US Health Care Costs

Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Mcc in New Jersey

MS-DRG 659: Kidney and ureter procedures for non-neoplasm with mcc

$172,567typical hospital bill
$23,158typical amount paid
$19,242–$37,451range paid across 12 hospitals

New Jersey hospitals billed Medicare a typical $172,567 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
West Jersey HospitalVoorhees18$177,897$19,242
Bayshore Medical CenterHolmdel12$103,584$19,954
Riverview Medical CenterRed Bank14$169,125$20,521
Community Medical CenterToms River15$185,575$21,466
Centrastate Medical CenterFreehold11$150,205$21,698
Jefferson Stratford HospitalStratford31$131,138$22,168
Ocean Medical CenterBrick12$122,657$24,148
Valley HospitalParamus14$205,515$24,152
Morristown Medical CenterMorristown27$176,008$27,021
Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick20$188,068$31,203
Cooperman Barnabas Medical CenterLivingston32$205,909$31,688
Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack13$158,659$37,451

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.