Biopsy tongue anterior two-thirds 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

$564.16

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$2,094.00

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 $10,163.00 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

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 ↓ -91%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $233.25 ↓ -59%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $337.13 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $359.96 ↓ -36%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $376.92 ↓ -33%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $450.21 ↓ -20%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $509.25 ↓ -10%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $509.25 ↓ -10%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $509.25 ↓ -10%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $509.25 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $509.25 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $509.25 ↓ -10%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $534.71 ↓ -5%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $564.16 ↑ +0%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $1,465.80 ↑ +160%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $1,465.80 ↑ +160%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $1,465.80 ↑ +160%
HORIZON OMNIA $1,540.77 ↑ +173%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $1,570.50 ↑ +178%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $1,675.20 ↑ +197%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $1,675.20 ↑ +197%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $1,779.90 ↑ +215%
HORIZON SHP $1,836.86 ↑ +226%
CIGNA HMO $1,894.86 ↑ +236%
CIGNA PPO $1,894.86 ↑ +236%
HORIZON HMO $1,901.14 ↑ +237%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $1,926.27 ↑ +241%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $1,939.04 ↑ +244%
QUALCARE HMO $1,939.04 ↑ +244%
QUALCARE PPO $1,939.04 ↑ +244%
HORIZON PPO $1,945.95 ↑ +245%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $1,980.92 ↑ +251%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $1,980.92 ↑ +251%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $2,958.00 ↑ +424%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $3,667.00 ↑ +550%
AETNA ASA $4,025.00 ↑ +613%
AETNA PPO $4,025.00 ↑ +613%
AETNA HMO $4,025.00 ↑ +613%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $8,173.00 ↑ +1349%
HORIZON PIP $8,615.00 ↑ +1427%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $10,163.00 ↑ +1701%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital —

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Biopsy tongue anterior two-thirds at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $5,855.00 $19.51 – $1,113.10
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $6,839.00 $41.83 – $1,142.68
Community Medical Center Toms River $3,786.00 $42.84 – $1,107.53
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville $3,986.00 $41.33 – $1,136.97
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark $4,881.00 $20.09 – $1,142.68
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $5,339.00 $25.25 – $1,193.44
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch $5,419.00 $82.66 – $1,121.70
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $563.67 $563.67 – $676.40

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