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Emg cranial nerve bilateral 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 14, 2026

$311.40

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.

$452.00

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.

$81.36 with CLOVER vs $4,550.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $81.36 ↓ -74%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $97.18 ↓ -69%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $98.54 ↓ -68%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $104.00 ↓ -67%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $153.41 ↓ -51%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $158.02 ↓ -49%
HORIZON HMO $181.00 ↓ -42%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $188.00 ↓ -40%
CIGNA - JRI@OUMC ALL PRODUCTS $226.00 ↓ -27%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $245.11 ↓ -21%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $271.20 ↓ -13%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $275.27 ↓ -12%
HORIZON PIP $275.27 ↓ -12%
HORIZON PPO $275.27 ↓ -12%
HORIZON OMNIA $275.27 ↓ -12%
HORIZON SHP $275.27 ↓ -12%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN - JRI@OUMC ALL PRODUCTS $293.80 ↓ -6%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $311.40 ↑ +0%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $311.40 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $311.40 ↑ +0%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $311.40 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $311.40 ↑ +0%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $316.40 ↑ +2%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $316.40 ↑ +2%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $316.40 ↑ +2%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $326.97 ↑ +5%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $339.00 ↑ +9%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $361.60 ↑ +16%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $361.60 ↑ +16%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $384.20 ↑ +23%
AETNA PPO $405.31 ↑ +30%
AETNA ASA $405.31 ↑ +30%
AETNA HMO $405.31 ↑ +30%
QUALCARE HMO $418.55 ↑ +34%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $418.55 ↑ +34%
QUALCARE PPO $418.55 ↑ +34%
CIGNA PPO $435.10 ↑ +40%
CIGNA HMO $435.10 ↑ +40%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $447.03 ↑ +44%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $447.03 ↑ +44%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $3,228.00 ↑ +937%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $4,550.00 ↑ +1361%

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