New Jersey / Palisades Medical Center
CMS certification 310003 · North Bergen, NJ · 4 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Palisades Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Palisades Medical Center reported 798 Medicare inpatient stays across 27 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.59 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in New Jersey, number 53 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: 148 stays at an average charge of $117,730, 30% above the national average. It also billed 501 outpatient services, charging 11.56 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 798
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.59×
- 3Rank in NJ (highest ratio = 1) 53 of 60
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 4
Inpatient stays
For the 27 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Palisades Medical Center charged more than the national average in 25 (93%). 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 | 148 | $117,730 | +30% | $25,622 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 95 | $94,298 | +67% | $18,517 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 50 | $108,124 | +53% | $22,503 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 44 | $87,401 | +46% | $18,872 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 40 | $74,055 | +44% | $16,177 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 36 | $91,475 | +39% | $20,543 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 29 | $59,261 | +57% | $13,395 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 27 | $71,082 | +45% | $15,880 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 26 | $97,921 | +33% | $22,768 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 24 | $47,067 | +17% | $12,004 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 23 | $87,810 | +46% | $18,547 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 23 | $59,385 | +46% | $13,720 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 22 | $105,161 | +23% | $23,144 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 20 | $66,349 | +73% | $12,997 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 19 | $46,418 | +24% | $13,054 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 17 | $121,956 | +61% | $21,869 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 17 | $208,266 | -9% | $55,173 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 15 | $51,224 | +42% | $11,378 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 15 | $66,686 | +37% | $14,818 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 15 | $99,635 | -1% | $26,342 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 15 | $413,766 | +28% | $86,050 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 14 | $50,238 | +13% | $13,232 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 13 | $113,811 | +14% | $26,169 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 13 | $85,202 | +53% | $15,042 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 13 | $81,722 | +62% | $16,403 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 13 | $90,012 | +59% | $15,961 |
| 299 Peripheral Vascular Disorders with MCC | 12 | $77,596 | +3% | $21,053 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 353 | $35,274 | $3,092 |
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 35 | $11,873 | $1,792 |
| Level 3 Urology and Related Services | 22 | $16,517 | $2,265 |
| Level 4 Urology and Related Services | 22 | $20,519 | $3,967 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 20 | $39,546 | $7,379 |
| Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 17 | $32,542 | $6,566 |
| Level 5 Urology and Related Services | 17 | $21,322 | $5,888 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 15 | $17,503 | $3,683 |
Against the New Jersey average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Palisades Medical Center charged $117,730 on average, 11% less than the New Jersey average of $131,698, and was paid $25,622 against a state average of $19,296. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Palisades Medical Center charged $94,298 on average, 3% less than the New Jersey average of $97,469, and was paid $18,517 against a state average of $12,811. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Palisades Medical Center charged $108,124 on average, 8% less than the New Jersey average of $117,022, and was paid $22,503 against a state average of $16,115. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Palisades Medical Center charged $87,401 on average, 13% less than the New Jersey average of $100,241, and was paid $18,872 against a state average of $13,150. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $35,274 was 3% above the state average of $34,388. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $11,873 was 7% below the state average of $12,828. For Level 3 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5373), its average charge of $16,517 was 3% below the state average of $16,966. For Level 4 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5374), its average charge of $20,519 was 3% below the state average of $21,241.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen, NJ, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2022-08-31 (CMS case 1492)
- CAP Request — 2023-02-07 (CMS case 1492)
- Closure Notice — 2023-02-17 (CMS case 1492)
- Met Requirements — 2025-08-01 (CMS case 6086)
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.