US Health Care Costs

Kidney Transplant with Hemodialysis Without Mcc in New Jersey

MS-DRG 651: Kidney transplant with hemodialysis without mcc

$307,904typical hospital bill
$38,188typical amount paid
$36,471–$39,906range paid across 2 hospitals

New Jersey hospitals billed Medicare a typical $307,904 for this stay in 2024, about 8.1 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
Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack12$277,352$36,471
Cooperman Barnabas Medical CenterLivingston28$338,456$39,906

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.