MRI chest without & w/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

$395.64

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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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$4,244.00

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.

$357.13 with WELLCARE vs $4,332.00 with BERGEN RISK — 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
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $357.13 ↓ -10%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $357.13 ↓ -10%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $357.13 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $357.13 ↓ -10%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $357.13 ↓ -10%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $357.13 ↓ -10%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $374.99 ↓ -5%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $395.64 ↑ +0%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $683.28 ↑ +73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $729.54 ↑ +84%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $763.92 ↑ +93%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $808.48 ↑ +104%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $912.46 ↑ +131%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $941.28 ↑ +138%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $950.67 ↑ +140%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $950.67 ↑ +140%
CIGNA PPO $1,246.54 ↑ +215%
CIGNA HMO $1,246.54 ↑ +215%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $1,369.57 ↑ +246%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $1,516.13 ↑ +283%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $2,928.36 ↑ +640%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $2,970.80 ↑ +651%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $2,970.80 ↑ +651%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $2,970.80 ↑ +651%
HORIZON PIP $3,102.36 ↑ +684%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $3,102.36 ↑ +684%
HORIZON OMNIA $3,122.74 ↑ +689%
QUALCARE HMO $3,280.61 ↑ +729%
QUALCARE PPO $3,280.61 ↑ +729%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $3,280.61 ↑ +729%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $3,395.20 ↑ +758%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $3,395.20 ↑ +758%
AETNA PPO $3,564.96 ↑ +801%
AETNA ASA $3,564.96 ↑ +801%
AETNA HMO $3,564.96 ↑ +801%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $3,607.40 ↑ +812%
HORIZON SHP $3,722.84 ↑ +841%
HORIZON HMO $3,853.13 ↑ +874%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $3,904.06 ↑ +887%
HORIZON PPO $3,943.95 ↑ +897%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $4,332.00 ↑ +995%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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MRI chest without & w/contrast at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $887.07 $249.57 – $1,452.87
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $926.85 $400.67 – $2,072.00
Community Medical Center Toms River $980.17 $326.00 – $2,072.00
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark $911.10 $256.91 – $2,072.00
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $982.06 $322.98 – $2,010.00
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch $1,034.04 $326.00 – $2,072.00
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $395.29 $395.29 – $4,332.00
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $420.58 $336.46 – $4,850.29

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