Nerve conduction studies 1-2 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway

865 Stone St, Rahway, NJ · RWJBarnabas Health · · NPI 1861486870

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

$46.82

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$363.00

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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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$40.22 with United Healthcare vs $523.23 with Aetna — 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.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
United Healthcare Community Plan $40.22 ↓ -14%
Fidelis Care NJ Family Care $41.34 ↓ -12%
Aetna Better Health $44.03 ↓ -6%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey NJ Health $103.31 ↑ +121%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Omnia $138.66 ↑ +196%
Humana Medicare $170.99 ↑ +265%
Aetna Medicare $170.99 ↑ +265%
Fidelis Care Medicare Advantage $170.99 ↑ +265%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Medicare Advantage $170.99 ↑ +265%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $170.99 ↑ +265%
Clover Health Medicare Advantage $170.99 ↑ +265%
Amerihealth Local Value $171.84 ↑ +267%
United Healthcare Medicare $174.41 ↑ +273%
Cigna Local Plus $176.96 ↑ +278%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey State Benefit Plan $180.33 ↑ +285%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Worker's Comp $182.04 ↑ +289%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey PIP $185.56 ↑ +296%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Managed $198.08 ↑ +323%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Non-Managed $199.90 ↑ +327%
Amerihealth Regional Preferred $203.49 ↑ +335%
First Health Commercial $217.80 ↑ +365%
Cigna HMO $224.84 ↑ +380%
Cigna PPO $236.82 ↑ +406%
Qualcare Inc HMO/POS/PPO/WC $243.93 ↑ +421%
Emblem Health Commercial $299.23 ↑ +539%
Wellcare Ambetter Health Commercial $340.27 ↑ +627%
Aetna HMO $523.23 ↑ +1018%
Aetna PPO $523.23 ↑ +1018%

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Nerve conduction studies 1-2 at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $67.59 $88.86 – $351.08
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $73.35 $59.95 – $366.68
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $173.18 $173.18 – $978.00
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $184.26 $147.41 – $4,692.00
Ocean University Medical Center Brick $170.99 $104.00 – $872.00
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison $173.33 $104.00 – $4,008.00
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City $173.18 $151.40 – $1,032.00
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen $184.26 $105.45 – $1,301.00

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