CMS Price Transparency Data

Total knee replacement

Facility: Ocean Medical Center

Billing Code: 27447 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$15,453

about 1.2× the $13,117 Medicare rate · typically $10,829–$23,083

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$12,867

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $2,586 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $13,117 Fair price $15,453 This hospital $12,867 Cash price $13,464 Hospital's list price $16,020

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 NJ hospitals compared.

Cheapest $2,674 Priciest $14,200

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NJ hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Total knee replacement is about $15,453 (about 1.2× the $13,117 Medicare rate). Ocean Medical Center charges insurers about $12,867, or about $13,464 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Brick, NJ.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$2,379 - $27,369	18%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$14,062	107%
Aetnamajor	$2,489 - $15,327	19%
Cignamajor	$18,435 - $20,323	141%
Amerigroup	$12,867	98%
AmeriHealth	$13,972 - $15,795	107%
Clover Health	$3,156	24%
WellCare	$12,867 - $14,062	98%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans	$1,575 - $22,178

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 13,464), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 27447.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Ocean Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 27447.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Ocean Medical Center

Compare: Total knee replacement at other NJ hospitals

St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc · Paterson $2,674
Raritan Bay Medical Center · Perth Amboy $9,176
Jefferson Stratford Hospital · Stratford $10,746
Jfk University Medical Center · Edison $12,867
Cape Regional Medical Center Inc · Cape May Court House $14,002
Capital Health Regional Medical Center · Trenton $14,062
Southern Ocean Medical Center · Manahawkin $14,062
Newton Medical Center · Newton $14,200

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.