Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) in New Jersey

MS-DRG 274: Percutaneous and other intracardiac procedures without mcc

$117,064typical hospital bill

$32,733typical amount paid

$27,386–$38,224range paid across 15 hospitals

New Jersey hospitals billed Medicare a typical $117,064 for this stay in 2024, about 3.6 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
Valley Hospital	Paramus	67	$89,180	$27,386
Atlanticare Regional Medical Center - City Campus	Atlantic City	39	$78,957	$27,999
Jersey Shore University Medical Center	Neptune	97	$102,855	$29,831
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital	Camden	126	$282,958	$30,548
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center	Englewood	202	$437,760	$31,269
Morristown Medical Center	Morristown	143	$199,972	$31,505
Cooper University Hospital	Camden	142	$117,064	$32,053
Hackensack University Medical Center	Hackensack	37	$116,875	$32,733
Capital Health Regional Medical Center	Trenton	43	$189,350	$32,789
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center	Livingston	185	$90,569	$33,012
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital	New Brunswick	96	$124,048	$33,930
St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc	Paterson	58	$96,429	$34,625
Deborah Heart and Lung Center	Browns Mills	74	$187,222	$35,451
Jersey City Medical Center	Jersey City	16	$133,185	$36,203
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center	Newark	39	$78,525	$38,224

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.