US Health Care Costs

Non-Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Mcc in New Jersey

MS-DRG 987: Non-extensive o.r. procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with mcc

$248,301typical hospital bill
$36,490typical amount paid
$27,340–$60,603range paid across 6 hospitals

New Jersey hospitals billed Medicare a typical $248,301 for this stay in 2024, about 6.8 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
West Jersey HospitalVoorhees12$234,151$27,340
Cooper University HospitalCamden15$172,024$33,848
Morristown Medical CenterMorristown12$246,214$34,948
Jersey Shore University Medical CenterNeptune14$285,490$38,033
Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack16$250,387$44,265
Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick17$387,132$60,603

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.