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Emg needle test 4-extremities 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

$156.46

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.

$748.00

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.

$104.00 with HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN 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
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $104.00 ↓ -34%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $134.64 ↓ -14%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $156.46 ↑ +0%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $156.46 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $156.46 ↑ +0%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $156.46 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $156.46 ↑ +0%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $160.82 ↑ +3%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $163.06 ↑ +4%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $164.28 ↑ +5%
HORIZON HMO $181.00 ↑ +16%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $188.00 ↑ +20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $253.87 ↑ +62%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $261.50 ↑ +67%
CIGNA - JRI@OUMC ALL PRODUCTS $374.00 ↑ +139%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $409.73 ↑ +162%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $448.80 ↑ +187%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $455.53 ↑ +191%
HORIZON PIP $455.53 ↑ +191%
HORIZON PPO $455.53 ↑ +191%
HORIZON OMNIA $455.53 ↑ +191%
HORIZON SHP $455.53 ↑ +191%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN - JRI@OUMC ALL PRODUCTS $486.20 ↑ +211%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $523.60 ↑ +235%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $523.60 ↑ +235%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $523.60 ↑ +235%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $561.00 ↑ +259%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $598.40 ↑ +282%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $598.40 ↑ +282%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $635.80 ↑ +306%
AETNA PPO $670.73 ↑ +329%
AETNA ASA $670.73 ↑ +329%
AETNA HMO $670.73 ↑ +329%
QUALCARE HMO $692.65 ↑ +343%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $692.65 ↑ +343%
QUALCARE PPO $692.65 ↑ +343%
CIGNA PPO $720.02 ↑ +360%
CIGNA HMO $720.02 ↑ +360%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $739.77 ↑ +373%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $739.77 ↑ +373%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $3,228.00 ↑ +1963%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $4,550.00 ↑ +2808%

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