Major Hematological and Immunological Diagnoses Except Sickle Cell Crisis and Coagulatio in New Jersey

MS-DRG 808: Major hematological and immunological diagnoses except sickle cell crisis and coagulatio

$130,960typical hospital bill

$20,856typical amount paid

$17,196–$42,272range paid across 8 hospitals

New Jersey hospitals billed Medicare a typical $130,960 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
Riverview Medical Center	Red Bank	23	$99,965	$17,196
Valley Hospital	Paramus	15	$118,335	$18,962
Jersey Shore University Medical Center	Neptune	13	$138,027	$20,346
Jefferson Stratford Hospital	Stratford	11	$107,751	$20,703
Ocean Medical Center	Brick	15	$136,882	$21,009
JFK University Medical Center	Edison	12	$125,038	$22,939
Morristown Medical Center	Morristown	15	$174,987	$28,867
Hackensack University Medical Center	Hackensack	22	$236,374	$42,272

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.