US Health Care Costs

C-section in New Jersey

MS-DRG 788: Cesarean section without sterilization without cc/mcc

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Community Medical CenterToms River–––$2,426$19,883$15,118–$23,290 · 21 plans
Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack––––$29,919$6,670–$41,456 · 21 plans
Jefferson Stratford HospitalStratford–––$10,367$14,895$9,121–$24,334 · 22 plans
Jersey Shore University Medical CenterNeptune–––$7,675$24,933$13,570–$36,909 · 19 plans
Morristown Medical CenterMorristown–––$11,538$24,036$8,664–$42,277 · 100 plans
Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick–––$4,122$23,791$13,433–$27,357 · 17 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.