Pr tube thoracostomy w/connection to drainage open 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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$3,782.00

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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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$320.92 with KARNA vs $9,236.00 with HORIZON — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $320.92 ↓ -81%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $608.90 ↓ -65%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $650.13 ↓ -62%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $680.76 ↓ -60%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $779.09 ↓ -55%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $813.13 ↓ -53%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $990.88 ↓ -42%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,553.44 ↓ -10%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $1,553.44 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $1,553.44 ↓ -10%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,553.44 ↓ -10%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,631.11 ↓ -5%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,720.93 ↑ +0%
OXFORD - JRI@OUMC ALL PRODUCTS $1,902.35 ↑ +11%
UNITED HEALTHCARE - JRI@OUMC ALL PRODUCTS $2,114.14 ↑ +23%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN PNO $2,263.81 ↑ +32%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $2,647.40 ↑ +54%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $2,647.40 ↑ +54%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $2,647.40 ↑ +54%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $2,764.64 ↑ +61%
HORIZON PIP $2,764.64 ↑ +61%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $2,836.50 ↑ +65%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $3,025.60 ↑ +76%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $3,025.60 ↑ +76%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $3,130.74 ↑ +82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $3,144.73 ↑ +83%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $3,214.70 ↑ +87%
AETNA ASA $3,391.32 ↑ +97%
AETNA HMO $3,391.32 ↑ +97%
AETNA PPO $3,391.32 ↑ +97%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $3,403.80 ↑ +98%
CIGNA PPO $3,422.33 ↑ +99%
CIGNA HMO $3,422.33 ↑ +99%
QUALCARE PPO $3,502.13 ↑ +104%
QUALCARE HMO $3,502.13 ↑ +104%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $3,502.13 ↑ +104%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $3,577.77 ↑ +108%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $3,577.77 ↑ +108%
HORIZON OMNIA $7,292.00 ↑ +324%
HORIZON SHP $8,353.00 ↑ +385%
HORIZON HMO $9,023.00 ↑ +424%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $9,128.00 ↑ +430%
HORIZON PPO $9,236.00 ↑ +437%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $5,855.00 $77.14 – $3,395.44
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