Surgical pathology level 5 gross & microscopic examination 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

$398.51

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.

$1,100.00

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.

$64.90 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $1,058.86 with CIGNA — 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 $64.90 ↓ -84%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $177.10 ↓ -56%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $209.55 ↓ -47%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $236.50 ↓ -41%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $359.72 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $359.72 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $359.72 ↓ -10%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $359.72 ↓ -10%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $359.72 ↓ -10%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $359.72 ↓ -10%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $377.71 ↓ -5%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $398.51 ↑ +0%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $634.95 ↑ +59%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $634.95 ↑ +59%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $770.00 ↑ +93%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $770.00 ↑ +93%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $770.00 ↑ +93%
HORIZON PIP $804.10 ↑ +102%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $804.10 ↑ +102%
HORIZON OMNIA $809.38 ↑ +103%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $825.00 ↑ +107%
QUALCARE HMO $850.30 ↑ +113%
QUALCARE PPO $850.30 ↑ +113%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $850.30 ↑ +113%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $880.00 ↑ +121%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $880.00 ↑ +121%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $880.00 ↑ +121%
AETNA PPO $924.00 ↑ +132%
AETNA HMO $924.00 ↑ +132%
AETNA ASA $924.00 ↑ +132%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $935.00 ↑ +135%
HORIZON SHP $964.92 ↑ +142%
HORIZON HMO $998.69 ↑ +151%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $1,011.89 ↑ +154%
HORIZON PPO $1,022.23 ↑ +157%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $1,040.60 ↑ +161%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $1,040.60 ↑ +161%
CIGNA HMO $1,058.86 ↑ +166%
CIGNA PPO $1,058.86 ↑ +166%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital

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