US Health Care Costs

Spinal Fusion Except Cervical with Spinal Curvature, Malignancy, Infection or Extensive in New Jersey

MS-DRG 458: Spinal fusion except cervical with spinal curvature, malignancy, infection or extensive

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Community Medical CenterToms River–––$2,426$95,542$5,997–$117,635 · 22 plans
Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack––––$184,344$44,971–$260,315 · 23 plans
Jefferson Stratford HospitalStratford–––$44,212$61,599$40,896–$97,792 · 17 plans
Jersey Shore University Medical CenterNeptune–––$36,632$147,796$39,954–$186,073 · 19 plans
Morristown Medical CenterMorristown–––$49,466$104,603$9,028–$181,243 · 101 plans
Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick–––$4,122$115,564$8,215–$138,618 · 20 plans

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.