Penis study 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

$344.98

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.

$1,799.00

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.

$104.00 with HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN vs $4,025.00 with AETNA — 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
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $104.00 ↓ -70%
HORIZON HMO $181.00 ↓ -48%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $188.00 ↓ -46%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $232.87 ↓ -32%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $289.64 ↓ -16%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $309.25 ↓ -10%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $311.40 ↓ -10%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $311.40 ↓ -10%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $311.40 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $311.40 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $311.40 ↓ -10%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $323.82 ↓ -6%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $326.97 ↓ -5%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $344.98 ↑ +0%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $386.79 ↑ +12%
CIGNA - JRI@OUMC ALL PRODUCTS $899.50 ↑ +161%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $1,079.40 ↑ +213%
HORIZON PIP $1,095.59 ↑ +218%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $1,095.59 ↑ +218%
HORIZON OMNIA $1,095.59 ↑ +218%
HORIZON PPO $1,095.59 ↑ +218%
HORIZON SHP $1,095.59 ↑ +218%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $1,124.00 ↑ +226%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN - JRI@OUMC ALL PRODUCTS $1,169.35 ↑ +239%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $1,259.30 ↑ +265%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $1,259.30 ↑ +265%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $1,259.30 ↑ +265%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $1,349.25 ↑ +291%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $1,439.20 ↑ +317%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $1,439.20 ↑ +317%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $1,529.15 ↑ +343%
QUALCARE HMO $1,665.87 ↑ +383%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $1,665.87 ↑ +383%
QUALCARE PPO $1,665.87 ↑ +383%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $1,701.85 ↑ +393%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $1,701.85 ↑ +393%
CIGNA PPO $1,731.72 ↑ +402%
CIGNA HMO $1,731.72 ↑ +402%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $2,045.00 ↑ +493%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $2,437.00 ↑ +606%
AETNA PPO $4,025.00 ↑ +1067%
AETNA HMO $4,025.00 ↑ +1067%
AETNA ASA $4,025.00 ↑ +1067%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital —

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Community Medical Center Toms River $3,786.00 $67.62 – $677.24
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville $3,986.00 $67.62 – $695.25
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $344.68 $344.68 – $413.61
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $366.72 $61.30 – $4,994.00
Ocean University Medical Center Brick $340.32 $104.00 – $2,080.00
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City $344.68 $223.88 – $413.61
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen $366.72 $67.62 – $576.00
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy $344.98 $232.87 – $606.70

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