Chest CT scan (with and without 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

$197.21

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.

$3,930.00

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.

$178.02 with HORIZON vs $3,652.15 with HORIZON — 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 MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $178.02 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $178.02 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $178.02 ↓ -10%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $178.02 ↓ -10%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $178.02 ↓ -10%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $178.02 ↓ -10%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $186.92 ↓ -5%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $197.21 ↑ +0%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $388.75 ↑ +97%
CIGNA PPO $444.79 ↑ +126%
CIGNA HMO $444.79 ↑ +126%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $461.11 ↑ +134%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $461.11 ↑ +134%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $632.73 ↑ +221%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $675.57 ↑ +243%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $704.35 ↑ +257%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $707.40 ↑ +259%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $748.67 ↑ +280%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $779.72 ↑ +295%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $844.95 ↑ +328%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $2,711.70 ↑ +1275%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $2,751.00 ↑ +1295%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $2,751.00 ↑ +1295%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $2,751.00 ↑ +1295%
HORIZON PIP $2,872.83 ↑ +1357%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $2,872.83 ↑ +1357%
HORIZON OMNIA $2,891.69 ↑ +1366%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $2,947.50 ↑ +1395%
QUALCARE PPO $3,037.89 ↑ +1440%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $3,037.89 ↑ +1440%
QUALCARE HMO $3,037.89 ↑ +1440%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $3,144.00 ↑ +1494%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $3,144.00 ↑ +1494%
AETNA HMO $3,301.20 ↑ +1574%
AETNA ASA $3,301.20 ↑ +1574%
AETNA PPO $3,301.20 ↑ +1574%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $3,340.50 ↑ +1594%
HORIZON SHP $3,447.40 ↑ +1648%
HORIZON HMO $3,568.05 ↑ +1709%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $3,615.21 ↑ +1733%
HORIZON PPO $3,652.15 ↑ +1752%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital —

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Chest CT scan (with and without contrast) at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $685.48 $104.66 – $747.19
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $955.45 $199.72 – $726.00
Community Medical Center Toms River $757.42 $194.55 – $726.00
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville $918.91 $199.72 – $726.00
Childrens Specialized Hospital Mountainside $1,165.50 $175.00 – $175.00
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark $939.22 $107.74 – $726.00
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $758.88 $135.45 – $704.00
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch $799.05 $197.04 – $726.00

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