Nerve conduction studies 3-4 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

$79.33

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$615.00

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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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$68.14 with United Healthcare vs $1,041.38 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 $68.14 ↓ -14%
Fidelis Care NJ Family Care $70.04 ↓ -12%
Aetna Better Health $74.59 ↓ -6%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey NJ Health $127.42 ↑ +61%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Omnia $234.93 ↑ +196%
Amerihealth Local Value $291.14 ↑ +267%
Cigna Local Plus $299.81 ↑ +278%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey State Benefit Plan $305.53 ↑ +285%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Worker's Comp $308.42 ↑ +289%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey PIP $314.38 ↑ +296%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Managed $335.60 ↑ +323%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Non-Managed $338.68 ↑ +327%
Humana Medicare $340.32 ↑ +329%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $340.32 ↑ +329%
Clover Health Medicare Advantage $340.32 ↑ +329%
Fidelis Care Medicare Advantage $340.32 ↑ +329%
Aetna Medicare $340.32 ↑ +329%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Medicare Advantage $340.32 ↑ +329%
Amerihealth Regional Preferred $344.76 ↑ +335%
United Healthcare Medicare $347.13 ↑ +338%
First Health Commercial $369.00 ↑ +365%
Cigna HMO $380.93 ↑ +380%
Cigna PPO $401.22 ↑ +406%
Qualcare Inc HMO/POS/PPO/WC $413.28 ↑ +421%
Emblem Health Commercial $595.56 ↑ +651%
Wellcare Ambetter Health Commercial $677.24 ↑ +754%
Aetna HMO $1,041.38 ↑ +1213%
Aetna PPO $1,041.38 ↑ +1213%

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Nerve conduction studies 3-4 at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $161.25 $109.59 – $698.74
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $206.13 $74.38 – $729.77
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $344.68 $344.68 – $978.00
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $366.72 $196.11 – $4,692.00
Ocean University Medical Center Brick $340.32 $104.00 – $872.00
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison $344.98 $104.00 – $4,008.00
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City $344.68 $187.82 – $1,032.00
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen $366.72 $130.06 – $1,301.00

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