Hospital prices in New Jersey

61 New Jersey hospitals reported 176,887 Medicare inpatient stays in 2024. The median hospital charged 6.25 times what it was paid — above the national median of 4.15×, number 4 of 51. The widest gap was at Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell (22.68×), the narrowest at Bergen New Bridge Medical Center (1.28×). CMS's price-transparency list records 271 enforcement actions involving 100 New Jersey hospitals.

1Median charge ÷ paid 6.25×
2Hospitals reporting 62
3Medicare inpatient stays 176,887
4Price-transparency actions 271

Inpatient charge-to-payment ratio, the 15 New Jersey hospitals with the widest gap (100+ Medicare stays), bars to scale. Source: CMS DY2024.

Most common stays in New Jersey

DRG	Stays	NJ avg charge	US avg charge	NJ avg paid
871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with...	18,670	$131,698	$90,297	$19,296
291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC	11,041	$97,469	$56,380	$12,811
177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC	5,176	$117,022	$70,592	$16,115
193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC	4,920	$100,241	$59,757	$13,150
689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC	3,809	$87,977	$51,326	$11,697
690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC	3,764	$63,137	$37,821	$8,142
392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive...	3,532	$59,791	$40,165	$7,933
872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without...	3,373	$78,561	$49,049	$10,720
698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC	3,001	$110,972	$73,427	$16,168
853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures...	2,819	$297,966	$228,948	$49,388

Every hospital

Hospital	Stays	Ratio	Actions
Morristown Medical Center Morristown	12,307	6.24×	4
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune	8,549	5.97×	5
West Jersey Hospital Voorhees	8,084	9.69×	–
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack	7,843	4.98×	6
Jefferson Stratford Hospital Stratford	7,587	6.23×	1
Community Medical Center Toms River	7,467	6.73×	4
Valley Hospital Paramus	7,190	5.69×	–
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick	6,402	6.28×	4
Ocean University Medical Center Brick	5,568	6.31×	3
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston	5,414	5.78×	5
Cooper University Hospital Camden	4,952	4.91×	–
Overlook Medical Center Summit	4,844	5.96×	4
Atlanticare Regional Medical Center - City Campus Atlantic City	4,650	5.46×	–
Jfk University Medical Center Edison	4,281	6.36×	2
Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill	4,143	5.11×	1
Centrastate Medical Center Freehold	4,044	5.54×	2
Englewood Hospital Englewood	3,719	7.54×	6
Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center Plainsboro	3,574	6.53×	2
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville	3,390	8.35×	4
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank	3,156	6.87×	3
Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains	3,109	8.6×	1
Inspira Medical Center Vineland Vineland	2,992	4.87×	3
Virtua Mount Holly Hospital Mount Holly	2,877	9.62×	–
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin	2,874	7×	3
Saint Clare's Hospital Denville	2,868	4.23×	–
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Camden	2,723	8.52×	–
St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc Paterson	2,608	6.26×	–
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy	2,447	6.36×	–
Newton Medical Center Newton	2,387	13.38×	–
Holy Name Medical Center Teaneck	2,365	4.4×	5
Hunterdon Medical Center Flemington	2,343	4.92×	3
Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Montclair	2,150	4.63×	–
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel	2,136	6.69×	3
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch	1,896	5.27×	4
Shore Medical Center Somers Point	1,880	5.98×	2
Cape Regional Medical Center, Inc Cape May Court House	1,843	5.88×	–
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Hamilton	1,783	8.57×	–
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville	1,450	7.59×	1
Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell Pennington	1,447	22.68×	–
Saint Peter's University Hospital New Brunswick	1,397	10.47×	4
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City	1,346	5.43×	1
Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus Lakewood	1,298	6.77×	1
St Luke's Warren Hospital Phillipsburg	1,126	7.35×	–
Capital Health Regional Medical Center Trenton	1,109	21.37×	4
Hackettstown Medical Center Hackettstown	1,105	10.11×	–
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark	860	6.09×	4
Deborah Heart and Lung Center Browns Mills	822	5.54×	–
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen	798	4.59×	4
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway Rahway	794	7.2×	1
Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willingboro	786	9.66×	3
University Hospital Newark	774	3.71×	–
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth	651	4.54×	2
Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical Westwood	646	6.15×	–
St Mary's General Hospital Passaic	526	3.39×	1
Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical Center Bayonne	502	17.15×	–
Saint Michael's Medical Center Newark	313	4.05×	1
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center Paramus	184	1.28×	–
Carepoint Health-Christ Hospital Jersey City	157	16.35×	–
Hudson Regional Hospital Secaucus	146	9.6×	3
Carewell Health Medical Center East Orange	115	4.6×	3
Carepoint Health-Hoboken University Medical Center Hoboken	90	13.55×	2
Kessler Rehab Center West Orange	0	–	–

Price-transparency enforcement in New Jersey

83 closure notices, 65 corrective-action-plan requests, 61 warning notices, 58 “met requirements” findings, 3 administrative closures, 1 civil-penalty notice — CMS's actions under the hospital price-transparency rule since 2021. See the enforcement page for what each step means.

Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient 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.