US Health Care Costs

Atherosclerosis Without Mcc in New Jersey

MS-DRG 303: Atherosclerosis without mcc

$53,884typical hospital bill
$5,649typical amount paid
$5,076–$10,443range paid across 4 hospitals

New Jersey hospitals billed Medicare a typical $53,884 for this stay in 2024, about 9.5 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 staysBilledPaid
Southern Ocean Medical CenterManahawkin17$43,774$5,076
AHS Hospital CorpHackettstown11$59,939$5,079
Morristown Medical CenterMorristown12$47,830$6,220
Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick12$68,041$10,443

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.