Removal of hydrocele 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

$3,820.84

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$7,096.00

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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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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$263.78 with HORIZON vs $15,496.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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

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
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $263.78 ↓ -93%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $840.89 ↓ -78%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $1,142.46 ↓ -70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $1,219.80 ↓ -68%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,277.28 ↓ -67%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $1,525.64 ↓ -60%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $3,448.97 ↓ -10%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,448.97 ↓ -10%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,448.97 ↓ -10%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,448.97 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $3,448.97 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,448.97 ↓ -10%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,621.42 ↓ -5%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,820.84 ↑ +0%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $4,967.20 ↑ +30%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $4,967.20 ↑ +30%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $4,967.20 ↑ +30%
HORIZON OMNIA $5,221.24 ↑ +37%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $5,322.00 ↑ +39%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $5,676.80 ↑ +49%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $5,676.80 ↑ +49%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $6,031.60 ↑ +58%
HORIZON SHP $6,224.61 ↑ +63%
CIGNA HMO $6,421.17 ↑ +68%
CIGNA PPO $6,421.17 ↑ +68%
HORIZON HMO $6,442.46 ↑ +69%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $6,527.61 ↑ +71%
QUALCARE PPO $6,570.90 ↑ +72%
QUALCARE HMO $6,570.90 ↑ +72%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $6,570.90 ↑ +72%
HORIZON PPO $6,594.31 ↑ +73%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $6,712.82 ↑ +76%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $6,712.82 ↑ +76%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $8,173.00 ↑ +114%
HORIZON PIP $8,615.00 ↑ +125%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $10,163.00 ↑ +166%
AETNA PPO $10,692.00 ↑ +180%
AETNA HMO $10,692.00 ↑ +180%
AETNA ASA $10,692.00 ↑ +180%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $12,418.00 ↑ +225%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $15,496.00 ↑ +306%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $5,855.00 $200.37 – $7,538.62
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $6,839.00 $218.94 – $7,738.94
Community Medical Center Toms River $3,786.00 $224.21 – $7,500.93
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville $3,986.00 $216.30 – $7,700.25
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark $4,881.00 $206.26 – $7,738.94
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $5,339.00 $237.40 – $8,082.80
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch $5,419.00 $432.60 – $7,596.88
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $3,817.53 $3,817.53 – $4,581.03

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