US Health Care Costs

Pleural Effusion with Cc in New Jersey

MS-DRG 187: Pleural effusion with cc

$65,530average hospital bill
$8,531average amount paid

One New Jersey hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $65,530, about 7.7 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Community Medical CenterToms River17$65,530$8,531

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.