X-ray esophogram chest radiograph(s) & delayed images single contrast study 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

$197.21

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$1,144.00

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.

$119.17 with AMERIHEALTH vs $1,063.12 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 $119.17 ↓ -40%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $131.92 ↓ -33%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $178.02 ↓ -10%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $178.02 ↓ -10%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $178.02 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $178.02 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $178.02 ↓ -10%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $178.02 ↓ -10%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $184.18 ↓ -7%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $186.92 ↓ -5%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $187.95 ↓ -5%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $196.65 ↓ -0%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $197.21 ↑ +0%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $205.92 ↑ +4%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $217.93 ↑ +11%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $245.96 ↑ +25%
CIGNA HMO $266.11 ↑ +35%
CIGNA PPO $266.11 ↑ +35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $511.99 ↑ +160%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $511.99 ↑ +160%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $800.80 ↑ +306%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $800.80 ↑ +306%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $800.80 ↑ +306%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $836.26 ↑ +324%
HORIZON PIP $836.26 ↑ +324%
HORIZON OMNIA $841.76 ↑ +327%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $858.00 ↑ +335%
QUALCARE HMO $884.31 ↑ +348%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $884.31 ↑ +348%
QUALCARE PPO $884.31 ↑ +348%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $915.20 ↑ +364%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $915.20 ↑ +364%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $915.20 ↑ +364%
AETNA ASA $960.96 ↑ +387%
AETNA HMO $960.96 ↑ +387%
AETNA PPO $960.96 ↑ +387%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $972.40 ↑ +393%
HORIZON SHP $1,003.52 ↑ +409%
HORIZON HMO $1,038.64 ↑ +427%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $1,052.37 ↑ +434%
HORIZON PPO $1,063.12 ↑ +439%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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