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Ghs electrostagmgraphy 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.

$779.00

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.

$68.80 with KARNA vs $770.43 with AMERIHEALTH — 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
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $68.80 ↓ -56%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $116.00 ↓ -26%
AETNA PPO $125.04 ↓ -20%
AETNA ASA $125.04 ↓ -20%
AETNA HMO $125.04 ↓ -20%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $140.22 ↓ -10%
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%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $164.28 ↑ +5%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $167.49 ↑ +7%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $169.82 ↑ +9%
HORIZON HMO $204.00 ↑ +30%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $208.00 ↑ +33%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $264.39 ↑ +69%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $272.34 ↑ +74%
CIGNA - JRI@OUMC ALL PRODUCTS $389.50 ↑ +149%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $467.40 ↑ +199%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $474.41 ↑ +203%
HORIZON PIP $474.41 ↑ +203%
HORIZON PPO $474.41 ↑ +203%
HORIZON OMNIA $474.41 ↑ +203%
HORIZON SHP $474.41 ↑ +203%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $499.00 ↑ +219%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN - JRI@OUMC ALL PRODUCTS $506.35 ↑ +224%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $545.30 ↑ +249%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $545.30 ↑ +249%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $545.30 ↑ +249%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $584.25 ↑ +273%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $623.20 ↑ +298%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $623.20 ↑ +298%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $627.00 ↑ +301%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $662.15 ↑ +323%
QUALCARE HMO $721.35 ↑ +361%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $721.35 ↑ +361%
QUALCARE PPO $721.35 ↑ +361%
CIGNA PPO $749.87 ↑ +379%
CIGNA HMO $749.87 ↑ +379%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $770.43 ↑ +392%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $770.43 ↑ +392%

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