Brain MRI (with contrast) 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

$395.64

Cash price

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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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$4,620.00

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.

$357.13 with WELLCARE vs $4,332.00 with BERGEN RISK — 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
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $357.13 ↓ -10%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $357.13 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $357.13 ↓ -10%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $357.13 ↓ -10%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $357.13 ↓ -10%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $357.13 ↓ -10%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $374.99 ↓ -5%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $395.64 ↑ +0%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $536.38 ↑ +36%
CIGNA PPO $618.84 ↑ +56%
CIGNA HMO $618.84 ↑ +56%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $743.82 ↑ +88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $794.18 ↑ +101%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $831.60 ↑ +110%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $880.11 ↑ +122%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $950.67 ↑ +140%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $950.67 ↑ +140%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $978.26 ↑ +147%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $993.30 ↑ +151%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $1,082.95 ↑ +174%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $3,187.80 ↑ +706%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $3,234.00 ↑ +717%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $3,234.00 ↑ +717%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $3,234.00 ↑ +717%
HORIZON PIP $3,377.22 ↑ +754%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $3,377.22 ↑ +754%
HORIZON OMNIA $3,399.40 ↑ +759%
QUALCARE HMO $3,571.26 ↑ +803%
QUALCARE PPO $3,571.26 ↑ +803%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $3,571.26 ↑ +803%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $3,696.00 ↑ +834%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $3,696.00 ↑ +834%
AETNA PPO $3,880.80 ↑ +881%
AETNA ASA $3,880.80 ↑ +881%
AETNA HMO $3,880.80 ↑ +881%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $3,927.00 ↑ +893%
HORIZON SHP $4,052.66 ↑ +924%
HORIZON HMO $4,194.50 ↑ +960%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $4,249.94 ↑ +974%
HORIZON PPO $4,293.37 ↑ +985%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $4,332.00 ↑ +995%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital —

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $678.53 $144.46 – $1,037.77
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $766.01 $400.67 – $2,072.00
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