Ghs cricothyroidotomy 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

$257.26

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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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$1,769.00

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.

$228.00 with HORIZON vs $2,615.00 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
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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 MANAGED MEDICAID $228.00 ↓ -11%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $232.22 ↓ -10%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $232.22 ↓ -10%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $232.22 ↓ -10%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $232.22 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $232.22 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $232.22 ↓ -10%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $243.83 ↓ -5%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $257.26 ↑ +0%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $284.81 ↑ +11%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $318.42 ↑ +24%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $380.34 ↑ +48%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $683.56 ↑ +166%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $1,238.30 ↑ +381%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $1,238.30 ↑ +381%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $1,238.30 ↑ +381%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $1,312.00 ↑ +410%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $1,415.20 ↑ +450%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $1,415.20 ↑ +450%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $1,464.38 ↑ +469%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $1,470.92 ↑ +472%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $1,503.65 ↑ +484%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $1,638.09 ↑ +537%
QUALCARE HMO $1,638.09 ↑ +537%
QUALCARE PPO $1,638.09 ↑ +537%
HORIZON PIP $2,615.00 ↑ +916%
HORIZON PPO not published by hospital —
AETNA ASA not published by hospital —
AETNA HMO not published by hospital —
AETNA PPO not published by hospital —
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital —
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO not published by hospital —
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO not published by hospital —
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital —
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital —
CIGNA HMO not published by hospital —
CIGNA PPO not published by hospital —
HORIZON HMO not published by hospital —
HORIZON INDEMNITY not published by hospital —
HORIZON OMNIA not published by hospital —
HORIZON SHP not published by hospital —
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital —

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