Southern Ocean Medical Center — prices & quality

Published cash, insurer and chargemaster prices for 11 procedures at Southern Ocean Medical Center, Manahawkin, NJ — from its federally-required machine-readable file.

49% belowthe US average price, across 11 priced procedures
★★★★☆  CMS ratingCompare with another hospital

1140 Rt 72 W, Manahawkin, NJ 08050

Good value — below-average prices with a solid CMS rating
CMS overall rating★★★★☆
Patient survey★★★☆☆
Would recommend62%
ER wait (median)166 min
30-day readmission15.4%
Patient safety (PSI-90)Average
Infections vs nationalBetter than national
Sepsis care68%
🍼 Birthing-Friendly hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Voluntary non-profit - Private · 156 beds

Price vs US average = median of this hospital’s cash prices against the national median across 8 procedures. Sepsis care = share of cases treated per the recommended protocol (higher is better). Quality ratings from CMS Care Compare.

All published prices

ProcedureCashChargemasterInsurerMedicareEst. you pay
Appendix removal (appendectomy) $11,564 $592
Cesarean section (C-section) $7,130 $15,135 $7,552
Coronary angioplasty / stent (PCI) $23,110 $426
Coronary artery bypass (CABG) $36,243 $50,781 $36,593
Knee replacement $18,687 $27,565 $18,054
Lower back (lumbar) spinal fusion $39,425 $1,511
Pacemaker insertion $16,336 $26,734 $15,506
Pap smear (cervical screening) $20 $144 $97 $20
Screening colonoscopy $996 $4,239 $3,218 $378
Vaginal delivery $5,247 $11,971 $5,487
Weight-loss (bariatric) surgery $11,580 $23,852 $11,645
What the columns mean
  • Cash — the hospital’s self-pay price if you don’t use insurance.
  • Chargemaster — the full list (sticker) price, before any discount.
  • Insurer — the median rate insurers have negotiated (pick your insurer above to see its rate).
  • Medicare — what Medicare pays — a benchmark for judging whether a price is fair.
  • Est. you pay — your estimated out-of-pocket cost for the deductible and coinsurance you enter above.

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Doctors affiliated with Southern Ocean Medical Center

Clinicians who report a care affiliation with this hospital in CMS data, ranked by Medicare patient volume. A signal from Original Medicare, not a quality ranking.

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Before you go — your checklist at Southern Ocean Medical Center

View this hospital’s source price file ↗. Source: this hospital’s machine-readable file (45 CFR §180), retrieved Jun 2026; Medicare from CMS fee schedules; quality from CMS Care Compare. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.