X-ray upper gastrointestinal tract scout abdominal radiographs 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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$1,265.00

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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.

$161.86 with AMERIHEALTH vs $1,175.56 with HORIZON — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 $161.86 ↓ -18%
HORIZON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $178.02 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $178.02 ↓ -10%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $178.02 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $178.02 ↓ -10%
AMERIGROUP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $178.02 ↓ -10%
VACCN ALL PRODUCTS $178.02 ↓ -10%
AMERIHEALTH LOCAL HMO $179.18 ↓ -9%
UNITED COMMUNITY/AMERICHOICE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $186.92 ↓ -5%
HORIZON BCBS BRAVEN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $197.21 ↑ +0%
AETNA MANAGED MEDICAID $203.67 ↑ +3%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MANAGED MEDICAID $217.45 ↑ +10%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $227.70 ↑ +15%
KARNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $236.61 ↑ +20%
HORIZON MANAGED MEDICAID $240.98 ↑ +22%
SEOUL MEDICAL GROUP ALL PRODUCTS $271.98 ↑ +38%
CIGNA HMO $321.93 ↑ +63%
CIGNA PPO $321.93 ↑ +63%
UNITED HEALTHCARE HMO $511.99 ↑ +160%
OXFORD ALL PRODUCTS $511.99 ↑ +160%
INTERGROUP SHARED SAVINGS $885.50 ↑ +349%
ACTIVECARE FIRST MCO ALL PRODUCTS $885.50 ↑ +349%
INTERGROUP WORKERS COMP $885.50 ↑ +349%
HORIZON WORKERS COMP $924.72 ↑ +369%
HORIZON PIP $924.72 ↑ +369%
HORIZON OMNIA $930.79 ↑ +372%
BERGEN RISK ALL PRODUCTS $948.75 ↑ +381%
QUALCARE PPO $977.85 ↑ +396%
QUALCARE WORKERS COMP $977.85 ↑ +396%
QUALCARE HMO $977.85 ↑ +396%
BRIGHTON HEALTH PLAN ALL PRODUCTS $1,012.00 ↑ +413%
PRIME HEALTH AUTO INSURANCE $1,012.00 ↑ +413%
PRIME HEALTH WORKERS COMP $1,012.00 ↑ +413%
AETNA ASA $1,062.60 ↑ +439%
AETNA PPO $1,062.60 ↑ +439%
AETNA HMO $1,062.60 ↑ +439%
MULTIPLAN - PHCS ALL PRODUCTS $1,075.25 ↑ +445%
HORIZON SHP $1,109.66 ↑ +463%
HORIZON HMO $1,148.49 ↑ +482%
HORIZON INDEMNITY $1,163.67 ↑ +490%
HORIZON PPO $1,175.56 ↑ +496%
AMERIGROUP MANAGED MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $196.70 $63.73 – $442.70
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Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark $218.29 $65.60 – $442.70
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $217.77 $78.52 – $442.70
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch $229.30 $78.52 – $442.70

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