Very long chain fatty acids 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

$19.75

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.

$738.00

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.

$19.32 with AETNA vs $113.52 with AMERIHEALTH — 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
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $19.32 ↓ -2%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $19.75 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $19.75 ↑ +0%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $19.75 ↑ +0%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $19.75 ↑ +0%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID $19.75 ↑ +0%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $19.75 ↑ +0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $19.75 ↑ +0%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $19.75 ↑ +0%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $19.75 ↑ +0%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $19.75 ↑ +0%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.74 ↑ +5%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $22.86 ↑ +16%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $23.65 ↑ +20%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $26.27 ↑ +33%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $43.06 ↑ +118%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $43.06 ↑ +118%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $84.00 ↑ +325%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $84.00 ↑ +325%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $84.00 ↑ +325%
HORIZON PIP $87.72 ↑ +344%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $87.72 ↑ +344%
HORIZON OMNIA $88.30 ↑ +347%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $90.00 ↑ +356%
QUALCARE HMO $92.76 ↑ +370%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $92.76 ↑ +370%
QUALCARE PPO $92.76 ↑ +370%
CIGNA PPO $92.95 ↑ +371%
CIGNA HMO $92.95 ↑ +371%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $96.00 ↑ +386%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $96.00 ↑ +386%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $96.00 ↑ +386%
AETNA ASA $100.80 ↑ +410%
AETNA PPO $100.80 ↑ +410%
AETNA HMO $100.80 ↑ +410%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $102.00 ↑ +416%
HORIZON SHP $105.26 ↑ +433%
HORIZON HMO $108.95 ↑ +452%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $110.39 ↑ +459%
HORIZON PPO $111.52 ↑ +465%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $113.52 ↑ +475%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $113.52 ↑ +475%

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Very long chain fatty acids at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $21.73 $9.28 – $80.11
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $21.73 $9.28 – $80.11
Community Medical Center Toms River $21.73 $9.28 – $80.11
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville $21.73 $9.28 – $80.11
Childrens Specialized Hospital Mountainside $98.00 $15.80 – $16.27
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark $21.73 $9.28 – $80.11
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $21.73 $9.28 – $80.11
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch $21.73 $9.28 – $80.11

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