US Health Care Costs

Major Chest Trauma with Cc in New Jersey

MS-DRG 184: Major chest trauma with cc

$72,245typical hospital bill
$12,134typical amount paid
$9,802–$23,801range paid across 5 hospitals

New Jersey hospitals billed Medicare a typical $72,245 for this stay in 2024, about 6.0 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 City17$53,796$9,802
Morristown Medical CenterMorristown25$72,245$12,128
Cooper University HospitalCamden26$70,479$12,134
Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick18$79,381$17,181
Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack31$109,103$23,801

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.