Insertion of catheter vein at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset

110 Rehill Ave, Somerville, NJ · RWJBarnabas Health · · NPI 1003236878

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

$6,311.00

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$1,077.00

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$94.83 with Wellpoint vs $9,057.00 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.

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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

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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
Wellpoint NJ Family Care $94.83 ↓ -98%
United Healthcare Community Plan $155.62 ↓ -98%
Fidelis Care NJ Family Care $160.04 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health $170.38 ↓ -97%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey NJ Health $191.77 ↓ -97%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Omnia $629.18 ↓ -90%
First Health Commercial $646.20 ↓ -90%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey State Benefit Plan $747.22 ↓ -88%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Managed $786.21 ↓ -88%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Non-Managed $793.85 ↓ -87%
Amerihealth Local Value $869.24 ↓ -86%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey PIP $985.23 ↓ -84%
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Worker's Comp $985.23 ↓ -84%
Amerihealth Regional Preferred $1,002.79 ↓ -84%
United Healthcare Oxford Metro $3,392.00 ↓ -46%
United Healthcare Oxford Commercial $4,026.00 ↓ -36%
United Healthcare Nexus $4,282.00 ↓ -32%
Aetna HMO $4,294.00 ↓ -32%
Aetna PPO $4,294.00 ↓ -32%
United Healthcare Commercial $4,875.00 ↓ -23%
Qualcare Inc HMO/PPO/WC $9,057.00 ↑ +44%

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Insertion of catheter vein at other New-jersey hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth $5,855.00 $89.57 – $1,673.82
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston $6,839.00 $210.82 – $210.82
Community Medical Center Toms River $3,786.00 $215.90 – $215.90
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark $4,881.00 $92.20 – $382.27
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City $5,339.00 $115.91 – $228.60
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch $5,419.00 $416.56 – $416.56
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick $5,741.00 $191.77 – $191.77
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville not published $208.28 – $208.28

All New-jersey hospitals for this procedure →