Pretreat rbc density gradient separation reference 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

$189.84

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.

$207.00

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.

$16.50 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $325.17 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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 $16.50 ↓ -91%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $33.33 ↓ -82%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $39.43 ↓ -79%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $44.51 ↓ -77%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $113.08 ↓ -40%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $144.90 ↓ -24%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $144.90 ↓ -24%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $144.90 ↓ -24%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $151.32 ↓ -20%
HORIZON PIP $151.32 ↓ -20%
HORIZON OMNIA $152.31 ↓ -20%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $155.25 ↓ -18%
QUALCARE HMO $160.01 ↓ -16%
QUALCARE PPO $160.01 ↓ -16%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $160.01 ↓ -16%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $165.60 ↓ -13%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $165.60 ↓ -13%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $165.60 ↓ -13%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $171.36 ↓ -10%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $171.36 ↓ -10%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $171.36 ↓ -10%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $171.36 ↓ -10%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $171.36 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $171.36 ↓ -10%
AETNA PPO $173.88 ↓ -8%
AETNA HMO $173.88 ↓ -8%
AETNA ASA $173.88 ↓ -8%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $175.95 ↓ -7%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $179.93 ↓ -5%
HORIZON SHP $181.58 ↓ -4%
HORIZON HMO $187.94 ↓ -1%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $189.84 ↑ +0%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $190.42 ↑ +0%
HORIZON PPO $192.37 ↑ +1%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $195.82 ↑ +3%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $195.82 ↑ +3%
CIGNA HMO $199.26 ↑ +5%
CIGNA PPO $199.26 ↑ +5%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $325.17 ↑ +71%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $325.17 ↑ +71%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Pretreat rbc density gradient separation reference at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $47.86 $15.30 – $374.56
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $54.03 $15.75 – $384.50
Community Medical Center Toms River $52.88 $15.75 – $372.69
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville $50.71 $15.75 – $382.58
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark $53.11 $15.75 – $384.50
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $189.67 $34.53 – $306.15
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $201.80 $18.46 – $211.89
Ocean University Medical Center Brick $187.28 $16.50 – $187.28

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