Biopsy roof of mouth 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

$1,640.99

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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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$2,955.00

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.

$50.40 with HORIZON vs $10,692.00 with AETNA — 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 $50.40 ↓ -97%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $240.56 ↓ -85%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $475.76 ↓ -71%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $507.96 ↓ -69%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $531.90 ↓ -68%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $635.33 ↓ -61%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $1,481.28 ↓ -10%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,481.28 ↓ -10%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,481.28 ↓ -10%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,481.28 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $1,481.28 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,481.28 ↓ -10%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,555.34 ↓ -5%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,640.99 ↑ +0%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $2,068.50 ↑ +26%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $2,068.50 ↑ +26%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $2,068.50 ↑ +26%
HORIZON OMNIA $2,174.29 ↑ +32%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $2,216.25 ↑ +35%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $2,364.00 ↑ +44%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $2,364.00 ↑ +44%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $2,511.75 ↑ +53%
HORIZON SHP $2,592.13 ↑ +58%
CIGNA HMO $2,673.98 ↑ +63%
CIGNA PPO $2,673.98 ↑ +63%
HORIZON HMO $2,682.84 ↑ +63%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $2,718.30 ↑ +66%
QUALCARE HMO $2,736.33 ↑ +67%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $2,736.33 ↑ +67%
QUALCARE PPO $2,736.33 ↑ +67%
HORIZON PPO $2,746.08 ↑ +67%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $2,795.43 ↑ +70%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $2,795.43 ↑ +70%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $6,730.00 ↑ +310%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $8,173.00 ↑ +398%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $8,385.00 ↑ +411%
HORIZON PIP $8,615.00 ↑ +425%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $10,163.00 ↑ +519%
AETNA PPO $10,692.00 ↑ +552%
AETNA HMO $10,692.00 ↑ +552%
AETNA ASA $10,692.00 ↑ +552%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital —

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Biopsy roof of mouth at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $5,855.00 $75.90 – $3,237.72
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $6,839.00 $41.83 – $3,323.76
Community Medical Center Toms River $3,786.00 $42.84 – $3,221.53
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville $3,986.00 $41.33 – $3,307.14
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark $4,881.00 $75.85 – $3,323.76
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $5,339.00 $45.36 – $3,471.44
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch $5,419.00 $82.66 – $3,262.74
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $1,639.57 $1,639.57 – $1,967.48

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