US Health Care Costs

Major Chest Trauma with Cc in New Jersey

MS-DRG 184: Major chest trauma with cc

$72,245typical hospital bill
$12,134typical amount paid
$9,802–$23,801range paid across 5 hospitals

New Jersey hospitals billed Medicare a typical $72,245 for this stay in 2024, about 6.0 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Atlanticare Regional Medical Center - City CampusAtlantic City17$53,796$9,802
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Morristown Medical CenterMorristown25$72,245$12,128
$12,773$10,209$8,892–$46,799 · 97 plans
Cooper University HospitalCamden26$70,479$12,134
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Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick18$79,381$17,181
$4,122$27,455$8,215–$32,195 · 20 plans
Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack31$109,103$23,801
–$42,004$9,703–$63,748 · 23 plans
Community Medical CenterToms River–––$2,426$21,854$5,700–$25,976 · 22 plans
Jefferson Stratford HospitalStratford–––$11,476$15,709$10,429–$24,939 · 17 plans
Jersey Shore University Medical CenterNeptune–––$9,061$34,242$8,878–$45,564 · 18 plans

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.