Head CT scan (without contrast) 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

$117.81

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.

$2,158.00

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.

$106.34 with HORIZON vs $2,005.43 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 MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $106.34 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $106.34 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $106.34 ↓ -10%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $106.34 ↓ -10%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $106.34 ↓ -10%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $106.34 ↓ -10%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $111.66 ↓ -5%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $117.81 ↑ +0%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $208.71 ↑ +77%
CIGNA PPO $209.50 ↑ +78%
CIGNA HMO $209.50 ↑ +78%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $281.42 ↑ +139%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $281.42 ↑ +139%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $347.44 ↑ +195%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $370.96 ↑ +215%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $388.44 ↑ +230%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $393.08 ↑ +234%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $411.10 ↑ +249%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $435.15 ↑ +269%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $463.97 ↑ +294%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $1,489.02 ↑ +1164%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $1,510.60 ↑ +1182%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $1,510.60 ↑ +1182%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $1,510.60 ↑ +1182%
HORIZON PIP $1,577.50 ↑ +1239%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $1,577.50 ↑ +1239%
HORIZON OMNIA $1,587.86 ↑ +1248%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $1,618.50 ↑ +1274%
QUALCARE PPO $1,668.13 ↑ +1316%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $1,668.13 ↑ +1316%
QUALCARE HMO $1,668.13 ↑ +1316%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $1,726.40 ↑ +1365%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $1,726.40 ↑ +1365%
AETNA HMO $1,812.72 ↑ +1439%
AETNA ASA $1,812.72 ↑ +1439%
AETNA PPO $1,812.72 ↑ +1439%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $1,834.30 ↑ +1457%
HORIZON SHP $1,893.00 ↑ +1507%
HORIZON HMO $1,959.25 ↑ +1563%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $1,985.14 ↑ +1585%
HORIZON PPO $2,005.43 ↑ +1602%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital —

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Head CT scan (without contrast) at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $391.35 $56.31 – $416.99
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $441.81 $119.31 – $726.00
Community Medical Center Toms River $432.42 $116.22 – $726.00
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville $414.70 $119.31 – $726.00
Childrens Specialized Hospital Mountainside $640.50 $137.50 – $137.50
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark $434.30 $57.97 – $726.00
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $433.26 $72.88 – $704.00
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch $456.19 $117.70 – $726.00

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