US Health Care Costs

Complicated Peptic Ulcer with Mcc in New Jersey

MS-DRG 380: Complicated peptic ulcer with mcc

$182,129typical hospital bill
$22,530typical amount paid
$20,559–$24,502range paid across 2 hospitals

New Jersey hospitals billed Medicare a typical $182,129 for this stay in 2024, about 8.1 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
Cooper University HospitalCamden11$127,037$20,559
Morristown Medical CenterMorristown12$237,221$24,502

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.