Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Without C.d.e. with Mcc in New Jersey

MS-DRG 417: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy without c.d.e. with mcc

$140,687typical hospital bill

$21,445typical amount paid

$19,003–$26,970range paid across 11 hospitals

New Jersey hospitals billed Medicare a typical $140,687 for this stay in 2024, about 6.6 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
Riverview Medical Center	Red Bank	13	$159,320	$19,003
West Jersey Hospital	Voorhees	26	$209,005	$21,108
Valley Hospital	Paramus	16	$115,490	$21,185
Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill	Elmer	15	$127,346	$21,325
Community Medical Center	Toms River	22	$147,184	$21,331
Centrastate Medical Center	Freehold	13	$140,687	$21,445
Ocean Medical Center	Brick	24	$108,977	$23,389
Jersey Shore University Medical Center	Neptune	26	$167,552	$23,534
Morristown Medical Center	Morristown	16	$111,782	$24,280
Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical	Montclair	12	$97,564	$26,146
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital	New Brunswick	12	$249,722	$26,970

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.