US Health Care Costs

Ms-Drg 538 in New Jersey

MS-DRG 538: Ms-drg 538

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Community Medical CenterToms River–––$2,426$14,238$5,658–$16,330 · 22 plans
Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack––––$28,668$7,354–$40,077 · 23 plans
Jefferson Stratford HospitalStratford–––$7,855$10,634$7,060–$16,881 · 17 plans
Jersey Shore University Medical CenterNeptune–––$5,697$23,827$5,864–$28,646 · 18 plans
Morristown Medical CenterMorristown–––$8,126$16,885$7,510–$29,774 · 97 plans
Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick–––$4,122$17,486$6,959–$20,665 · 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.