External chromosome analysis 20-25 cells 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

$144.61

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.

$1,265.00

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.

$33.17 with AETNA vs $680.57 with CIGNA — 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
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $33.17 ↓ -77%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $39.24 ↓ -73%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $144.20 ↓ -0%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $144.20 ↓ -0%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $144.20 ↓ -0%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $144.61 ↑ +0%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $144.61 ↑ +0%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $144.61 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $144.61 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $144.61 ↑ +0%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $144.61 ↑ +0%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $144.61 ↑ +0%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID $144.61 ↑ +0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $144.61 ↑ +0%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $144.61 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $149.63 ↑ +3%
HORIZON PIP $150.59 ↑ +4%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $150.59 ↑ +4%
HORIZON OMNIA $151.57 ↑ +5%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $151.84 ↑ +5%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $154.50 ↑ +7%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $159.24 ↑ +10%
QUALCARE PPO $159.24 ↑ +10%
QUALCARE HMO $159.24 ↑ +10%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $164.80 ↑ +14%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $164.80 ↑ +14%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $164.80 ↑ +14%
AETNA ASA $173.04 ↑ +20%
AETNA PPO $173.04 ↑ +20%
AETNA HMO $173.04 ↑ +20%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $175.10 ↑ +21%
HORIZON SHP $180.70 ↑ +25%
HORIZON HMO $187.03 ↑ +29%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $189.50 ↑ +31%
HORIZON PPO $191.44 ↑ +32%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $192.33 ↑ +33%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $194.88 ↑ +35%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $194.88 ↑ +35%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $315.25 ↑ +118%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $315.25 ↑ +118%
CIGNA PPO $680.57 ↑ +371%
CIGNA HMO $680.57 ↑ +371%

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External chromosome analysis 20-25 cells at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $159.07 $67.97 – $590.17
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $159.07 $67.97 – $590.17
Community Medical Center Toms River $159.07 $67.97 – $590.17
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville $159.07 $67.97 – $590.17
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark $159.07 $67.97 – $590.17
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $159.07 $67.97 – $590.17
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch $159.07 $67.97 – $590.17
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $144.61 $144.61 – $662.65

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