Probe nasolacrimal duct 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

$2,584.50

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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$5,712.00

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.

$131.54 with HORIZON vs $11,287.00 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
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $131.54 ↓ -95%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $479.50 ↓ -81%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $919.63 ↓ -64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $981.89 ↓ -62%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,028.16 ↓ -60%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,176.67 ↓ -54%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $1,228.08 ↓ -52%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,496.54 ↓ -42%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,332.96 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,332.96 ↓ -10%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $2,332.96 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $2,332.96 ↓ -10%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,449.61 ↓ -5%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,584.50 ↑ +0%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN PNO $3,752.25 ↑ +45%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $3,998.40 ↑ +55%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $3,998.40 ↑ +55%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $3,998.40 ↑ +55%
HORIZON OMNIA $4,202.89 ↑ +63%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $4,284.00 ↑ +66%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $4,569.60 ↑ +77%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $4,569.60 ↑ +77%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $4,855.20 ↑ +88%
HORIZON SHP $5,010.57 ↑ +94%
CIGNA HMO $5,168.79 ↑ +100%
CIGNA PPO $5,168.79 ↑ +100%
HORIZON HMO $5,185.92 ↑ +101%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $5,254.47 ↑ +103%
QUALCARE HMO $5,289.31 ↑ +105%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $5,289.31 ↑ +105%
QUALCARE PPO $5,289.31 ↑ +105%
HORIZON PPO $5,308.16 ↑ +105%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $5,403.55 ↑ +109%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $5,403.55 ↑ +109%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $8,173.00 ↑ +216%
HORIZON PIP $8,615.00 ↑ +233%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $9,050.00 ↑ +250%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $10,163.00 ↑ +293%
AETNA PPO $10,692.00 ↑ +314%
AETNA HMO $10,692.00 ↑ +314%
AETNA ASA $10,692.00 ↑ +314%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $11,287.00 ↑ +337%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Probe nasolacrimal duct at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $5,855.00 $193.83 – $5,099.30
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $6,839.00 $109.18 – $5,234.78
Community Medical Center Toms River $3,786.00 $111.81 – $5,073.80
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville $3,986.00 $107.86 – $5,208.61
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark $4,881.00 $197.97 – $5,234.78
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $5,339.00 $118.39 – $5,467.39
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch $5,419.00 $215.73 – $5,138.70
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $2,582.26 $2,582.26 – $3,098.71

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