Myelography thoracic spine at JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI)
65 James Street, Edison, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health · · NPI 1275107344
$875.24
Cash price 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.
?
What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
$3,164.00
Gross charge 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.
?
The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$206.29 with KARNA vs $2,993.14 with AMERIHEALTH — same scan, same building. Share
Negotiated rates by payer
?
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.
Full explanation →
?
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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
|---|---|---|---|
| KARNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $206.29 | ↓ -76% |
| CIGNA | PPO | $263.61 | ↓ -70% |
| CIGNA | HMO | $263.61 | ↓ -70% |
| AETNA | MANAGED MEDICAID | $509.40 | ↓ -42% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $543.89 | ↓ -38% |
| CLOVER | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $569.52 | ↓ -35% |
| HORIZON | MANAGED MEDICAID | $602.74 | ↓ -31% |
| SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP | ALL PRODUCTS | $680.26 | ↓ -22% |
| HORIZON | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $790.06 | ↓ -10% |
| WELLCARE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $790.06 | ↓ -10% |
| AMERIGROUP | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $790.06 | ↓ -10% |
| VACCN | ALL PRODUCTS | $790.06 | ↓ -10% |
| AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $790.06 | ↓ -10% |
| WELLCARE | MANAGED MEDICAID | $790.06 | ↓ -10% |
| UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $829.56 | ↓ -5% |
| HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $875.24 | ↑ +0% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | HMO | $2,050.78 | ↑ +134% |
| OXFORD | ALL PRODUCTS | $2,050.78 | ↑ +134% |
| INTERGROUP | WORKERS COMP | $2,214.80 | ↑ +153% |
| INTERGROUP | SHARED SAVINGS | $2,214.80 | ↑ +153% |
| ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO | ALL PRODUCTS | $2,214.80 | ↑ +153% |
| HORIZON | WORKERS COMP | $2,312.88 | ↑ +164% |
| HORIZON | PIP | $2,312.88 | ↑ +164% |
| HORIZON | OMNIA | $2,328.07 | ↑ +166% |
| BERGEN RISK | ALL PRODUCTS | $2,373.00 | ↑ +171% |
| QUALCARE | WORKERS COMP | $2,445.77 | ↑ +179% |
| QUALCARE | PPO | $2,445.77 | ↑ +179% |
| QUALCARE | HMO | $2,445.77 | ↑ +179% |
| PRIME HEALTH | WORKERS COMP | $2,531.20 | ↑ +189% |
| BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $2,531.20 | ↑ +189% |
| PRIME HEALTH | AUTO INSURANCE | $2,531.20 | ↑ +189% |
| AETNA | ASA | $2,657.76 | ↑ +204% |
| AETNA | PPO | $2,657.76 | ↑ +204% |
| AETNA | HMO | $2,657.76 | ↑ +204% |
| MULTIPLAN - PHCS | ALL PRODUCTS | $2,689.40 | ↑ +207% |
| HORIZON | SHP | $2,775.46 | ↑ +217% |
| HORIZON | HMO | $2,872.60 | ↑ +228% |
| HORIZON | INDEMNITY | $2,910.56 | ↑ +233% |
| HORIZON | PPO | $2,940.31 | ↑ +236% |
| AMERIHEALTH | LOCAL HMO | $2,993.14 | ↑ +242% |
| AMERIHEALTH | REGIONAL HMO | $2,993.14 | ↑ +242% |
| AMERIGROUP | MANAGED MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
Visitor-reported prices
Comments
Myelography thoracic spine at other New-jersey hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center | Elizabeth | $307.82 | $55.72 – $1,726.88 |
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center | Livingston | $432.48 | $91.84 – $1,772.76 |
| Community Medical Center | Toms River | $340.13 | $91.84 – $1,718.25 |
| Clara Maass Medical Center | Belleville | $356.82 | $91.84 – $1,763.90 |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | Newark | $425.14 | $57.36 – $1,772.76 |
| Monmouth Medical Center | Long Branch | $358.83 | $91.84 – $1,740.24 |
| Bayshore Medical Center | Holmdel | $874.49 | $145.55 – $1,936.35 |
| Hackensack University Medical Center | Hackensack | $930.42 | $83.26 – $2,211.69 |