US Health Care Costs

Major Chest Trauma with Mcc in New Jersey

MS-DRG 183: Major chest trauma with mcc

$87,257typical hospital bill
$17,776typical amount paid
$14,271–$29,135range paid across 5 hospitals

New Jersey hospitals billed Medicare a typical $87,257 for this stay in 2024, about 4.9 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
Atlanticare Regional Medical Center - City CampusAtlantic City11$75,234$14,271
Cooper University HospitalCamden23$87,037$17,338
Morristown Medical CenterMorristown12$87,257$17,776
Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick11$125,559$20,077
Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack28$163,298$29,135

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.