Vein x-ray skull 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

$3,486.86

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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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$3,823.00

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.

$297.86 with KARNA vs $8,205.81 with OXFORD — 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
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $297.86 ↓ -91%
CIGNA HMO $415.77 ↓ -88%
CIGNA PPO $415.77 ↓ -88%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $615.50 ↓ -82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $657.17 ↓ -81%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $688.14 ↓ -80%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $728.28 ↓ -79%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $821.95 ↓ -76%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $2,676.10 ↓ -23%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $2,676.10 ↓ -23%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $2,676.10 ↓ -23%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $2,794.61 ↓ -20%
HORIZON PIP $2,794.61 ↓ -20%
HORIZON OMNIA $2,812.96 ↓ -19%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $2,867.25 ↓ -18%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $2,955.18 ↓ -15%
QUALCARE PPO $2,955.18 ↓ -15%
QUALCARE HMO $2,955.18 ↓ -15%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $3,058.40 ↓ -12%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $3,058.40 ↓ -12%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $3,058.40 ↓ -12%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,147.50 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $3,147.50 ↓ -10%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,147.50 ↓ -10%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $3,147.50 ↓ -10%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,147.50 ↓ -10%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,147.50 ↓ -10%
AETNA PPO $3,211.32 ↓ -8%
AETNA HMO $3,211.32 ↓ -8%
AETNA ASA $3,211.32 ↓ -8%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $3,249.55 ↓ -7%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,304.88 ↓ -5%
HORIZON SHP $3,353.54 ↓ -4%
HORIZON HMO $3,470.90 ↓ -0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,486.86 ↑ +0%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $3,516.78 ↑ +1%
HORIZON PPO $3,552.71 ↑ +2%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $3,616.56 ↑ +4%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $3,616.56 ↑ +4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $8,205.81 ↑ +135%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $8,205.81 ↑ +135%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Vein x-ray skull at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $883.69 $80.50 – $6,879.68
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $997.62 $267.89 – $7,062.48
Community Medical Center Toms River $976.43 $267.56 – $6,845.28
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville $936.42 $267.89 – $7,027.17
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark $980.67 $82.87 – $7,062.48
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $978.32 $104.17 – $7,376.29
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch $1,030.11 $267.89 – $6,932.84
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $3,483.84 $257.31 – $7,747.94

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