Oropharyngeal biopsy 42800 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

$1,640.99

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$7,186.00

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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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$50.40 with HORIZON vs $10,163.00 with BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN — 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

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 $50.40 ↓ -97%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $256.36 ↓ -84%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $1,156.95 ↓ -29%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $1,235.27 ↓ -25%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,293.48 ↓ -21%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,481.28 ↓ -10%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $1,481.28 ↓ -10%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,481.28 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,481.28 ↓ -10%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,481.28 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $1,481.28 ↓ -10%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $1,544.99 ↓ -6%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,555.34 ↓ -5%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,640.99 ↑ +0%
AETNA PPO $4,025.00 ↑ +145%
AETNA HMO $4,025.00 ↑ +145%
AETNA ASA $4,025.00 ↑ +145%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $4,408.00 ↑ +169%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $5,030.20 ↑ +207%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $5,030.20 ↑ +207%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $5,030.20 ↑ +207%
HORIZON OMNIA $5,287.46 ↑ +222%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $5,389.50 ↑ +228%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $5,482.00 ↑ +234%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $5,748.80 ↑ +250%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $5,748.80 ↑ +250%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $6,108.10 ↑ +272%
HORIZON SHP $6,303.56 ↑ +284%
CIGNA HMO $6,502.61 ↑ +296%
CIGNA PPO $6,502.61 ↑ +296%
HORIZON HMO $6,524.17 ↑ +298%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $6,610.40 ↑ +303%
QUALCARE HMO $6,654.24 ↑ +306%
QUALCARE PPO $6,654.24 ↑ +306%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $6,654.24 ↑ +306%
HORIZON PPO $6,677.95 ↑ +307%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $6,797.96 ↑ +314%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $6,797.96 ↑ +314%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $8,173.00 ↑ +398%
HORIZON PIP $8,615.00 ↑ +425%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $10,163.00 ↑ +519%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Oropharyngeal biopsy 42800 at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $5,855.00 $82.64 – $3,237.72
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $6,839.00 $41.83 – $3,323.76
Community Medical Center Toms River $3,786.00 $42.84 – $3,221.53
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville $3,986.00 $41.33 – $3,307.14
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark $4,881.00 $75.85 – $3,323.76
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $5,339.00 $45.36 – $3,471.44
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch $5,419.00 $82.66 – $3,262.74
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $1,639.57 $1,639.57 – $1,967.48

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