US Health Care Costs

Major Esophageal Disorders with Mcc in New Jersey

MS-DRG 368: Major esophageal disorders with mcc

$121,709typical hospital bill
$20,236typical amount paid
$14,230–$26,241range paid across 2 hospitals

New Jersey hospitals billed Medicare a typical $121,709 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
Valley HospitalParamus12$89,198$14,230
Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack11$154,219$26,241

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.