Pericardiocentesis wwo imaging 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

$1,720.93

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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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$5,253.00

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.

$263.16 with HORIZON vs $19,949.00 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
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $263.16 ↓ -85%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $479.79 ↓ -72%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $845.73 ↓ -51%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $902.99 ↓ -48%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $945.54 ↓ -45%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $1,129.40 ↓ -34%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $1,553.44 ↓ -10%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,553.44 ↓ -10%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,553.44 ↓ -10%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,553.44 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $1,553.44 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,553.44 ↓ -10%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,631.11 ↓ -5%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,720.93 ↑ +0%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $3,677.10 ↑ +114%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $3,677.10 ↑ +114%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $3,677.10 ↑ +114%
HORIZON OMNIA $3,865.16 ↑ +125%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $3,939.75 ↑ +129%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $4,202.40 ↑ +144%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $4,202.40 ↑ +144%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $4,408.00 ↑ +156%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $4,465.05 ↑ +159%
HORIZON SHP $4,607.93 ↑ +168%
HORIZON HMO $4,769.20 ↑ +177%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $4,832.23 ↑ +181%
QUALCARE HMO $4,864.28 ↑ +183%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $4,864.28 ↑ +183%
QUALCARE PPO $4,864.28 ↑ +183%
HORIZON PPO $4,881.61 ↑ +184%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $4,969.34 ↑ +189%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $4,969.34 ↑ +189%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $5,482.00 ↑ +219%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $8,173.00 ↑ +375%
HORIZON PIP $8,615.00 ↑ +401%
AETNA ASA $10,692.00 ↑ +521%
AETNA PPO $10,692.00 ↑ +521%
AETNA HMO $10,692.00 ↑ +521%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $11,920.00 ↑ +593%
CIGNA HMO $14,806.00 ↑ +760%
CIGNA PPO $19,949.00 ↑ +1059%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $5,855.00 $115.50 – $3,395.44
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $6,839.00 $218.42 – $3,485.68
Community Medical Center Toms River $3,786.00 $223.69 – $3,378.46
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville $3,986.00 $215.79 – $3,468.25
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark $4,881.00 $118.90 – $3,485.68
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $5,339.00 $149.48 – $3,640.55
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch $5,419.00 $431.58 – $3,421.69
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $1,719.44 $1,719.44 – $2,063.33

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