Ultrasound encephalogram 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

$117.81

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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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$671.00

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.

$106.34 with WELLCARE vs $623.56 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
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $106.34 ↓ -10%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $106.34 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $106.34 ↓ -10%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $106.34 ↓ -10%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $106.34 ↓ -10%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $106.34 ↓ -10%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $108.03 ↓ -8%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $111.66 ↓ -5%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $115.34 ↓ -2%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $117.81 ↑ +0%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $120.78 ↑ +3%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $127.83 ↑ +9%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $144.27 ↑ +22%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $151.19 ↑ +28%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $167.36 ↑ +42%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $218.43 ↑ +85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $312.47 ↑ +165%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $312.47 ↑ +165%
CIGNA PPO $320.66 ↑ +172%
CIGNA HMO $320.66 ↑ +172%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $469.70 ↑ +299%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $469.70 ↑ +299%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $469.70 ↑ +299%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $490.50 ↑ +316%
HORIZON PIP $490.50 ↑ +316%
HORIZON OMNIA $493.72 ↑ +319%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $503.25 ↑ +327%
QUALCARE HMO $518.68 ↑ +340%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $518.68 ↑ +340%
QUALCARE PPO $518.68 ↑ +340%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $536.80 ↑ +356%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $536.80 ↑ +356%
AETNA ASA $563.64 ↑ +378%
AETNA PPO $563.64 ↑ +378%
AETNA HMO $563.64 ↑ +378%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $570.35 ↑ +384%
HORIZON SHP $588.60 ↑ +400%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $603.90 ↑ +413%
HORIZON HMO $609.20 ↑ +417%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $617.25 ↑ +424%
HORIZON PPO $623.56 ↑ +429%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Ultrasound encephalogram at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $161.60 $58.80 – $428.82
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $140.91 $68.88 – $428.82
Community Medical Center Toms River $178.57 $68.88 – $428.82
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville $123.91 $68.88 – $428.82
Childrens Specialized Hospital Mountainside $290.50 $42.00 – $42.00
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark $138.51 $60.53 – $428.82
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $178.91 $68.88 – $428.82
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch $188.38 $68.88 – $428.82

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