Hemolysins and agglutinins incubated 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

$12.11

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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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$428.00

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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$12.11 with WELLCARE vs $151.36 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

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
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.11 ↑ +0%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $12.11 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $12.11 ↑ +0%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.11 ↑ +0%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.11 ↑ +0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.11 ↑ +0%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.11 ↑ +0%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.11 ↑ +0%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $12.11 ↑ +0%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID $12.11 ↑ +0%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.72 ↑ +5%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $13.75 ↑ +14%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.11 ↑ +33%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $25.76 ↑ +113%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $26.40 ↑ +118%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $26.40 ↑ +118%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $30.48 ↑ +152%
CIGNA HMO $56.99 ↑ +371%
CIGNA PPO $56.99 ↑ +371%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $112.00 ↑ +825%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $112.00 ↑ +825%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $112.00 ↑ +825%
HORIZON PIP $116.96 ↑ +866%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $116.96 ↑ +866%
HORIZON OMNIA $117.73 ↑ +872%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $120.00 ↑ +891%
QUALCARE HMO $123.68 ↑ +921%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $123.68 ↑ +921%
QUALCARE PPO $123.68 ↑ +921%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $128.00 ↑ +957%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $128.00 ↑ +957%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $128.00 ↑ +957%
AETNA ASA $134.40 ↑ +1010%
AETNA PPO $134.40 ↑ +1010%
AETNA HMO $134.40 ↑ +1010%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $136.00 ↑ +1023%
HORIZON SHP $140.35 ↑ +1059%
HORIZON HMO $145.26 ↑ +1100%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $147.18 ↑ +1115%
HORIZON PPO $148.69 ↑ +1128%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $151.36 ↑ +1150%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $151.36 ↑ +1150%

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Hemolysins and agglutinins incubated at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $13.32 $5.69 – $49.40
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $13.32 $5.69 – $49.40
Community Medical Center Toms River $13.32 $5.69 – $49.40
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville $13.32 $5.69 – $49.40
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark $13.32 $5.69 – $49.40
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $13.32 $5.69 – $49.40
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch $13.32 $5.69 – $49.40
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $12.11 $12.11 – $55.49

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