US Health Care Costs

Cardiac Congenital and Valvular Disorders with Mcc in New Jersey

MS-DRG 306: Cardiac congenital and valvular disorders with mcc

$148,512typical hospital bill
$16,414typical amount paid
$13,563–$19,265range paid across 2 hospitals

New Jersey hospitals billed Medicare a typical $148,512 for this stay in 2024, about 9.0 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
Jersey Shore University Medical CenterNeptune15$98,709$13,563
Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick17$198,316$19,265

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.