Biopsy of lip 40490 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

$257.26

Cash price

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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.

$826.00

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.

$36.40 with HORIZON vs $10,163.00 with BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN — 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
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $36.40 ↓ -86%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $132.99 ↓ -48%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $141.99 ↓ -45%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $146.01 ↓ -43%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $148.68 ↓ -42%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $177.59 ↓ -31%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $232.22 ↓ -10%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $232.22 ↓ -10%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $232.22 ↓ -10%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $232.22 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $232.22 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $232.22 ↓ -10%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $243.83 ↓ -5%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $257.26 ↑ +0%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $578.20 ↑ +125%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $578.20 ↑ +125%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $578.20 ↑ +125%
HORIZON OMNIA $607.77 ↑ +136%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $619.50 ↑ +141%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $660.80 ↑ +157%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $660.80 ↑ +157%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $702.10 ↑ +173%
HORIZON SHP $724.57 ↑ +182%
CIGNA HMO $747.45 ↑ +191%
CIGNA PPO $747.45 ↑ +191%
HORIZON HMO $749.93 ↑ +192%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $759.84 ↑ +195%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $764.88 ↑ +197%
QUALCARE HMO $764.88 ↑ +197%
QUALCARE PPO $764.88 ↑ +197%
HORIZON PPO $767.60 ↑ +198%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $781.40 ↑ +204%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $781.40 ↑ +204%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $2,958.00 ↑ +1050%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $3,667.00 ↑ +1325%
AETNA ASA $4,025.00 ↑ +1465%
AETNA PPO $4,025.00 ↑ +1465%
AETNA HMO $4,025.00 ↑ +1465%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $8,173.00 ↑ +3077%
HORIZON PIP $8,615.00 ↑ +3249%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $10,163.00 ↑ +3850%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital —

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Biopsy of lip 40490 at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Community Medical Center Toms River $3,786.00 $30.94 – $505.04
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville $3,986.00 $29.85 – $518.45
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $257.04 $257.04 – $308.44
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $273.48 $146.01 – $287.15
Ocean University Medical Center Brick $253.79 $141.57 – $304.55
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City $257.04 $141.57 – $308.44
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen $273.48 $146.01 – $298.09
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy $257.26 $146.01 – $308.71

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