Placental lactogen 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

$20.22

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$187.00

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.

$17.60 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $176.90 with AMERIHEALTH — 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $17.60 ↓ -13%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.22 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $20.22 ↑ +0%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.22 ↑ +0%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $20.22 ↑ +0%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID $20.22 ↑ +0%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.22 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.22 ↑ +0%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $20.22 ↑ +0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.22 ↑ +0%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.22 ↑ +0%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $21.23 ↑ +5%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $26.89 ↑ +33%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $30.11 ↑ +49%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $35.62 ↑ +76%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $44.08 ↑ +118%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $44.08 ↑ +118%
CIGNA HMO $95.16 ↑ +371%
CIGNA PPO $95.16 ↑ +371%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $130.90 ↑ +547%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $130.90 ↑ +547%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $130.90 ↑ +547%
HORIZON PIP $136.70 ↑ +576%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $136.70 ↑ +576%
HORIZON OMNIA $137.59 ↑ +580%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $140.25 ↑ +594%
QUALCARE HMO $144.55 ↑ +615%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $144.55 ↑ +615%
QUALCARE PPO $144.55 ↑ +615%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $149.60 ↑ +640%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $149.60 ↑ +640%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $149.60 ↑ +640%
AETNA ASA $157.08 ↑ +677%
AETNA PPO $157.08 ↑ +677%
AETNA HMO $157.08 ↑ +677%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $158.95 ↑ +686%
HORIZON SHP $164.04 ↑ +711%
HORIZON HMO $169.78 ↑ +740%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $172.02 ↑ +751%
HORIZON PPO $173.78 ↑ +759%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $176.90 ↑ +775%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $176.90 ↑ +775%

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Placental lactogen at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $22.24 $9.50 – $95.26
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $22.24 $9.50 – $82.79
Community Medical Center Toms River $22.24 $9.50 – $82.79
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville $22.24 $9.50 – $82.79
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark $22.24 $9.50 – $82.79
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $22.24 $9.50 – $82.79
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch $22.24 $9.50 – $82.79
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $20.22 $20.22 – $92.66

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