US Health Care Costs

Spinal Fusion Except Cervical with Spinal Curvature, Malignancy, Infection or Extensive in New Jersey

MS-DRG 456: Spinal fusion except cervical with spinal curvature, malignancy, infection or extensive

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Community Medical CenterToms River–––$2,426$186,928$5,997–$222,596 · 22 plans
Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack––––$354,295$77,064–$504,407 · 23 plans
Jefferson Stratford HospitalStratford–––$88,767$124,058$82,363–$196,949 · 17 plans
Jersey Shore University Medical CenterNeptune–––$71,848$273,267$69,890–$361,288 · 19 plans
Morristown Medical CenterMorristown–––$99,232$87,324$9,028–$363,585 · 97 plans
Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick–––$4,122$220,789$8,215–$262,630 · 20 plans

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.