US Health Care Costs

Vaginal birth, with major complications in New Jersey

MS-DRG 805: Vaginal delivery without sterilization/d&c with mcc

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Community Medical CenterToms River–––$6,786$14,861$9,693–$17,730 · 21 plans
Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack––––$25,902$7,622–$45,042 · 22 plans
Jefferson Stratford HospitalStratford–––$11,635$13,550$10,266–$20,713 · 22 plans
Jersey Shore University Medical CenterNeptune–––$8,467$22,686$11,937–$38,850 · 20 plans
Morristown Medical CenterMorristown–––$12,950$27,054$9,028–$47,447 · 100 plans
Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick–––$9,296$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.