Head CT scan (with contrast) at JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI)
65 James Street, Edison, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1275107344
$197.21
Cash price 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.
$2,515.00
Gross charge 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.
$178.02 with HORIZON vs $2,337.19 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| HORIZON | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $178.02 | ↓ -10% |
| WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $178.02 | ↓ -10% |
| WELLCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $178.02 | ↓ -10% |
| AMERIGROUP | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $178.02 | ↓ -10% |
| AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $178.02 | ↓ -10% |
| VACCN | ALL PRODUCTS | $178.02 | ↓ -10% |
| UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $186.92 | ↓ -5% |
| HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $197.21 | ↑ +0% |
| KARNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $292.29 | ↑ +48% |
| CIGNA | PPO | $304.00 | ↑ +54% |
| CIGNA | HMO | $304.00 | ↑ +54% |
| AETNA | MANAGED MEDICAID | $404.92 | ↑ +105% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $432.33 | ↑ +119% |
| CLOVER | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $452.70 | ↑ +130% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | HMO | $461.11 | ↑ +134% |
| OXFORD | ALL PRODUCTS | $461.11 | ↑ +134% |
| AMERIHEALTH | REGIONAL HMO | $473.12 | ↑ +140% |
| HORIZON | MANAGED MEDICAID | $479.11 | ↑ +143% |
| AMERIHEALTH | LOCAL HMO | $523.75 | ↑ +166% |
| SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $540.73 | ↑ +174% |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $1,735.35 | ↑ +780% |
| ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO | ALL PRODUCTS | $1,760.50 | ↑ +793% |
| INTERGROUP | WORKERS COMP | $1,760.50 | ↑ +793% |
| INTERGROUP | SHARED SAVINGS | $1,760.50 | ↑ +793% |
| HORIZON | PIP | $1,838.47 | ↑ +832% |
| HORIZON | WORKERS COMP | $1,838.47 | ↑ +832% |
| HORIZON | OMNIA | $1,850.54 | ↑ +838% |
| BERGEN RISK | ALL PRODUCTS | $1,886.25 | ↑ +856% |
| QUALCARE | PPO | $1,944.10 | ↑ +886% |
| QUALCARE | WORKERS COMP | $1,944.10 | ↑ +886% |
| QUALCARE | HMO | $1,944.10 | ↑ +886% |
| PRIME HEALTH | AUTO INSURANCE | $2,012.00 | ↑ +920% |
| PRIME HEALTH | WORKERS COMP | $2,012.00 | ↑ +920% |
| AETNA | HMO | $2,112.60 | ↑ +971% |
| AETNA | ASA | $2,112.60 | ↑ +971% |
| AETNA | PPO | $2,112.60 | ↑ +971% |
| MULTIPLAN - PHCS | ALL PRODUCTS | $2,137.75 | ↑ +984% |
| HORIZON | SHP | $2,206.16 | ↑ +1019% |
| HORIZON | HMO | $2,283.37 | ↑ +1058% |
| HORIZON | INDEMNITY | $2,313.55 | ↑ +1073% |
| HORIZON | PPO | $2,337.19 | ↑ +1085% |
| AMERIGROUP | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
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Head CT scan (with contrast) at other New-jersey hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Trinitas Regional Medical Center | Elizabeth | $432.64 | $78.83 – $501.90 |
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center | Livingston | $488.42 | $199.72 – $726.00 |
| Community Medical Center | Toms River | $478.05 | $194.55 – $726.00 |
| Clara Maass Medical Center | Belleville | $458.46 | $199.72 – $726.00 |
| Childrens Specialized Hospital | Mountainside | $862.00 | $140.59 – $140.59 |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | Newark | $480.13 | $81.14 – $726.00 |
| Jersey City Medical Center | Jersey City | $478.97 | $102.01 – $704.00 |
| Monmouth Medical Center | Long Branch | $504.33 | $197.04 – $726.00 |