US Health Care Costs

Irregular heartbeat in New Jersey

MS-DRG 310: Cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders without cc/mcc

$43,467typical hospital bill
$5,913typical amount paid
$4,307–$10,167range paid across 38 hospitals

New Jersey hospitals billed Medicare a typical $43,467 for this stay in 2024, about 7.4 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
Southern Ocean Medical CenterManahawkin15$46,426$4,307
Riverview Medical CenterRed Bank15$42,406$4,344
Newton Medical CenterNewton17$71,551$4,517
West Jersey HospitalVoorhees53$48,242$4,557
Cape Regional Medical Center IncCape May Court House16$30,749$4,596
Shore Medical CenterSomers Point23$31,191$4,647
Valley HospitalParamus27$38,467$4,787
University Medical Center of Princeton at PlainsboroPlainsboro25$42,526$4,926
Centrastate Medical CenterFreehold25$32,121$4,976
Community Medical CenterToms River51$48,155$5,011
Hunterdon Medical CenterFlemington14$38,532$5,227
Chilton Medical CenterPompton Plains14$51,399$5,247
Holy Name Medical CenterTeaneck22$27,180$5,317
Jefferson Stratford HospitalStratford23$36,352$5,471
Raritan Bay Medical CenterPerth Amboy17$45,962$5,505
Ocean Medical CenterBrick21$43,677$5,663
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville CampusDenville11$25,773$5,737
Atlanticare Regional Medical Center - City CampusAtlantic City33$26,747$5,839
Inspira Medical Center Mullica HillElmer35$43,258$5,884
Jersey Shore University Medical CenterNeptune63$46,047$5,941
Virtua Mount Holly HospitalMount Holly19$44,479$6,071
Overlook Medical CenterSummit27$40,929$6,224
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at HamiltonHamilton13$52,730$6,383
Englewood Hospital and Medical CenterEnglewood17$28,562$6,396
Morristown Medical CenterMorristown76$44,098$6,487
Deborah Heart and Lung CenterBrowns Mills21$34,931$6,649
Monmouth Medical CenterLong Branch24$47,484$6,702
Hackensack Meridian Mountainside MedicalMontclair16$28,923$6,746
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - SomersetSomerville20$62,070$6,957
JFK University Medical CenterEdison15$41,570$7,098
Saint Peter's University HospitalNew Brunswick14$88,666$7,271
Capital Health Medical Center - HopewellPennington17$190,459$7,310
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes HospitalCamden16$80,849$7,539
Inspira Medical Center VinelandVineland22$39,159$7,622
Cooperman Barnabas Medical CenterLivingston21$43,967$7,842
Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick22$59,460$8,273
St Joseph's University Medical Center IncPaterson16$59,542$8,988
Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack16$43,086$10,167

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.