Contrast x-ray gallbladder 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

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$825.00

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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.

$78.26 with AMERIHEALTH vs $766.67 with HORIZON — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $78.26 ↓ -60%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $86.64 ↓ -56%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $132.83 ↓ -33%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $141.82 ↓ -28%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $148.50 ↓ -25%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $157.16 ↓ -20%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $165.41 ↓ -16%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $177.38 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $178.02 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $178.02 ↓ -10%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $178.02 ↓ -10%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $178.02 ↓ -10%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $178.02 ↓ -10%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $178.02 ↓ -10%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $186.92 ↓ -5%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $197.21 ↑ +0%
CIGNA HMO $268.67 ↑ +36%
CIGNA PPO $268.67 ↑ +36%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $511.99 ↑ +160%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $511.99 ↑ +160%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $577.50 ↑ +193%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $577.50 ↑ +193%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $577.50 ↑ +193%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $603.08 ↑ +206%
HORIZON PIP $603.08 ↑ +206%
HORIZON OMNIA $607.04 ↑ +208%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $618.75 ↑ +214%
QUALCARE PPO $637.73 ↑ +223%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $637.73 ↑ +223%
QUALCARE HMO $637.73 ↑ +223%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $660.00 ↑ +235%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $660.00 ↑ +235%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $660.00 ↑ +235%
AETNA ASA $693.00 ↑ +251%
AETNA PPO $693.00 ↑ +251%
AETNA HMO $693.00 ↑ +251%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $701.25 ↑ +256%
HORIZON SHP $723.69 ↑ +267%
HORIZON HMO $749.02 ↑ +280%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $758.92 ↑ +285%
HORIZON PPO $766.67 ↑ +289%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital —

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Contrast x-ray gallbladder at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $105.11 $44.40 – $389.10
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $197.04 $55.36 – $483.42
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $209.65 $52.03 – $552.17
Ocean University Medical Center Brick $194.55 $55.36 – $261.60
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City $197.04 $55.36 – $261.60
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen $209.65 $57.40 – $483.42
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy $197.21 $55.36 – $483.42
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank $197.04 $49.00 – $483.42

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