US Health Care Costs

Major Chest Procedures with Cc in New Jersey

MS-DRG 164: Major chest procedures with cc

$105,752typical hospital bill
$25,087typical amount paid
$18,666–$33,290range paid across 13 hospitals

New Jersey hospitals billed Medicare a typical $105,752 for this stay in 2024, about 4.2 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
Riverview Medical CenterRed Bank17$85,398$18,666
West Jersey HospitalVoorhees26$236,340$19,027
Valley HospitalParamus29$95,233$21,586
Jersey Shore University Medical CenterNeptune25$87,422$22,136
JFK University Medical CenterEdison44$80,718$24,093
Inspira Medical Center VinelandVineland22$105,752$24,345
Englewood Hospital and Medical CenterEnglewood18$180,306$25,087
Morristown Medical CenterMorristown152$85,370$26,582
Cooper University HospitalCamden36$100,335$26,932
Monmouth Medical CenterLong Branch24$128,263$27,631
Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick42$163,731$29,276
Cooperman Barnabas Medical CenterLivingston12$126,833$29,876
Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack48$115,662$33,290

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.