US Health Care Costs

Otitis Media and Uri Without Mcc in New Jersey

MS-DRG 153: Otitis media and uri without mcc

$65,390typical hospital bill
$7,865typical amount paid
$7,476–$8,254range paid across 2 hospitals

New Jersey hospitals billed Medicare a typical $65,390 for this stay in 2024, about 8.3 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)
Morristown Medical CenterMorristown13$68,070$7,476
$8,669$18,506$7,837–$31,762 · 97 plans
Jersey Shore University Medical CenterNeptune11$62,709$8,254
$6,038$23,537$5,959–$30,360 · 18 plans
Community Medical CenterToms River–––$2,426$14,925$5,554–$17,308 · 22 plans
Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack––––$29,767$7,693–$42,476 · 23 plans
Jefferson Stratford HospitalStratford–––$8,044$10,898$7,235–$17,301 · 17 plans
Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick–––$4,122$18,533$6,945–$21,852 · 20 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.