X-ray thoracolumbar spine >=2 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

$97.54

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$508.00

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.

$64.03 with AMERIHEALTH vs $472.08 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 $64.03 ↓ -34%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $66.92 ↓ -31%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $70.88 ↓ -27%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $81.79 ↓ -16%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $87.33 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $88.05 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $88.05 ↓ -10%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $88.05 ↓ -10%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $88.05 ↓ -10%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $88.05 ↓ -10%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $88.05 ↓ -10%
CIGNA PPO $89.83 ↓ -8%
CIGNA HMO $89.83 ↓ -8%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $91.44 ↓ -6%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $92.45 ↓ -5%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $96.77 ↓ -1%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $97.54 ↑ +0%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $109.22 ↑ +12%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $231.98 ↑ +138%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $231.98 ↑ +138%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $355.60 ↑ +265%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $355.60 ↑ +265%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $355.60 ↑ +265%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $371.35 ↑ +281%
HORIZON PIP $371.35 ↑ +281%
HORIZON OMNIA $373.79 ↑ +283%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $381.00 ↑ +291%
QUALCARE PPO $392.68 ↑ +303%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $392.68 ↑ +303%
QUALCARE HMO $392.68 ↑ +303%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $406.40 ↑ +317%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $406.40 ↑ +317%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $406.40 ↑ +317%
AETNA ASA $426.72 ↑ +337%
AETNA PPO $426.72 ↑ +337%
AETNA HMO $426.72 ↑ +337%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $431.80 ↑ +343%
HORIZON SHP $445.62 ↑ +357%
HORIZON HMO $461.21 ↑ +373%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $467.31 ↑ +379%
HORIZON PPO $472.08 ↑ +384%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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X-ray thoracolumbar spine >=2 views at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $89.53 $18.02 – $192.46
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $166.97 $31.18 – $197.58
Community Medical Center Toms River $98.92 $31.18 – $191.50
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville $97.06 $31.18 – $196.59
Childrens Specialized Hospital Mountainside $145.50 $19.01 – $655.00
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark $164.14 $18.55 – $197.58
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $99.12 $23.32 – $206.34
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $97.46 $50.46 – $219.04

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