Dilate esophagus 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

$2,101.52

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.

$3,549.00

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.

$98.00 with HORIZON 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
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $98.00 ↓ -95%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $183.44 ↓ -91%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $571.39 ↓ -73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $610.07 ↓ -71%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $638.82 ↓ -70%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $763.04 ↓ -64%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $1,896.99 ↓ -10%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,896.99 ↓ -10%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,896.99 ↓ -10%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,896.99 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $1,896.99 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,896.99 ↓ -10%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,991.84 ↓ -5%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,101.52 ↑ +0%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $2,484.30 ↑ +18%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $2,484.30 ↑ +18%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $2,484.30 ↑ +18%
HORIZON OMNIA $2,611.35 ↑ +24%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $2,661.75 ↑ +27%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $2,839.20 ↑ +35%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $2,839.20 ↑ +35%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $3,016.65 ↑ +44%
HORIZON SHP $3,113.18 ↑ +48%
CIGNA HMO $3,211.49 ↑ +53%
CIGNA PPO $3,211.49 ↑ +53%
HORIZON HMO $3,222.14 ↑ +53%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $3,264.73 ↑ +55%
QUALCARE HMO $3,286.37 ↑ +56%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $3,286.37 ↑ +56%
QUALCARE PPO $3,286.37 ↑ +56%
HORIZON PPO $3,298.09 ↑ +57%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $3,357.35 ↑ +60%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $3,357.35 ↑ +60%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $6,730.00 ↑ +220%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $8,173.00 ↑ +289%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $8,385.00 ↑ +299%
HORIZON PIP $8,615.00 ↑ +310%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $10,163.00 ↑ +384%
AETNA PPO $10,692.00 ↑ +409%
AETNA HMO $10,692.00 ↑ +409%
AETNA ASA $10,692.00 ↑ +409%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital —

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