Repair stern/nuss without scope 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

$3,591.33

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$9,403.00

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.

$1,560.90 with AETNA vs $19,888.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $1,560.90 ↓ -57%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,692.54 ↓ -53%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $1,827.00 ↓ -49%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $2,172.09 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $2,379.00 ↓ -34%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,222.41 ↓ -10%
CIGNA HMO $3,586.00 ↓ -0%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $3,591.33 ↑ +0%
OPTUM HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,591.33 ↑ +0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,591.33 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,591.33 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $3,591.33 ↑ +0%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,770.90 ↑ +5%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,914.55 ↑ +9%
CIGNA PPO $4,013.00 ↑ +12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE DSNP $4,309.59 ↑ +20%
QUALCARE HMO $6,256.00 ↑ +74%
BEACON ALL PRODUCTS $7,052.25 ↑ +96%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $7,052.25 ↑ +96%
HORIZON PIP $7,165.09 ↑ +100%
QUALCARE PPO $7,306.13 ↑ +103%
AETNA ASA $7,362.55 ↑ +105%
HORIZON OMNIA $7,460.34 ↑ +108%
CIGNA BH $7,522.40 ↑ +109%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $7,992.55 ↑ +123%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $7,992.55 ↑ +123%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $8,214.46 ↑ +129%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $8,274.64 ↑ +130%
HORIZON SHP $9,127.49 ↑ +154%
HORIZON HMO $9,175.45 ↑ +155%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $9,276.06 ↑ +158%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $9,303.33 ↑ +159%
HORIZON PPO $9,403.00 ↑ +162%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $10,163.00 ↑ +183%
AETNA HMO $10,202.00 ↑ +184%
AETNA PPO $10,202.00 ↑ +184%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $14,615.00 ↑ +307%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $16,418.00 ↑ +357%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $19,888.00 ↑ +454%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital
UBH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital

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Repair stern/nuss without scope at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $5,855.00 $442.99 – $7,091.94
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $6,839.00 $577.35 – $7,280.38
Community Medical Center Toms River $3,786.00 $591.26 – $7,056.48
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville $3,986.00 $570.39 – $7,243.98
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark $4,881.00 $456.02 – $7,280.38
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $5,339.00 $573.28 – $7,603.89
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch $5,419.00 $1,140.78 – $7,146.75
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $3,591.33 $3,591.33 – $4,309.59

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