X-ray forearm 2 views (both sides) at Jersey Shore University Medical Center
1945 NJ-33, Neptune City, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1790297547
$97.46
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.
$491.00
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.
$38.52 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $491.00 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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| UNITED HEALTHCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $38.52 | ↓ -60% |
| AETNA | PPO | $50.78 | ↓ -48% |
| AETNA | HMO | $50.78 | ↓ -48% |
| KARNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $53.96 | ↓ -45% |
| AMERIHEALTH | LOCAL HMO | $58.64 | ↓ -40% |
| AMERIHEALTH | REGIONAL HMO | $59.66 | ↓ -39% |
| CIGNA | PPO | $76.36 | ↓ -22% |
| CIGNA | HMO | $76.36 | ↓ -22% |
| AETNA | MANAGED MEDICAID | $81.51 | ↓ -16% |
| CLOVER | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $88.38 | ↓ -9% |
| VACCN | ALL PRODUCTS | $97.46 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $97.46 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $97.46 | ↑ +0% |
| HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $97.46 | ↑ +0% |
| OPTUM HEALTH | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $97.46 | ↑ +0% |
| UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $102.33 | ↑ +5% |
| AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $106.23 | ↑ +9% |
| SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $113.42 | ↑ +16% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | DSNP | $116.95 | ↑ +20% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | HMO | $277.42 | ↑ +185% |
| OXFORD | ALL PRODUCTS | $277.42 | ↑ +185% |
| QUALCARE | HMO | $285.27 | ↑ +193% |
| HORIZON | WORKERS COMP | $354.80 | ↑ +264% |
| BERGEN RISK | ALL PRODUCTS | $368.25 | ↑ +278% |
| BEACON | ALL PRODUCTS | $368.25 | ↑ +278% |
| HORIZON | PIP | $374.14 | ↑ +284% |
| QUALCARE | PPO | $381.51 | ↑ +291% |
| AETNA | ASA | $384.45 | ↑ +294% |
| HORIZON | OMNIA | $389.56 | ↑ +300% |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $392.80 | ↑ +303% |
| CIGNA | BH | $392.80 | ↑ +303% |
| MULTIPLAN - PHCS | ALL PRODUCTS | $417.35 | ↑ +328% |
| ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO | ALL PRODUCTS | $417.35 | ↑ +328% |
| QUALCARE | WORKERS COMP | $432.08 | ↑ +343% |
| HORIZON | SHP | $476.61 | ↑ +389% |
| HORIZON | HMO | $479.12 | ↑ +392% |
| HORIZON | INDEMNITY | $484.37 | ↑ +397% |
| HORIZON | PPO | $491.00 | ↑ +404% |
| HORIZON | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
| AMERIGROUP | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
| UBH | ALL PRODUCTS | not published by hospital | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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X-ray forearm 2 views (both sides) at other New-jersey hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrier Clinic | Belle Mead | $231.20 | $83.81 – $83.81 |
| Childrens Specialized Hospital | Mountainside | $188.00 | $14.00 – $655.00 |
| Bayshore Medical Center | Holmdel | $97.46 | $38.52 – $219.04 |
| Hackensack University Medical Center | Hackensack | $103.69 | $20.81 – $250.18 |
| Ocean University Medical Center | Brick | $96.23 | $38.52 – $96.23 |
| JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) | Edison | $97.54 | $53.36 – $231.98 |
| Palisades Medical Center | North Bergen | $103.69 | $22.96 – $219.04 |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center | Perth Amboy | $97.54 | $31.50 – $219.04 |