Irregular heartbeat, with complications in New Jersey

MS-DRG 309: Cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders with cc

$57,595typical hospital bill

$7,641typical amount paid

$5,625–$16,216range paid across 49 hospitals

New Jersey hospitals billed Medicare a typical $57,595 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
AHS Hospital Corp	Hackettstown	23	$90,455	$5,625
Bayshore Medical Center	Holmdel	23	$52,846	$5,747
Southern Ocean Medical Center	Manahawkin	33	$58,054	$5,754
Newton Medical Center	Newton	42	$84,384	$5,767
Riverview Medical Center	Red Bank	29	$53,287	$5,776
Cape Regional Medical Center Inc	Cape May Court House	40	$41,932	$6,017
Shore Medical Center	Somers Point	30	$45,055	$6,106
Chilton Medical Center	Pompton Plains	47	$72,183	$6,214
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton	Hamilton	35	$69,114	$6,322
West Jersey Hospital	Voorhees	88	$62,059	$6,333
Valley Hospital	Paramus	97	$44,630	$6,418
University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro	Plainsboro	35	$42,749	$6,442
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset	Somerville	55	$65,799	$6,543
Community Medical Center	Toms River	87	$59,280	$6,603
Hunterdon Medical Center	Flemington	35	$42,938	$6,733
Centrastate Medical Center	Freehold	49	$40,107	$6,916
Holy Name Medical Center	Teaneck	35	$33,662	$7,012
Virtua Mount Holly Hospital	Mount Holly	42	$68,936	$7,207
Ocean Medical Center	Brick	59	$58,335	$7,261
JFK University Medical Center	Edison	49	$49,577	$7,490
St Luke's Warren Hospital	Phillipsburg	26	$79,068	$7,498
Atlanticare Regional Medical Center - City Campus	Atlantic City	64	$40,641	$7,596
Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill	Elmer	60	$50,247	$7,602
Jefferson Stratford Hospital	Stratford	72	$60,259	$7,639
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus	Denville	49	$23,441	$7,641
Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell	Pennington	27	$193,131	$7,777
Raritan Bay Medical Center	Perth Amboy	23	$57,892	$7,798
Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical	Montclair	31	$43,599	$7,874
Jersey Shore University Medical Center	Neptune	120	$57,219	$7,879
Clara Maass Medical Center	Belleville	29	$64,406	$7,910
Overlook Medical Center	Summit	43	$53,084	$7,932
Morristown Medical Center	Morristown	154	$57,595	$7,980
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center	Englewood	31	$39,715	$8,086
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital	Camden	32	$86,437	$8,148
Inspira Medical Center Vineland	Vineland	36	$56,870	$8,328
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway	Rahway	16	$58,823	$8,621
Deborah Heart and Lung Center	Browns Mills	21	$48,533	$8,805
Cooper University Hospital	Camden	33	$53,125	$9,056
Saint Peter's University Hospital	New Brunswick	23	$109,556	$9,199
Saint Michael's Medical Center	Newark	13	$41,778	$9,275
St Mary's General Hospital	Passaic	14	$32,171	$9,397
Monmouth Medical Center	Long Branch	21	$66,776	$9,592
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center	Livingston	53	$74,458	$9,805
Capital Health Regional Medical Center	Trenton	17	$280,726	$10,360
St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc	Paterson	33	$91,617	$10,486
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital	New Brunswick	59	$90,602	$10,860
Palisades Medical Center	North Bergen	15	$51,224	$11,378
Hackensack University Medical Center	Hackensack	48	$53,062	$11,871
Jersey City Medical Center	Jersey City	20	$103,086	$16,216

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.