Echo exam of fetal heart 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

$607.42

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$1,106.00

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.

$178.07 with AETNA vs $1,027.81 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

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
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $178.07 ↓ -71%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $190.12 ↓ -69%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $199.08 ↓ -67%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $199.21 ↓ -67%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $210.69 ↓ -65%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $220.53 ↓ -64%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $237.79 ↓ -61%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $505.24 ↓ -17%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $548.30 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $548.30 ↓ -10%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $548.30 ↓ -10%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $548.30 ↓ -10%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $548.30 ↓ -10%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $548.30 ↓ -10%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $575.72 ↓ -5%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $598.35 ↓ -1%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $598.35 ↓ -1%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $607.42 ↑ +0%
CIGNA HMO $725.89 ↑ +20%
CIGNA PPO $725.89 ↑ +20%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $774.20 ↑ +27%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $774.20 ↑ +27%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $774.20 ↑ +27%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $808.49 ↑ +33%
HORIZON PIP $808.49 ↑ +33%
HORIZON OMNIA $813.79 ↑ +34%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $829.50 ↑ +37%
QUALCARE HMO $854.94 ↑ +41%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $854.94 ↑ +41%
QUALCARE PPO $854.94 ↑ +41%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $884.80 ↑ +46%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $884.80 ↑ +46%
AETNA ASA $929.04 ↑ +53%
AETNA PPO $929.04 ↑ +53%
AETNA HMO $929.04 ↑ +53%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $940.10 ↑ +55%
HORIZON SHP $970.18 ↑ +60%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $995.40 ↑ +64%
HORIZON HMO $1,004.14 ↑ +65%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $1,017.41 ↑ +67%
HORIZON PPO $1,027.81 ↑ +69%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital —

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Echo exam of fetal heart at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $360.38 $48.09 – $1,198.46
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $287.33 $99.22 – $1,230.30
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville $337.73 $99.22 – $1,224.15
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark $282.45 $99.22 – $1,230.30
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch $420.09 $99.22 – $1,207.71
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $606.89 $147.94 – $1,307.42
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $645.71 $89.95 – $1,493.34
Ocean University Medical Center Brick $599.23 $147.94 – $1,307.42

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