Warde vitamin c (ascorbic acid) 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

$9.89

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.

$80.00

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.

$3.96 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $46.54 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 $3.96 ↓ -60%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $4.03 ↓ -59%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $4.76 ↓ -52%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9.89 ↑ +0%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $9.89 ↑ +0%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID $9.89 ↑ +0%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9.89 ↑ +0%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9.89 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9.89 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $9.89 ↑ +0%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $9.89 ↑ +0%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9.89 ↑ +0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9.89 ↑ +0%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10.38 ↑ +5%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.15 ↑ +33%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $17.50 ↑ +77%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $17.50 ↑ +77%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $17.50 ↑ +77%
HORIZON PIP $18.28 ↑ +85%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $18.28 ↑ +85%
HORIZON OMNIA $18.40 ↑ +86%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $18.75 ↑ +90%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $19.33 ↑ +95%
QUALCARE PPO $19.33 ↑ +95%
QUALCARE HMO $19.33 ↑ +95%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $20.00 ↑ +102%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $20.00 ↑ +102%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $20.00 ↑ +102%
AETNA ASA $21.00 ↑ +112%
AETNA PPO $21.00 ↑ +112%
AETNA HMO $21.00 ↑ +112%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $21.25 ↑ +115%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $21.56 ↑ +118%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $21.56 ↑ +118%
HORIZON SHP $21.93 ↑ +122%
HORIZON HMO $22.70 ↑ +130%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $23.00 ↑ +133%
HORIZON PPO $23.23 ↑ +135%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $23.65 ↑ +139%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $23.65 ↑ +139%
CIGNA HMO $46.54 ↑ +371%
CIGNA PPO $46.54 ↑ +371%

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Warde vitamin c (ascorbic acid) at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $10.88 $3.67 – $45.95
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $10.88 $4.65 – $40.05
Community Medical Center Toms River $10.88 $4.65 – $40.05
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville $10.88 $4.65 – $40.05
Childrens Specialized Hospital Mountainside $35.00 $7.91 – $8.15
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark $10.88 $4.65 – $40.05
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $10.88 $4.65 – $40.05
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch $10.88 $4.65 – $40.05

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