Mayo carnitine total and free quantitative each specimen plasma 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

$16.87

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.

$1,056.00

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.

$8.53 with AETNA vs $79.39 with CIGNA — 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
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $8.53 ↓ -49%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $10.10 ↓ -40%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $16.87 ↑ +0%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.87 ↑ +0%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $16.87 ↑ +0%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID $16.87 ↑ +0%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.87 ↑ +0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.87 ↑ +0%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.87 ↑ +0%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $16.87 ↑ +0%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.87 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.87 ↑ +0%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.71 ↑ +5%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $20.50 ↑ +22%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.44 ↑ +33%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $36.78 ↑ +118%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $36.78 ↑ +118%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $37.10 ↑ +120%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $37.10 ↑ +120%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $37.10 ↑ +120%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $38.74 ↑ +130%
HORIZON PIP $38.74 ↑ +130%
HORIZON OMNIA $39.00 ↑ +131%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $39.75 ↑ +136%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $40.97 ↑ +143%
QUALCARE PPO $40.97 ↑ +143%
QUALCARE HMO $40.97 ↑ +143%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $42.40 ↑ +151%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $42.40 ↑ +151%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $42.40 ↑ +151%
AETNA ASA $44.52 ↑ +164%
AETNA PPO $44.52 ↑ +164%
AETNA HMO $44.52 ↑ +164%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $45.05 ↑ +167%
HORIZON SHP $46.49 ↑ +176%
HORIZON HMO $48.12 ↑ +185%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $48.75 ↑ +189%
HORIZON PPO $49.25 ↑ +192%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $50.14 ↑ +197%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $50.14 ↑ +197%
CIGNA HMO $79.39 ↑ +371%
CIGNA PPO $79.39 ↑ +371%

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Mayo carnitine total and free quantitative each specimen plasma at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $18.56 $7.93 – $70.91
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $18.56 $7.93 – $69.43
Community Medical Center Toms River $18.56 $7.93 – $69.43
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville $18.56 $7.93 – $69.43
Childrens Specialized Hospital Mountainside $66.50 $13.50 – $13.91
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark $18.56 $7.93 – $69.43
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $18.56 $7.93 – $69.43
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch $18.56 $7.93 – $69.43

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