US Health Care Costs

Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Cc in New Jersey

MS-DRG 026: Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures with cc

$159,186typical hospital bill
$33,942typical amount paid
$25,587–$48,710range paid across 4 hospitals

New Jersey hospitals billed Medicare a typical $159,186 for this stay in 2024, about 4.7 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
Jersey Shore University Medical CenterNeptune23$137,195$25,587
Cooperman Barnabas Medical CenterLivingston11$160,707$33,094
Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack18$157,665$34,789
Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick13$232,463$48,710

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.