US Health Care Costs

Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive Without Cc/Mcc in New Jersey

MS-DRG 282: Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive without cc/mcc

$51,725typical hospital bill
$6,983typical amount paid
$6,144–$9,382range paid across 16 hospitals

New Jersey hospitals billed Medicare a typical $51,725 for this stay in 2024, about 7.4 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 staysBilledPaid
Virtua Mount Holly HospitalMount Holly12$68,360$6,144
Cape Regional Medical Center IncCape May Court House13$23,220$6,203
Centrastate Medical CenterFreehold12$40,432$6,206
Valley HospitalParamus13$46,283$6,246
Community Medical CenterToms River27$57,965$6,298
Southern Ocean Medical CenterManahawkin19$37,817$6,390
Newton Medical CenterNewton16$90,031$6,592
University Medical Center of Princeton at PlainsboroPlainsboro13$50,743$6,758
Jefferson Stratford HospitalStratford30$43,446$7,208
Jersey Shore University Medical CenterNeptune25$51,772$7,218
Inspira Medical Center Mullica HillElmer27$51,695$7,668
Morristown Medical CenterMorristown15$67,001$7,910
Overlook Medical CenterSummit12$59,903$8,029
Inspira Medical Center VinelandVineland11$44,576$8,146
Cooper University HospitalCamden14$51,754$8,177
Cooperman Barnabas Medical CenterLivingston12$60,089$9,382

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.