X-ray cervical spine 4-5 views 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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$850.00

Gross charge

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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.

$87.15 with AMERIHEALTH vs $789.91 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

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
AMERIHEALTH REGIONAL HMO $87.15 ↓ -26%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $96.48 ↓ -18%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $104.02 ↓ -12%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $106.34 ↓ -10%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $106.34 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $106.34 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $106.34 ↓ -10%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $106.34 ↓ -10%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $106.34 ↓ -10%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $111.66 ↓ -5%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $117.81 ↑ +0%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $136.85 ↑ +16%
CIGNA HMO $145.65 ↑ +24%
CIGNA PPO $145.65 ↑ +24%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $146.12 ↑ +24%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $153.00 ↑ +30%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $161.93 ↑ +37%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $182.75 ↑ +55%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $312.47 ↑ +165%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $312.47 ↑ +165%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $595.00 ↑ +405%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $595.00 ↑ +405%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $595.00 ↑ +405%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $621.35 ↑ +427%
HORIZON PIP $621.35 ↑ +427%
HORIZON OMNIA $625.43 ↑ +431%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $637.50 ↑ +441%
QUALCARE PPO $657.05 ↑ +458%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $657.05 ↑ +458%
QUALCARE HMO $657.05 ↑ +458%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $680.00 ↑ +477%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $680.00 ↑ +477%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $680.00 ↑ +477%
AETNA ASA $714.00 ↑ +506%
AETNA PPO $714.00 ↑ +506%
AETNA HMO $714.00 ↑ +506%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $722.50 ↑ +513%
HORIZON SHP $745.62 ↑ +533%
HORIZON HMO $771.72 ↑ +555%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $781.92 ↑ +564%
HORIZON PPO $789.91 ↑ +570%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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X-ray cervical spine 4-5 views at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $156.35 $27.97 – $232.44
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $220.16 $42.05 – $238.62
Community Medical Center Toms River $172.76 $42.05 – $231.28
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville $205.86 $42.05 – $237.43
Childrens Specialized Hospital Mountainside $226.50 $25.64 – $655.00
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark $216.42 $28.79 – $238.62
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $173.09 $36.19 – $249.21
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch $182.26 $42.05 – $234.22

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