US Health Care Costs

Renal Failure Without Cc/Mcc in New Jersey

MS-DRG 684: Renal failure without cc/mcc

$51,768typical hospital bill
$5,913typical amount paid
$5,800–$6,044range paid across 3 hospitals

New Jersey hospitals billed Medicare a typical $51,768 for this stay in 2024, about 8.8 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
Ocean Medical CenterBrick11$57,870$5,800
Jersey Shore University Medical CenterNeptune13$51,768$5,913
Jefferson Stratford HospitalStratford14$45,111$6,044

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.