US Health Care Costs

Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures with Cc or Peripheral Neur in New Jersey

MS-DRG 041: Peripheral, cranial nerve and other nervous system procedures with cc or peripheral neur

$122,058typical hospital bill
$22,181typical amount paid
$19,501–$29,598range paid across 6 hospitals

New Jersey hospitals billed Medicare a typical $122,058 for this stay in 2024, about 5.5 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)
Community Medical CenterToms River15$134,504$19,501
$2,426$49,966$5,997–$58,906 · 22 plans
Valley HospitalParamus12$94,490$19,949
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Overlook Medical CenterSummit14$109,388$21,581
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Cooper University HospitalCamden16$115,224$22,782
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Jersey Shore University Medical CenterNeptune15$143,952$23,721
$19,157$74,702$19,109–$96,333 · 17 plans
Cooperman Barnabas Medical CenterLivingston11$128,892$29,598
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Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack––––$93,987$21,342–$134,923 · 22 plans
Jefferson Stratford HospitalStratford–––$23,424$32,459$21,550–$51,530 · 17 plans
Morristown Medical CenterMorristown–––$26,851$21,435$9,028–$98,382 · 97 plans
Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick–––$4,122$58,806$8,215–$69,969 · 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.