In situ hybridization per specimen initial single probe stain at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

1 Robert Wood Johnson Pl, New Brunswick, NJ · RWJBarnabas Health · · NPI 1346243375

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 4, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$76.36

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$358.00

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.

$53.23 with Aetna vs $544.46 with Cigna — 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
Aetna Better Health $53.23 ↓ -30%
United Healthcare Nexus $73.91 ↓ -3%
United Healthcare Oxford Metro $73.91 ↓ -3%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey NJ Health $77.49 ↑ +1%
United Healthcare Oxford Commercial $78.93 ↑ +3%
United Healthcare Commercial $78.93 ↑ +3%
Amerihealth Local Value $108.27 ↑ +42%
Amerihealth Regional Preferred $108.27 ↑ +42%
Qualcare Inc HMO/POS $136.04 ↑ +78%
Qualcare Inc PPO $136.04 ↑ +78%
Qualcare Inc WC $136.04 ↑ +78%
United Healthcare Community Plan $152.24 ↑ +99%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Non-Managed $156.48 ↑ +105%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Managed $156.48 ↑ +105%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey State Benefit Plan $156.48 ↑ +105%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Omnia $156.48 ↑ +105%
Fidelis Care NJ Family Care $173.99 ↑ +128%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $198.83 ↑ +160%
Humana Medicare $198.83 ↑ +160%
Aetna Medicare $198.83 ↑ +160%
Clover Health Medicare Advantage $198.83 ↑ +160%
Fidelis Care Medicare Advantage $198.83 ↑ +160%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Medicare Advantage $198.83 ↑ +160%
United Healthcare Medicare $202.81 ↑ +166%
First Health Commercial $214.80 ↑ +181%
Aetna HMO $243.35 ↑ +219%
Aetna PPO $243.35 ↑ +219%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey PIP $270.32 ↑ +254%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Worker's Comp $297.85 ↑ +290%
Wellpoint NJ Family Care $310.11 ↑ +306%
Wellcare Ambetter Health Commercial $395.67 ↑ +418%
Emblem Health Commercial $417.54 ↑ +447%
Cigna PPO $544.46 ↑ +613%
Cigna HMO $544.46 ↑ +613%

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In situ hybridization per specimen initial single probe stain at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $75.86 $73.91 – $544.46
Community Medical Center Toms River $133.35 $73.91 – $544.46
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville $73.39 $73.91 – $544.46
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark $74.57 $73.91 – $544.46
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $133.61 $73.91 – $544.46
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch $140.68 $73.91 – $544.46
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $189.67 $117.57 – $306.15
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $201.80 $70.25 – $344.49

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