New Jersey / Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
CMS certification 310076 · Livingston, NJ · 5 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center reported 5,414 Medicare inpatient stays across 138 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 5.78 times what it was paid — mid-range in New Jersey, number 39 of 60 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 6.25×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 620 stays at an average charge of $153,184, 70% above the national average. It also billed 3,353 outpatient services, charging 5.65 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 5,414
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 5.78×
- 3Rank in NJ (highest ratio = 1) 39 of 60
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 5
Inpatient stays
For the 138 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center charged more than the national average in 119 (86%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 620 | $153,184 | +70% | $24,126 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 253 | $120,241 | +113% | $16,763 |
| 274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC | 185 | $90,569 | -42% | $33,012 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 148 | $89,109 | +82% | $13,731 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 124 | $128,119 | +74% | $18,917 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 116 | $116,023 | +94% | $16,722 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 112 | $71,149 | +50% | $13,380 |
| 267 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 109 | $162,875 | -26% | $47,769 |
| 652 Kidney Transplant | 103 | $256,098 | -24% | $49,698 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 99 | $405,461 | +77% | $67,358 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 96 | $107,402 | +109% | $14,636 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 95 | $123,203 | +75% | $21,124 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 94 | $85,213 | +76% | $12,373 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 84 | $70,803 | +76% | $10,525 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 80 | $72,155 | +91% | $10,813 |
| 101 Seizures without MCC | 79 | $82,088 | +68% | $12,586 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 67 | $136,319 | +126% | $18,642 |
| 650 Kidney Transplant with Hemodialysis with MCC | 62 | $376,789 | -10% | $62,021 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 58 | $63,120 | +69% | $11,677 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 56 | $172,738 | +73% | $24,939 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 55 | $97,962 | +76% | $13,437 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 55 | $75,094 | +69% | $11,869 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 53 | $74,458 | +106% | $9,805 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 52 | $148,966 | +126% | $20,553 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 50 | $77,736 | +59% | $12,126 |
| 813 Coagulation Disorders | 48 | $99,356 | +24% | $17,496 |
| 266 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 46 | $312,015 | +10% | $61,006 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 45 | $64,024 | +73% | $9,875 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 44 | $135,075 | +58% | $19,754 |
| 057 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without MCC | 43 | $110,904 | +96% | $17,121 |
| 660 Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with CC | 43 | $117,821 | +75% | $17,090 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 43 | $84,984 | +109% | $11,431 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 42 | $110,825 | +46% | $18,475 |
| 394 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC | 41 | $68,064 | +45% | $11,870 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 41 | $123,094 | +22% | $22,434 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 40 | $86,964 | +91% | $11,845 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 40 | $76,220 | +83% | $11,902 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 37 | $102,078 | +77% | $15,236 |
| 100 Seizures with MCC | 36 | $143,749 | +52% | $24,141 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 36 | $101,013 | -15% | $24,958 |
| 025 Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with MCC | 35 | $285,069 | +23% | $53,455 |
| 884 Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability | 35 | $136,056 | +118% | $26,198 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 34 | $120,957 | +6% | $22,160 |
| 460 Spinal Fusion except Cervical without MCC | 34 | $170,900 | 0% | $37,976 |
| 252 Other Vascular Procedures with MCC | 33 | $244,106 | +43% | $42,992 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 32 | $63,210 | +62% | $10,395 |
| 659 Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with MCC | 32 | $205,909 | +72% | $31,688 |
| 981 Extensive O.R. Procedures Unrelated To Principal Diagnosis... | 32 | $397,489 | +84% | $64,509 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 31 | $94,801 | +55% | $15,461 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 31 | $119,714 | +17% | $22,576 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 29 | $74,096 | +93% | $11,631 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 29 | $344,713 | +60% | $56,446 |
| 393 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with MCC | 29 | $147,978 | +93% | $19,267 |
| 651 Kidney Transplant with Hemodialysis without MCC | 28 | $338,456 | -9% | $39,906 |
| 243 Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with CC | 27 | $132,379 | +19% | $23,674 |
| 023 Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns... | 26 | $284,412 | +1% | $64,313 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 26 | $77,435 | +21% | $14,406 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 26 | $194,793 | +40% | $36,460 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 25 | $104,451 | +106% | $15,188 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 25 | $115,854 | +105% | $15,267 |
Showing the 60 most frequent of 138 DRGs.
Outpatient services
Against the New Jersey average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center charged $153,184 on average, 16% more than the New Jersey average of $131,698, and was paid $24,126 against a state average of $19,296. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center charged $120,241 on average, 23% more than the New Jersey average of $97,469, and was paid $16,763 against a state average of $12,811. For Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC (DRG 274), Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center charged $90,569 on average, 51% less than the New Jersey average of $186,120, and was paid $33,012 against a state average of $32,070. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center charged $89,109 on average, 13% more than the New Jersey average of $78,561, and was paid $13,731 against a state average of $10,720. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $24,558 was 29% below the state average of $34,388. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $25,239 was 15% below the state average of $29,645. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $45,783 was 28% below the state average of $63,772. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $12,178 was 5% below the state average of $12,828.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, NJ, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2021-04-19 (CMS case 63)
- CAP Request — 2021-09-30 (CMS case 63)
- Closure Notice — 2022-07-18 (CMS case 63)
- Met Requirements — 2023-05-01 (CMS case 1446)
- Met Requirements — 2025-03-21 (CMS case 3356)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.