Western blot test 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

$17.03

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.

$342.00

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.

$17.03 with VACCN vs $166.50 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
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $17.03 ↑ +0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.03 ↑ +0%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID $17.03 ↑ +0%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.03 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.03 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $17.03 ↑ +0%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.03 ↑ +0%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.03 ↑ +0%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.03 ↑ +0%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $17.03 ↑ +0%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.88 ↑ +5%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $22.00 ↑ +29%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.65 ↑ +33%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $28.34 ↑ +66%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $33.53 ↑ +97%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $37.13 ↑ +118%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $37.13 ↑ +118%
CIGNA HMO $80.15 ↑ +371%
CIGNA PPO $80.15 ↑ +371%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $123.20 ↑ +623%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $123.20 ↑ +623%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $123.20 ↑ +623%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $128.66 ↑ +655%
HORIZON PIP $128.66 ↑ +655%
HORIZON OMNIA $129.50 ↑ +660%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $132.00 ↑ +675%
QUALCARE HMO $136.05 ↑ +699%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $136.05 ↑ +699%
QUALCARE PPO $136.05 ↑ +699%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $140.80 ↑ +727%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $140.80 ↑ +727%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $140.80 ↑ +727%
AETNA ASA $147.84 ↑ +768%
AETNA HMO $147.84 ↑ +768%
AETNA PPO $147.84 ↑ +768%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $149.60 ↑ +778%
HORIZON SHP $154.39 ↑ +807%
HORIZON HMO $159.79 ↑ +838%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $161.90 ↑ +851%
HORIZON PPO $163.56 ↑ +860%
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $166.50 ↑ +878%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $166.50 ↑ +878%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $18.73 $8.00 – $91.91
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