US Health Care Costs

Other Respiratory System O.r. Procedures with Mcc in New Jersey

MS-DRG 166: Other respiratory system o.r. procedures with mcc

$216,535typical hospital bill
$37,041typical amount paid
$34,860–$57,272range paid across 5 hospitals

New Jersey hospitals billed Medicare a typical $216,535 for this stay in 2024, about 5.8 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
Inspira Medical Center Mullica HillElmer20$165,052$34,860
Valley HospitalParamus14$216,535$36,742
Morristown Medical CenterMorristown14$210,601$37,041
JFK University Medical CenterEdison14$230,736$49,257
Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack22$275,896$57,272

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.