Insertion tunneled centrally inserted central venous access device with port >= 5 years old (both sides) 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

$5,741.00

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$8,279.00

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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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$766.05 with Wellpoint vs $7,669.43 with Emblem Health — 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
Wellpoint NJ Family Care $766.05 ↓ -87%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey NJ Health $1,059.01 ↓ -82%
United Healthcare Community Plan $1,124.28 ↓ -80%
Aetna Better Health $1,231.08 ↓ -79%
Fidelis Care NJ Family Care $1,324.64 ↓ -77%
Amerihealth Local Value $2,896.82 ↓ -50%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $3,652.11 ↓ -36%
Humana Medicare $3,652.11 ↓ -36%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Medicare Advantage $3,652.11 ↓ -36%
Fidelis Care Medicare Advantage $3,652.11 ↓ -36%
Aetna Medicare $3,652.11 ↓ -36%
Clover Health Medicare Advantage $3,652.11 ↓ -36%
United Healthcare Medicare $3,725.15 ↓ -35%
Amerihealth Regional Preferred $3,970.60 ↓ -31%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Omnia $4,363.03 ↓ -24%
Cigna HMO $4,545.00 ↓ -21%
Cigna PPO $4,737.00 ↓ -17%
First Health Commercial $4,967.40 ↓ -13%
United Healthcare Oxford Metro $5,739.00 ↓ -0%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey State Benefit Plan $6,009.72 ↑ +5%
United Healthcare Nexus $6,060.00 ↑ +6%
Aetna PPO $6,118.00 ↑ +7%
Aetna HMO $6,118.00 ↑ +7%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey PIP $6,251.47 ↑ +9%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Managed $6,343.36 ↑ +10%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Non-Managed $6,402.97 ↑ +12%
United Healthcare Oxford Commercial $6,752.00 ↑ +18%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Worker's Comp $6,888.12 ↑ +20%
United Healthcare Commercial $7,129.00 ↑ +24%
Wellcare Ambetter Health Commercial $7,267.70 ↑ +27%
Emblem Health Commercial $7,669.43 ↑ +34%
Qualcare Inc PPO not published by hospital
Qualcare Inc HMO/POS not published by hospital
Qualcare Inc WC not published by hospital

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Insertion tunneled centrally inserted central venous access device with port >= 5 years old (both sides) at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $5,855.00 $497.83 – $6,879.68
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $6,839.00 $1,164.21 – $7,062.48
Community Medical Center Toms River $3,786.00 $1,192.26 – $6,845.28
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville $3,986.00 $1,150.18 – $7,027.17
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark $4,881.00 $512.47 – $7,062.48
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $5,339.00 $644.25 – $7,376.29
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch $5,419.00 $2,300.36 – $6,932.84
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $3,483.84 $3,483.84 – $4,180.61

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