Complex simulation w/pet-ct 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

$2,160.80

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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.

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$6,510.00

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.

$293.00 with HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN vs $6,266.53 with CIGNA — 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 BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $293.00 ↓ -86%
HORIZON HMO $509.00 ↓ -76%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $526.00 ↓ -76%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $1,048.11 ↓ -51%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $1,119.07 ↓ -48%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,171.80 ↓ -46%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $1,399.65 ↓ -35%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,419.18 ↓ -34%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,950.50 ↓ -10%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,950.50 ↓ -10%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $1,950.50 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $1,950.50 ↓ -10%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,950.50 ↓ -10%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,048.03 ↓ -5%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $2,071.48 ↓ -4%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $2,071.48 ↓ -4%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $2,966.00 ↑ +37%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $2,997.00 ↑ +39%
CIGNA - JRI@OUMC ALL PRODUCTS $3,255.00 ↑ +51%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $3,450.30 ↑ +60%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $3,964.59 ↑ +83%
HORIZON PPO $3,964.59 ↑ +83%
HORIZON SHP $3,964.59 ↑ +83%
HORIZON OMNIA $3,964.59 ↑ +83%
HORIZON PIP $3,964.59 ↑ +83%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN - JRI@OUMC ALL PRODUCTS $4,231.50 ↑ +96%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $4,557.00 ↑ +111%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $4,557.00 ↑ +111%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $4,557.00 ↑ +111%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $4,882.50 ↑ +126%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $5,208.00 ↑ +141%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $5,208.00 ↑ +141%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $5,533.50 ↑ +156%
AETNA PPO $5,837.52 ↑ +170%
AETNA HMO $5,837.52 ↑ +170%
AETNA ASA $5,837.52 ↑ +170%
QUALCARE HMO $6,028.26 ↑ +179%
QUALCARE PPO $6,028.26 ↑ +179%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $6,028.26 ↑ +179%
CIGNA PPO $6,266.53 ↑ +190%
CIGNA HMO $6,266.53 ↑ +190%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital

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Complex simulation w/pet-ct at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $2,158.93 $2,158.93 – $2,774.00
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $2,297.03 $1,837.62 – $3,250.00
Ocean University Medical Center Brick $2,131.66 $293.00 – $2,630.00
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City $2,158.93 $2,158.93 – $2,789.00
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen $2,297.03 $2,297.03 – $2,826.00
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy $2,160.80 $2,160.80 – $2,746.00
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank $2,158.93 $2,158.93 – $2,749.00
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin $2,131.66 $2,131.66 – $2,703.00

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