US Health Care Costs

Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Cc in New Jersey

MS-DRG 982: Extensive o.r. procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with cc

$143,255typical hospital bill
$23,524typical amount paid
$20,850–$37,919range paid across 7 hospitals

New Jersey hospitals billed Medicare a typical $143,255 for this stay in 2024, about 6.1 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
Jersey Shore University Medical CenterNeptune14$142,821$20,850
Valley HospitalParamus23$94,571$21,355
Community Medical CenterToms River18$143,255$21,390
Morristown Medical CenterMorristown18$192,867$23,524
Jefferson Stratford HospitalStratford12$114,603$24,722
Cooper University HospitalCamden16$152,635$25,761
Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack17$190,430$37,919

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.