Puncture aspiration abscess/hematoma/bulla/cyst 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

$442.61

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$803.00

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.

$129.28 with AETNA vs $9,236.00 with HORIZON — 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
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $129.28 ↓ -71%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $138.04 ↓ -69%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $144.54 ↓ -67%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $144.98 ↓ -67%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $172.65 ↓ -61%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $209.77 ↓ -53%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $399.53 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $399.53 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $399.53 ↓ -10%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $399.53 ↓ -10%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $399.53 ↓ -10%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $399.53 ↓ -10%
OXFORD - JRI@OUMC ALL PRODUCTS $403.91 ↓ -9%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $419.51 ↓ -5%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $442.61 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE - JRI@OUMC ALL PRODUCTS $448.88 ↑ +1%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $562.10 ↑ +27%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $562.10 ↑ +27%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $562.10 ↑ +27%
HORIZON PIP $586.99 ↑ +33%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $586.99 ↑ +33%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $602.25 ↑ +36%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $642.40 ↑ +45%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $642.40 ↑ +45%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $664.72 ↑ +50%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $667.69 ↑ +51%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $682.55 ↑ +54%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $722.70 ↑ +63%
CIGNA PPO $726.63 ↑ +64%
CIGNA HMO $726.63 ↑ +64%
QUALCARE PPO $743.58 ↑ +68%
QUALCARE HMO $743.58 ↑ +68%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $743.58 ↑ +68%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $759.64 ↑ +72%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $759.64 ↑ +72%
AETNA ASA $4,025.00 ↑ +809%
AETNA PPO $4,025.00 ↑ +809%
AETNA HMO $4,025.00 ↑ +809%
HORIZON OMNIA $7,292.00 ↑ +1548%
HORIZON SHP $8,353.00 ↑ +1787%
HORIZON HMO $9,023.00 ↑ +1939%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $9,128.00 ↑ +1962%
HORIZON PPO $9,236.00 ↑ +1987%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Puncture aspiration abscess/hematoma/bulla/cyst at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Community Medical Center Toms River $3,786.00 $123.23 – $868.91
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville $3,986.00 $118.88 – $892.00
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark $4,881.00 $69.23 – $896.48
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $442.22 $442.22 – $530.67
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $470.51 $209.77 – $494.04
Ocean University Medical Center Brick $436.64 $201.99 – $523.97
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City $442.22 $201.99 – $530.67
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen $470.51 $142.81 – $512.86

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