Ligation/biopsy of temporal artery 37609 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

$1,794.93

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$3,018.00

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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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$144.00 with HORIZON vs $10,692.00 with AETNA — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $144.00 ↓ -92%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $434.73 ↓ -76%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $485.90 ↓ -73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $518.79 ↓ -71%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $543.24 ↓ -70%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $621.71 ↓ -65%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $648.87 ↓ -64%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $790.72 ↓ -56%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $1,620.24 ↓ -10%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,620.24 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $1,620.24 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,620.24 ↓ -10%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,701.25 ↓ -5%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,794.93 ↑ +0%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $2,112.60 ↑ +18%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $2,112.60 ↑ +18%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $2,112.60 ↑ +18%
HORIZON OMNIA $2,220.64 ↑ +24%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $2,263.50 ↑ +26%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $2,414.40 ↑ +35%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $2,414.40 ↑ +35%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $2,565.30 ↑ +43%
HORIZON SHP $2,647.39 ↑ +47%
CIGNA PPO $2,730.99 ↑ +52%
CIGNA HMO $2,730.99 ↑ +52%
HORIZON HMO $2,740.04 ↑ +53%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $2,776.26 ↑ +55%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $2,794.67 ↑ +56%
QUALCARE PPO $2,794.67 ↑ +56%
QUALCARE HMO $2,794.67 ↑ +56%
HORIZON PPO $2,804.63 ↑ +56%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN PNO $2,847.29 ↑ +59%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $2,855.03 ↑ +59%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $2,855.03 ↑ +59%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $6,730.00 ↑ +275%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $8,173.00 ↑ +355%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $8,385.00 ↑ +367%
HORIZON PIP $8,615.00 ↑ +380%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $10,163.00 ↑ +466%
AETNA PPO $10,692.00 ↑ +496%
AETNA HMO $10,692.00 ↑ +496%
AETNA ASA $10,692.00 ↑ +496%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $5,855.00 $160.23 – $3,541.46
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $6,839.00 $119.52 – $3,635.56
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Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $5,339.00 $129.60 – $3,797.10
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch $5,419.00 $236.16 – $3,568.83
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $1,793.38 $1,793.38 – $2,152.05

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