US Health Care Costs

Headaches Without Mcc in New Jersey

MS-DRG 103: Headaches without mcc

$69,061typical hospital bill
$10,502typical amount paid
$10,476–$13,066range paid across 3 hospitals

New Jersey hospitals billed Medicare a typical $69,061 for this stay in 2024, about 6.6 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
Cooper University HospitalCamden12$69,061$10,476
Jersey Shore University Medical CenterNeptune13$49,327$10,502
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - SomersetSomerville11$79,104$13,066

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.