Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures Without Cardiac Catheterization in New Jersey

MS-DRG 220: Cardiac valve and other major cardiothoracic procedures without cardiac catheterization

$301,061typical hospital bill

$54,871typical amount paid

$41,557–$66,367range paid across 9 hospitals

New Jersey hospitals billed Medicare a typical $301,061 for this stay in 2024, about 5.5 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital	Camden	14	$480,995	$41,557
Valley Hospital	Paramus	29	$318,662	$46,884
Jersey Shore University Medical Center	Neptune	46	$199,778	$52,221
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center	Livingston	17	$301,061	$54,703
Cooper University Hospital	Camden	28	$227,428	$54,871
Morristown Medical Center	Morristown	57	$323,680	$57,692
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital	New Brunswick	32	$279,231	$59,309
Deborah Heart and Lung Center	Browns Mills	28	$339,656	$59,593
Hackensack University Medical Center	Hackensack	37	$264,899	$66,367

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.