X-ray thoracolumbar spine >=2 views 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.
$508.00
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.
$50.46 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $508.00 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 | $50.46 | ↓ -48% |
| AETNA | PPO | $57.00 | ↓ -42% |
| AETNA | HMO | $57.00 | ↓ -42% |
| KARNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $63.70 | ↓ -35% |
| AMERIHEALTH | LOCAL HMO | $70.37 | ↓ -28% |
| AMERIHEALTH | REGIONAL HMO | $71.59 | ↓ -27% |
| AETNA | MANAGED MEDICAID | $84.33 | ↓ -13% |
| CIGNA | PPO | $87.47 | ↓ -10% |
| CIGNA | HMO | $87.47 | ↓ -10% |
| CLOVER | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $91.44 | ↓ -6% |
| WELLCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $97.46 | ↑ +0% |
| HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $97.46 | ↑ +0% |
| VACCN | ALL PRODUCTS | $97.46 | ↑ +0% |
| OPTUM HEALTH | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $97.46 | ↑ +0% |
| WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $97.46 | ↑ +0% |
| UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $102.33 | ↑ +5% |
| AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $106.23 | ↑ +9% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | DSNP | $116.95 | ↑ +20% |
| SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $117.35 | ↑ +20% |
| OXFORD | ALL PRODUCTS | $287.02 | ↑ +195% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | HMO | $287.02 | ↑ +195% |
| QUALCARE | HMO | $295.15 | ↑ +203% |
| HORIZON | WORKERS COMP | $367.08 | ↑ +277% |
| BERGEN RISK | ALL PRODUCTS | $381.00 | ↑ +291% |
| BEACON | ALL PRODUCTS | $381.00 | ↑ +291% |
| HORIZON | PIP | $387.10 | ↑ +297% |
| QUALCARE | PPO | $394.72 | ↑ +305% |
| AETNA | ASA | $397.76 | ↑ +308% |
| HORIZON | OMNIA | $403.05 | ↑ +314% |
| CIGNA | BH | $406.40 | ↑ +317% |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $406.40 | ↑ +317% |
| ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO | ALL PRODUCTS | $431.80 | ↑ +343% |
| MULTIPLAN - PHCS | ALL PRODUCTS | $431.80 | ↑ +343% |
| QUALCARE | WORKERS COMP | $447.04 | ↑ +359% |
| HORIZON | SHP | $493.12 | ↑ +406% |
| HORIZON | HMO | $495.71 | ↑ +409% |
| HORIZON | INDEMNITY | $501.14 | ↑ +414% |
| HORIZON | PPO | $508.00 | ↑ +421% |
| HORIZON | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
| UBH | ALL PRODUCTS | not published by hospital | — |
| AMERIGROUP | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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X-ray thoracolumbar spine >=2 views at other New-jersey hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center | Elizabeth | $89.53 | $18.02 – $192.46 |
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center | Livingston | $166.97 | $31.18 – $197.58 |
| Community Medical Center | Toms River | $98.92 | $31.18 – $191.50 |
| Clara Maass Medical Center | Belleville | $97.06 | $31.18 – $196.59 |
| Childrens Specialized Hospital | Mountainside | $145.50 | $19.01 – $655.00 |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | Newark | $164.14 | $18.55 – $197.58 |
| Jersey City Medical Center | Jersey City | $99.12 | $23.32 – $206.34 |
| Bayshore Medical Center | Holmdel | $97.46 | $50.46 – $219.04 |