US Health Care Costs

Complicated Peptic Ulcer with Cc in New Jersey

MS-DRG 381: Complicated peptic ulcer with cc

$88,048typical hospital bill
$13,088typical amount paid
$10,935–$15,241range paid across 2 hospitals

New Jersey hospitals billed Medicare a typical $88,048 for this stay in 2024, about 6.7 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
Morristown Medical CenterMorristown17$88,926$10,935
Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack12$87,169$15,241

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.