MRA aorta thoracic w/wo contrast at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway
865 Stone St, Rahway, NJ · RWJBarnabas Health · · NPI 1861486870
$573.53
Cash price 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.
$4,446.00
Gross charge 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.
$178.38 with United Healthcare vs $3,591.00 with Qualcare Inc — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| United Healthcare | Community Plan | $178.38 | ↓ -69% |
| Fidelis Care | NJ Family Care | $183.37 | ↓ -68% |
| Aetna | Better Health | $195.29 | ↓ -66% |
| Cigna | Local Plus | $326.00 | ↓ -43% |
| United Healthcare | Nexus | $358.73 | ↓ -37% |
| United Healthcare | Oxford Metro | $358.73 | ↓ -37% |
| Cigna | HMO | $414.00 | ↓ -28% |
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | NJ Health | $416.15 | ↓ -27% |
| Cigna | PPO | $436.00 | ↓ -24% |
| United Healthcare | Oxford Commercial | $471.57 | ↓ -18% |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $471.57 | ↓ -18% |
| Aetna | PPO | $627.90 | ↑ +9% |
| Aetna | HMO | $627.90 | ↑ +9% |
| Amerihealth | Local Value | $715.52 | ↑ +25% |
| Amerihealth | Regional Preferred | $769.19 | ↑ +34% |
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Worker's Comp | $807.41 | ↑ +41% |
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | PIP | $823.03 | ↑ +44% |
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Managed | $903.24 | ↑ +57% |
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Non-Managed | $903.24 | ↑ +57% |
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | Omnia | $903.24 | ↑ +57% |
| Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey | State Benefit Plan | $903.24 | ↑ +57% |
| First Health | Commercial | $966.00 | ↑ +68% |
| Qualcare Inc | HMO/POS/PPO/WC | $3,591.00 | ↑ +526% |
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MRA aorta thoracic w/wo contrast at other New-jersey hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center | Elizabeth | $1,300.94 | $178.82 – $2,617.85 |
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center | Livingston | $978.13 | $358.73 – $2,072.00 |
| Community Medical Center | Toms River | $1,437.48 | $326.00 – $2,072.00 |
| Clara Maass Medical Center | Belleville | $884.30 | $326.00 – $2,072.00 |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | Newark | $961.51 | $184.08 – $2,072.00 |
| Jersey City Medical Center | Jersey City | $1,440.26 | $231.41 – $2,010.00 |
| Monmouth Medical Center | Long Branch | $1,516.50 | $326.00 – $2,072.00 |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton | Hamilton Township | $728.69 | $327.00 – $3,493.00 |