X-ray spine single view 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

$97.54

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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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$331.00

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.

$40.91 with AMERIHEALTH vs $307.60 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
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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 $40.91 ↓ -58%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $45.29 ↓ -54%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $46.85 ↓ -52%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $53.29 ↓ -45%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $56.90 ↓ -42%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $59.58 ↓ -39%
CIGNA PPO $61.92 ↓ -37%
CIGNA HMO $61.92 ↓ -37%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $63.06 ↓ -35%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $71.17 ↓ -27%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $88.05 ↓ -10%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $88.05 ↓ -10%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $88.05 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $88.05 ↓ -10%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $88.05 ↓ -10%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $88.05 ↓ -10%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $92.45 ↓ -5%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $97.54 ↑ +0%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $231.70 ↑ +138%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $231.70 ↑ +138%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $231.70 ↑ +138%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $231.98 ↑ +138%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $231.98 ↑ +138%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $241.96 ↑ +148%
HORIZON PIP $241.96 ↑ +148%
HORIZON OMNIA $243.55 ↑ +150%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $248.25 ↑ +155%
QUALCARE PPO $255.86 ↑ +162%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $255.86 ↑ +162%
QUALCARE HMO $255.86 ↑ +162%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $264.80 ↑ +171%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $264.80 ↑ +171%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $264.80 ↑ +171%
AETNA ASA $278.04 ↑ +185%
AETNA PPO $278.04 ↑ +185%
AETNA HMO $278.04 ↑ +185%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $281.35 ↑ +188%
HORIZON SHP $290.35 ↑ +198%
HORIZON HMO $300.51 ↑ +208%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $304.49 ↑ +212%
HORIZON PPO $307.60 ↑ +215%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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X-ray spine single view at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $59.31 $12.64 – $192.46
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $66.96 $19.99 – $197.58
Community Medical Center Toms River $65.53 $19.99 – $191.50
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville $94.47 $19.99 – $196.59
Childrens Specialized Hospital Mountainside $121.00 $12.19 – $655.00
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark $65.82 $13.01 – $197.58
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $65.66 $16.35 – $206.34
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch $69.14 $19.99 – $193.95

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