Assay of corticosterone at JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI)

65 James Street, Edison, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1275107344

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Dec 31, 2025 · Ingested Aug 28, 2026

$22.52

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$171.00

Gross charge

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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.

$21.67 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $161.77 with AMERIHEALTH — 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
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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
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $21.67 ↓ -4%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.52 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $22.52 ↑ +0%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.52 ↑ +0%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $22.52 ↑ +0%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID $22.52 ↑ +0%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.52 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.52 ↑ +0%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $22.52 ↑ +0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.52 ↑ +0%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.52 ↑ +0%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $23.65 ↑ +5%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $27.53 ↑ +22%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $29.95 ↑ +33%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $32.58 ↑ +45%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $49.09 ↑ +118%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $49.09 ↑ +118%
CIGNA HMO $105.98 ↑ +371%
CIGNA PPO $105.98 ↑ +371%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $119.70 ↑ +432%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $119.70 ↑ +432%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $119.70 ↑ +432%
HORIZON PIP $125.00 ↑ +455%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $125.00 ↑ +455%
HORIZON OMNIA $125.82 ↑ +459%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $128.25 ↑ +469%
QUALCARE HMO $132.18 ↑ +487%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $132.18 ↑ +487%
QUALCARE PPO $132.18 ↑ +487%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $136.80 ↑ +507%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $136.80 ↑ +507%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $136.80 ↑ +507%
AETNA ASA $143.64 ↑ +538%
AETNA PPO $143.64 ↑ +538%
AETNA HMO $143.64 ↑ +538%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $145.35 ↑ +545%
HORIZON SHP $150.00 ↑ +566%
HORIZON HMO $155.25 ↑ +589%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $157.30 ↑ +598%
HORIZON PPO $158.91 ↑ +606%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $161.77 ↑ +618%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $161.77 ↑ +618%

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Assay of corticosterone at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $24.77 $10.58 – $106.52
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $24.77 $10.58 – $92.13
Community Medical Center Toms River $24.77 $10.58 – $92.13
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville $24.77 $10.58 – $92.13
Childrens Specialized Hospital Mountainside $77.00 $18.02 – $18.56
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark $24.77 $10.58 – $92.13
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $24.77 $10.58 – $92.13
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch $24.77 $10.58 – $92.13

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