Bx/exc lymph node/open/superfic 38500 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

$4,242.15

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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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$7,365.00

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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.

$84.00 with HORIZON vs $11,287.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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 $84.00 ↓ -98%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $547.39 ↓ -87%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $1,185.77 ↓ -72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $1,266.04 ↓ -70%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,325.70 ↓ -69%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $1,583.48 ↓ -63%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,829.28 ↓ -10%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,829.28 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,829.28 ↓ -10%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,829.28 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $3,829.28 ↓ -10%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $3,829.28 ↓ -10%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4,020.74 ↓ -5%
AETNA PPO $4,025.00 ↓ -5%
AETNA HMO $4,025.00 ↓ -5%
AETNA ASA $4,025.00 ↓ -5%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4,242.15 ↑ +0%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $5,155.50 ↑ +22%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $5,155.50 ↑ +22%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $5,155.50 ↑ +22%
HORIZON OMNIA $5,419.17 ↑ +28%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $5,523.75 ↑ +30%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $5,892.00 ↑ +39%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $5,892.00 ↑ +39%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $6,260.25 ↑ +48%
HORIZON SHP $6,460.58 ↑ +52%
CIGNA PPO $6,664.59 ↑ +57%
CIGNA HMO $6,664.59 ↑ +57%
HORIZON HMO $6,686.68 ↑ +58%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $6,775.06 ↑ +60%
QUALCARE PPO $6,819.99 ↑ +61%
QUALCARE HMO $6,819.99 ↑ +61%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $6,819.99 ↑ +61%
HORIZON PPO $6,844.29 ↑ +61%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $6,967.29 ↑ +64%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $6,967.29 ↑ +64%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $8,173.00 ↑ +93%
HORIZON PIP $8,615.00 ↑ +103%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $9,050.00 ↑ +113%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $10,163.00 ↑ +140%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $11,287.00 ↑ +166%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital —

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Bx/exc lymph node/open/superfic 38500 at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $5,855.00 $34.74 – $8,369.88
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $6,839.00 $69.72 – $8,592.30
Community Medical Center Toms River $3,786.00 $71.40 – $8,328.03
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville $3,986.00 $68.88 – $8,549.34
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark $4,881.00 $35.76 – $8,592.30
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $5,339.00 $44.96 – $8,974.08
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch $5,419.00 $137.76 – $8,434.58
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $4,238.48 $4,238.48 – $5,086.17

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