Sepsis, with major complications in New Jersey

MS-DRG 871: Septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc

$123,997typical hospital bill

$18,768typical amount paid

$14,948–$40,666range paid across 61 hospitals

New Jersey hospitals billed Medicare a typical $123,997 for this stay in 2024, about 6.6 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
Southern Ocean Medical Center	Manahawkin	345	$103,864	$14,948
AHS Hospital Corp	Hackettstown	192	$148,109	$15,098
Cape Regional Medical Center Inc	Cape May Court House	141	$89,540	$15,243
Virtua Willingboro Hospital	Willingboro	96	$139,168	$15,298
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton	Hamilton	255	$134,197	$15,478
Bayshore Medical Center	Holmdel	371	$108,436	$15,525
Newton Medical Center	Newton	287	$198,099	$15,585
West Jersey Hospital	Voorhees	510	$150,628	$16,022
Virtua Mount Holly Hospital	Mount Holly	210	$148,439	$16,025
Riverview Medical Center	Red Bank	296	$113,012	$16,058
Shore Medical Center	Somers Point	160	$87,015	$16,140
Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical	Westwood	49	$92,703	$16,226
Chilton Medical Center	Pompton Plains	404	$149,464	$16,245
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway	Rahway	280	$120,887	$16,607
University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro	Plainsboro	531	$101,333	$16,888
Hunterdon Medical Center	Flemington	347	$81,106	$17,165
Atlanticare Regional Medical Center - City Campus	Atlantic City	523	$92,819	$17,169
Centrastate Medical Center	Freehold	448	$100,503	$17,251
Community Medical Center	Toms River	887	$116,195	$17,298
Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus	Lakewood	314	$111,058	$17,329
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset	Somerville	493	$137,851	$17,599
Carewell Health Medical Center	East Orange	39	$98,755	$17,809
Hudson Regional Hospital	Secaucus	39	$201,929	$17,845
Valley Hospital	Paramus	476	$107,010	$17,984
JFK University Medical Center	Edison	651	$123,997	$18,124
Clara Maass Medical Center	Belleville	93	$128,636	$18,359
Holy Name Medical Center	Teaneck	216	$87,248	$18,376
Raritan Bay Medical Center	Perth Amboy	353	$123,277	$18,619
Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill	Elmer	441	$91,330	$18,632
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus	Denville	351	$82,035	$18,662
Jefferson Stratford Hospital	Stratford	1,078	$115,228	$18,768
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital	Camden	256	$137,199	$19,040
Jersey Shore University Medical Center	Neptune	435	$143,165	$19,171
Ocean Medical Center	Brick	498	$122,354	$19,389
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center	Englewood	394	$89,146	$19,439
Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell	Pennington	128	$486,656	$19,792
St Luke's Warren Hospital	Phillipsburg	235	$139,566	$19,954
Overlook Medical Center	Summit	360	$127,698	$20,090
Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical	Montclair	316	$92,243	$20,235
Heights University Hospital	Jersey City	51	$358,770	$20,258
Morristown Medical Center	Morristown	433	$162,020	$20,288
Inspira Medical Center Vineland	Vineland	428	$89,283	$20,505
Deborah Heart and Lung Center	Browns Mills	11	$111,984	$21,211
Cooper University Hospital	Camden	327	$100,583	$21,217
Monmouth Medical Center	Long Branch	190	$113,599	$21,274
Saint Peter's University Hospital	New Brunswick	164	$214,318	$21,889
St Mary's General Hospital	Passaic	98	$65,607	$22,471
Trinitas Regional Medical Center	Elizabeth	218	$107,720	$22,546
Capital Health Regional Medical Center	Trenton	106	$591,962	$22,807
Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical Center	Bayonne	95	$399,097	$23,631
Jersey City Medical Center	Jersey City	199	$133,515	$23,698
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center	Livingston	620	$153,184	$24,126
St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc	Paterson	287	$166,601	$24,267
Hackensack University Medical Center	Hackensack	812	$140,083	$24,781
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital	New Brunswick	588	$186,460	$24,890
Saint Michael's Medical Center	Newark	76	$124,243	$25,480
Palisades Medical Center	North Bergen	148	$117,730	$25,622
Carepoint Health-Hoboken University Medical Center	Hoboken	46	$338,159	$25,675
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center	Newark	137	$172,078	$26,530
The University Hospital	Newark	125	$145,391	$35,258
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center	Paramus	13	$154,851	$40,666

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.