US Health Care Costs

Amputation of Lower Limb for Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders with Cc in New Jersey

MS-DRG 617: Amputation of lower limb for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disorders with cc

$133,694typical hospital bill
$19,356typical amount paid
$15,716–$29,426range paid across 9 hospitals

New Jersey hospitals billed Medicare a typical $133,694 for this stay in 2024, about 6.9 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 Holly17$131,030$15,716
Hunterdon Medical CenterFlemington12$76,842$17,102
Community Medical CenterToms River15$145,760$17,496
Jersey Shore University Medical CenterNeptune13$126,947$17,806
West Jersey HospitalVoorhees27$133,694$19,356
Inspira Medical Center Mullica HillElmer16$104,980$19,396
Jefferson Stratford HospitalStratford19$161,074$20,044
Inspira Medical Center VinelandVineland21$151,859$21,610
Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick12$198,498$29,426

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.