Removal of lens lesion 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

$2,526.64

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$7,643.00

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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.

$422.80 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

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 $422.80 ↓ -83%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $1,230.52 ↓ -51%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $1,313.83 ↓ -48%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,375.74 ↓ -46%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,520.44 ↓ -40%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $1,643.25 ↓ -35%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $2,280.73 ↓ -10%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,280.73 ↓ -10%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,280.73 ↓ -10%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,280.73 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $2,280.73 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,280.73 ↓ -10%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,394.77 ↓ -5%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,526.64 ↑ +0%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $5,350.10 ↑ +112%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $5,350.10 ↑ +112%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $5,350.10 ↑ +112%
HORIZON OMNIA $5,623.72 ↑ +123%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $5,732.25 ↑ +127%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $6,114.40 ↑ +142%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $6,114.40 ↑ +142%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $6,496.55 ↑ +157%
HORIZON SHP $6,704.44 ↑ +165%
CIGNA HMO $6,916.15 ↑ +174%
CIGNA PPO $6,916.15 ↑ +174%
HORIZON HMO $6,939.08 ↑ +175%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $7,030.80 ↑ +178%
QUALCARE HMO $7,077.42 ↑ +180%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $7,077.42 ↑ +180%
QUALCARE PPO $7,077.42 ↑ +180%
HORIZON PPO $7,102.64 ↑ +181%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $7,230.28 ↑ +186%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $7,230.28 ↑ +186%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $8,173.00 ↑ +223%
HORIZON PIP $8,615.00 ↑ +241%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $9,050.00 ↑ +258%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $10,163.00 ↑ +302%
AETNA PPO $10,692.00 ↑ +323%
AETNA HMO $10,692.00 ↑ +323%
AETNA ASA $10,692.00 ↑ +323%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $11,287.00 ↑ +347%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Removal of lens lesion at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $5,855.00 $359.83 – $4,985.12
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $6,839.00 $350.92 – $5,117.60
Community Medical Center Toms River $3,786.00 $359.38 – $4,960.19
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville $3,986.00 $346.70 – $5,092.01
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark $4,881.00 $370.41 – $5,117.60
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $5,339.00 $380.52 – $5,344.98
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch $5,419.00 $693.39 – $5,023.66
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $2,524.45 $2,524.45 – $3,029.34

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