Cerebrospinal fld flw imag 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

$596.31

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.

$2,267.00

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.

$364.99 with AETNA vs $2,144.58 with AMERIHEALTH — 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
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $364.99 ↓ -39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $389.70 ↓ -35%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $408.06 ↓ -32%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $431.86 ↓ -28%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $487.41 ↓ -18%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $538.27 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $538.27 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $538.27 ↓ -10%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $538.27 ↓ -10%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $538.27 ↓ -10%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $538.27 ↓ -10%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $565.18 ↓ -5%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $578.12 ↓ -3%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $596.31 ↑ +0%
CIGNA HMO $1,108.73 ↑ +86%
CIGNA PPO $1,108.73 ↑ +86%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $1,403.35 ↑ +135%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $1,403.35 ↑ +135%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $1,586.90 ↑ +166%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $1,586.90 ↑ +166%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $1,586.90 ↑ +166%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $1,657.18 ↑ +178%
HORIZON PIP $1,657.18 ↑ +178%
HORIZON OMNIA $1,668.06 ↑ +180%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $1,700.25 ↑ +185%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $1,752.39 ↑ +194%
QUALCARE PPO $1,752.39 ↑ +194%
QUALCARE HMO $1,752.39 ↑ +194%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $1,813.60 ↑ +204%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $1,813.60 ↑ +204%
AETNA ASA $1,904.28 ↑ +219%
AETNA PPO $1,904.28 ↑ +219%
AETNA HMO $1,904.28 ↑ +219%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $1,926.95 ↑ +223%
HORIZON SHP $1,988.61 ↑ +233%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $2,040.30 ↑ +242%
HORIZON HMO $2,058.21 ↑ +245%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $2,085.41 ↑ +250%
HORIZON PPO $2,106.72 ↑ +253%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $2,144.58 ↑ +260%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $2,144.58 ↑ +260%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital —

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