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

$267.78

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$1,401.00

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.

$145.85 with AMERIHEALTH vs $1,301.95 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
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $145.85 ↓ -46%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $161.46 ↓ -40%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $225.56 ↓ -16%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $240.83 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $241.72 ↓ -10%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $241.72 ↓ -10%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $241.72 ↓ -10%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $241.72 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $241.72 ↓ -10%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $241.72 ↓ -10%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $252.18 ↓ -6%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $253.81 ↓ -5%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $266.89 ↓ -0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $267.78 ↑ +0%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $301.22 ↑ +12%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $303.54 ↑ +13%
CIGNA PPO $465.06 ↑ +74%
CIGNA HMO $465.06 ↑ +74%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $659.90 ↑ +146%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $659.90 ↑ +146%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $980.70 ↑ +266%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $980.70 ↑ +266%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $980.70 ↑ +266%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $1,024.13 ↑ +282%
HORIZON PIP $1,024.13 ↑ +282%
HORIZON OMNIA $1,030.86 ↑ +285%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $1,050.75 ↑ +292%
QUALCARE HMO $1,082.97 ↑ +304%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $1,082.97 ↑ +304%
QUALCARE PPO $1,082.97 ↑ +304%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $1,120.80 ↑ +319%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $1,120.80 ↑ +319%
AETNA ASA $1,176.84 ↑ +339%
AETNA PPO $1,176.84 ↑ +339%
AETNA HMO $1,176.84 ↑ +339%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $1,190.85 ↑ +345%
HORIZON SHP $1,228.96 ↑ +359%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $1,260.90 ↑ +371%
HORIZON HMO $1,271.97 ↑ +375%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $1,288.78 ↑ +381%
HORIZON PPO $1,301.95 ↑ +386%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital —

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $317.02 $74.45 – $528.34
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville $165.28 $87.74 – $539.67
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark $234.54 $78.00 – $542.38
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $267.55 $53.92 – $623.08
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $284.66 $79.54 – $712.00
Ocean University Medical Center Brick $264.17 $53.92 – $623.08
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City $267.55 $53.92 – $707.07
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen $284.66 $87.74 – $623.08

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