Convert nephrostomy catheter 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

$2,269.38

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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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$5,105.00

Gross charge

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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.

$390.46 with KARNA vs $10,692.00 with AETNA — 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
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $390.46 ↓ -83%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $821.91 ↓ -64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $877.55 ↓ -61%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $918.90 ↓ -60%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,051.63 ↓ -54%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $1,097.58 ↓ -52%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,337.51 ↓ -41%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $1,967.00 ↓ -13%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,048.51 ↓ -10%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $2,048.51 ↓ -10%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,048.51 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $2,048.51 ↓ -10%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,150.94 ↓ -5%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,269.38 ↑ +0%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $3,573.50 ↑ +57%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $3,573.50 ↑ +57%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $3,573.50 ↑ +57%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN PNO $3,601.28 ↑ +59%
HORIZON OMNIA $3,756.26 ↑ +66%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $3,828.75 ↑ +69%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $4,084.00 ↑ +80%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $4,084.00 ↑ +80%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $4,339.25 ↑ +91%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $4,408.00 ↑ +94%
HORIZON SHP $4,478.11 ↑ +97%
CIGNA PPO $4,619.51 ↑ +104%
CIGNA HMO $4,619.51 ↑ +104%
HORIZON HMO $4,634.83 ↑ +104%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $4,696.09 ↑ +107%
QUALCARE HMO $4,727.23 ↑ +108%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $4,727.23 ↑ +108%
QUALCARE PPO $4,727.23 ↑ +108%
HORIZON PPO $4,744.08 ↑ +109%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $4,829.33 ↑ +113%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $4,829.33 ↑ +113%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $5,482.00 ↑ +142%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $8,173.00 ↑ +260%
HORIZON PIP $8,615.00 ↑ +280%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $10,163.00 ↑ +348%
AETNA PPO $10,692.00 ↑ +371%
AETNA HMO $10,692.00 ↑ +371%
AETNA ASA $10,692.00 ↑ +371%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital —

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Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $5,855.00 $464.79 – $4,477.56
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