5,317.24 | ↑ +135% |
| AMERIHEALTH | REGIONAL HMO | $5,332.87 | ↑ +135% |
| HORIZON | PPO | $5,390.00 | ↑ +138% |
| QUALCARE | HMO | $6,256.00 | ↑ +176% |
| CIGNA | HMO | $6,725.00 | ↑ +197% |
| CIGNA | PPO | $7,533.00 | ↑ +232% |
| OXFORD | ALL PRODUCTS | $8,522.00 | ↑ +276% |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $10,163.00 | ↑ +348% |
| 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% |
| AMERIGROUP | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
| UBH | ALL PRODUCTS | not published by hospital | — |
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Placement nephrostomy catheter (both sides) at other New-jersey hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center | Elizabeth | $5,855.00 | $464.71 – $4,477.56 |
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center | Livingston | $6,839.00 | $780.84 – $4,596.52 |
| Community Medical Center | Toms River | $3,786.00 | $780.84 – $4,455.17 |
| Clara Maass Medical Center | Belleville | $3,986.00 | $780.84 – $4,573.54 |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | Newark | $4,881.00 | $478.38 – $4,596.52 |
| Jersey City Medical Center | Jersey City | $5,339.00 | $601.39 – $4,800.78 |
| Monmouth Medical Center | Long Branch | $5,419.00 | $780.84 – $4,512.15 |
| Bayshore Medical Center | Holmdel | $2,267.41 | $2,267.41 – $2,720.90 |