Tomosynthesis breast diagnostic left 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

$68.88

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$534.00

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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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$13.01 with Amerihealth vs $179.42 with Qualcare Inc — 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
Amerihealth Local Value $13.01 ↓ -81%
Amerihealth Regional Preferred $13.99 ↓ -80%
United Healthcare Community Plan $29.58 ↓ -57%
Fidelis Care NJ Family Care $30.41 ↓ -56%
Aetna Better Health $32.38 ↓ -53%
United Healthcare Oxford Metro $32.70 ↓ -53%
United Healthcare Nexus $32.70 ↓ -53%
United Healthcare Oxford Commercial $39.91 ↓ -42%
United Healthcare Commercial $39.91 ↓ -42%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey NJ Health $49.74 ↓ -28%
Cigna PPO $100.73 ↑ +46%
Cigna HMO $100.73 ↑ +46%
Cigna Local Plus $100.73 ↑ +46%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Omnia $101.99 ↑ +48%
Aetna PPO $104.13 ↑ +51%
Aetna HMO $104.13 ↑ +51%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey State Benefit Plan $132.64 ↑ +93%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Worker's Comp $133.90 ↑ +94%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey PIP $136.49 ↑ +98%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Managed $145.70 ↑ +112%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Non-Managed $147.03 ↑ +113%
First Health Commercial $160.20 ↑ +133%
Qualcare Inc HMO/POS/PPO/WC $179.42 ↑ +160%

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Tomosynthesis breast diagnostic left at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $95.72 $18.87 – $161.81
Community Medical Center Toms River $105.77 $13.99 – $100.73
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark $106.23 $13.99 – $100.73
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $105.97 $13.99 – $100.73
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch $111.58 $13.99 – $100.73
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel $53.92 $19.89 – $94.73
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack $53.92 $19.94 – $92.83
Ocean University Medical Center Brick $53.92 $19.89 – $94.73

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