Lung infection, with major complications in New Jersey

MS-DRG 177: Respiratory infections and inflammations with mcc

$100,317typical hospital bill

$15,987typical amount paid

$12,555–$27,595range paid across 57 hospitals

New Jersey hospitals billed Medicare a typical $100,317 for this stay in 2024, about 6.3 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
Southern Ocean Medical Center	Manahawkin	110	$78,954	$12,555
Newton Medical Center	Newton	78	$179,568	$12,941
AHS Hospital Corp	Hackettstown	57	$134,450	$13,017
Cape Regional Medical Center Inc	Cape May Court House	91	$72,070	$13,124
Virtua Willingboro Hospital	Willingboro	34	$113,830	$13,151
Shore Medical Center	Somers Point	78	$93,593	$13,267
Bayshore Medical Center	Holmdel	108	$98,128	$13,443
Riverview Medical Center	Red Bank	122	$81,312	$13,502
University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro	Plainsboro	72	$71,962	$13,639
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway	Rahway	16	$141,376	$13,814
West Jersey Hospital	Voorhees	242	$144,237	$13,854
Virtua Mount Holly Hospital	Mount Holly	98	$143,761	$13,870
Centrastate Medical Center	Freehold	150	$77,356	$14,011
Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical	Westwood	93	$85,851	$14,040
Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus	Lakewood	35	$98,874	$14,055
Chilton Medical Center	Pompton Plains	118	$114,977	$14,214
Valley Hospital	Paramus	205	$97,387	$14,617
Atlanticare Regional Medical Center - City Campus	Atlantic City	107	$71,677	$14,623
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton	Hamilton	53	$106,845	$14,698
Holy Name Medical Center	Teaneck	99	$57,455	$14,900
Hudson Regional Hospital	Secaucus	13	$135,281	$14,902
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset	Somerville	81	$114,037	$14,946
Community Medical Center	Toms River	155	$111,981	$15,089
Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill	Elmer	103	$80,712	$15,570
Jefferson Stratford Hospital	Stratford	122	$93,756	$15,696
Jersey Shore University Medical Center	Neptune	191	$104,070	$15,706
Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical	Montclair	62	$66,567	$15,759
JFK University Medical Center	Edison	189	$109,384	$15,800
Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell	Pennington	111	$383,342	$15,987
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus	Denville	71	$59,260	$16,044
Hunterdon Medical Center	Flemington	62	$89,369	$16,143
Ocean Medical Center	Brick	188	$97,299	$16,384
Raritan Bay Medical Center	Perth Amboy	92	$100,317	$16,507
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital	Camden	41	$141,372	$16,721
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center	Englewood	120	$91,529	$16,786
Overlook Medical Center	Summit	201	$95,522	$16,806
Morristown Medical Center	Morristown	348	$124,092	$16,862
Clara Maass Medical Center	Belleville	48	$145,877	$17,212
St Luke's Warren Hospital	Phillipsburg	31	$121,330	$17,253
Inspira Medical Center Vineland	Vineland	91	$77,601	$17,373
Monmouth Medical Center	Long Branch	45	$85,931	$17,778
Capital Health Regional Medical Center	Trenton	55	$487,216	$18,345
Jersey City Medical Center	Jersey City	27	$86,382	$18,524
Trinitas Regional Medical Center	Elizabeth	17	$89,261	$18,640
Cooper University Hospital	Camden	54	$87,153	$18,763
St Mary's General Hospital	Passaic	23	$52,185	$19,119
Deborah Heart and Lung Center	Browns Mills	23	$120,117	$19,223
Saint Peter's University Hospital	New Brunswick	64	$253,073	$19,747
St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc	Paterson	121	$136,806	$20,680
Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical Center	Bayonne	16	$245,514	$20,686
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center	Livingston	95	$123,203	$21,124
Hackensack University Medical Center	Hackensack	193	$110,648	$21,397
Saint Michael's Medical Center	Newark	16	$89,097	$21,473
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital	New Brunswick	65	$159,089	$21,510
Palisades Medical Center	North Bergen	50	$108,124	$22,503
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center	Newark	12	$174,044	$23,464
The University Hospital	Newark	14	$74,537	$27,595

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.