Heart attack, with complications in New Jersey

MS-DRG 281: Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with cc

$67,020typical hospital bill

$8,942typical amount paid

$6,727–$13,264range paid across 36 hospitals

New Jersey hospitals billed Medicare a typical $67,020 for this stay in 2024, about 7.5 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Southern Ocean Medical Center	Manahawkin	47	$51,502	$6,727
Bayshore Medical Center	Holmdel	20	$56,512	$7,027
Riverview Medical Center	Red Bank	14	$67,391	$7,045
Cape Regional Medical Center Inc	Cape May Court House	20	$38,619	$7,065
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway	Rahway	11	$69,092	$7,511
Virtua Mount Holly Hospital	Mount Holly	25	$83,402	$7,661
Centrastate Medical Center	Freehold	19	$50,864	$7,750
University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro	Plainsboro	29	$61,252	$7,846
Valley Hospital	Paramus	29	$48,038	$7,856
West Jersey Hospital	Voorhees	30	$95,637	$7,903
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton	Hamilton	23	$78,716	$7,932
Newton Medical Center	Newton	38	$108,503	$7,973
Community Medical Center	Toms River	36	$77,868	$8,003
Ocean Medical Center	Brick	37	$57,201	$8,253
Jefferson Stratford Hospital	Stratford	59	$59,959	$8,519
Atlanticare Regional Medical Center - City Campus	Atlantic City	37	$53,414	$8,587
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset	Somerville	32	$95,926	$8,671
Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill	Elmer	41	$60,901	$8,785
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus	Denville	19	$32,573	$9,099
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital	Camden	38	$72,984	$9,672
Clara Maass Medical Center	Belleville	21	$78,566	$9,725
Morristown Medical Center	Morristown	30	$82,429	$9,843
Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical	Montclair	14	$69,105	$9,928
Cooper University Hospital	Camden	26	$57,271	$9,972
Jersey Shore University Medical Center	Neptune	59	$66,650	$10,165
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center	Englewood	16	$53,027	$10,180
Inspira Medical Center Vineland	Vineland	44	$52,890	$10,201
Raritan Bay Medical Center	Perth Amboy	16	$54,564	$10,595
Deborah Heart and Lung Center	Browns Mills	22	$65,948	$10,702
St Mary's General Hospital	Passaic	14	$28,554	$10,800
Overlook Medical Center	Summit	14	$76,043	$10,823
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center	Livingston	22	$83,142	$11,157
St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc	Paterson	17	$81,667	$11,726
Hackensack University Medical Center	Hackensack	38	$70,864	$11,776
Jersey City Medical Center	Jersey City	21	$72,539	$13,262
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital	New Brunswick	39	$114,469	$13,264

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.