US Health Care Costs

Vaginal birth in New Jersey

MS-DRG 807: Vaginal delivery without sterilization/d&c without cc/mcc

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Community Medical CenterToms River–––$2,426$14,861$9,693–$17,730 · 21 plans
Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack––––$22,118$6,797–$28,592 · 22 plans
Jefferson Stratford HospitalStratford–––$7,370$10,474$6,413–$15,345 · 22 plans
Jersey Shore University Medical CenterNeptune–––$5,407$19,016$11,582–$24,961 · 20 plans
Morristown Medical CenterMorristown–––$7,788$16,902$6,792–$28,537 · 100 plans
Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick–––$4,122$17,229$10,344–$19,298 · 17 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.