X-ray thoracolumbar spine including skull cervical & sacral spine 1 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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$286.00

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 $265.78 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%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $46.05 ↓ -53%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $49.16 ↓ -50%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $51.48 ↓ -47%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $54.48 ↓ -44%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $61.49 ↓ -37%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $82.39 ↓ -16%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $88.05 ↓ -10%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $88.05 ↓ -10%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $88.05 ↓ -10%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $88.05 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $88.05 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $88.05 ↓ -10%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $92.45 ↓ -5%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $97.54 ↑ +0%
CIGNA HMO $108.88 ↑ +12%
CIGNA PPO $108.88 ↑ +12%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $200.20 ↑ +105%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $200.20 ↑ +105%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $200.20 ↑ +105%
HORIZON PIP $209.07 ↑ +114%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $209.07 ↑ +114%
HORIZON OMNIA $210.44 ↑ +116%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $214.50 ↑ +120%
QUALCARE PPO $221.08 ↑ +127%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $221.08 ↑ +127%
QUALCARE HMO $221.08 ↑ +127%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $228.80 ↑ +135%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $228.80 ↑ +135%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $228.80 ↑ +135%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $231.98 ↑ +138%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $231.98 ↑ +138%
AETNA ASA $240.24 ↑ +146%
AETNA PPO $240.24 ↑ +146%
AETNA HMO $240.24 ↑ +146%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $243.10 ↑ +149%
HORIZON SHP $250.88 ↑ +157%
HORIZON HMO $259.66 ↑ +166%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $263.09 ↑ +170%
HORIZON PPO $265.78 ↑ +172%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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