US Health Care Costs

C-section, with major complications in New Jersey

MS-DRG 786: Cesarean section without sterilization with mcc

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Community Medical CenterToms River–––$10,344$19,883$15,118–$23,290 · 21 plans
Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack––––$41,456$6,670–$67,547 · 21 plans
Jefferson Stratford HospitalStratford–––$17,641$20,565$15,478–$30,745 · 22 plans
Jersey Shore University Medical CenterNeptune–––$13,708$25,282$15,822–$55,973 · 19 plans
Morristown Medical CenterMorristown–––$19,299$41,351$9,028–$70,713 · 100 plans
Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick–––$13,519$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.