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In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $30,574 per stay at 513 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $25,091 and $33,573.
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National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $30,574
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $25,091–$33,573
- Medicare’s share
- $26,961
- Average billed charge
- $160,492
- Hospitals reporting
- 513
Hospitals in New Jersey
Narrow by a state, city or ZIP code (optionally a distance around it), and/or pick specific hospitals. With both, your picks are added to the area’s hospitals.
- Average payment across these 18 hospitals
- $34,672
- Median hospital
- $33,031
- Lowest to highest
- $28,134–$43,248
- Medicare stays
- 374
18 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset | 11 | $28,134 | About average | $26,566 | $193,540 |
| AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - City Campus | 28 | $29,969 | About average | $27,750 | $178,567 |
| Valley Hospital | 21 | $30,253 | About average | $28,970 | $157,403 |
| Virtua Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital | 16 | $30,303 | About average | $27,280 | $305,112 |
| CentraState Medical Center | 16 | $30,688 | About average | $24,069 | $93,263 |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill | 16 | $30,817 | About average | $27,937 | $199,339 |
| Ocean Medical Center | 18 | $31,628 | About average | $28,707 | $218,022 |
| Community Medical Center | 23 | $32,314 | About average | $23,773 | $175,789 |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center | 18 | $32,648 | About average | $30,580 | $168,239 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | 50 | $33,414 | About average | $27,556 | $178,742 |
| Cooper University Hospital | 26 | $35,325 | 16% above the national average | $32,995 | $193,455 |
| JFK University Medical Center | 13 | $36,333 | 19% above the national average | $26,163 | $160,553 |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital | 12 | $36,497 | 19% above the national average | $34,127 | $214,789 |
| Morristown Medical Center | 31 | $37,223 | 22% above the national average | $30,075 | $221,868 |
| Deborah Heart And Lung Center | 15 | $38,275 | 25% above the national average | $36,219 | $204,271 |
| St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc | 11 | $42,895 | 40% above the national average | $37,695 | $250,755 |
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center | 22 | $43,058 | 41% above the national average | $34,658 | $202,394 |
| Hackensack University Medical Center | 27 | $43,248 | 41% above the national average | $34,444 | $186,582 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
View data as a table
| Year of care | Average payment | Average billed charge |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $29K | $137K |
| 2021 | $30K | $141K |
| 2022 | $31K | $153K |
| 2023 | $30K | $152K |
| 2024 | $31K | $160K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 51 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 1 | 31 | $21,427 | $21,427–$21,427 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 66 | $22,759 | $21,840–$23,455 |
| Alabama | 4 | 72 | $23,112 | $22,519–$23,688 |
| Louisiana | 4 | 53 | $23,447 | $22,055–$23,548 |
| Arkansas | 5 | 72 | $23,670 | $21,791–$25,336 |
| Mississippi | 4 | 59 | $24,047 | $23,430–$24,547 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | 130 | $24,352 | $22,847–$26,112 |
| New Mexico | 3 | 46 | $24,478 | $23,739–$25,098 |
| Kentucky | 8 | 125 | $25,186 | $23,108–$25,423 |
| Kansas | 8 | 126 | $25,262 | $23,263–$26,900 |
| Colorado | 4 | 54 | $25,370 | $24,485–$26,051 |
| Florida | 46 | 828 | $25,616 | $23,508–$27,190 |
| Montana | 2 | 45 | $26,164 | $25,922–$26,624 |
| Utah | 5 | 76 | $26,473 | $27,234–$27,615 |
| Indiana | 14 | 254 | $26,581 | $24,962–$28,126 |
| Missouri | 11 | 168 | $26,584 | $23,771–$28,254 |
| Tennessee | 13 | 227 | $26,628 | $23,713–$27,092 |
| Iowa | 7 | 137 | $26,666 | $23,948–$26,945 |
| South Carolina | 10 | 221 | $27,052 | $23,028–$29,538 |
| North Dakota | 4 | 65 | $27,349 | $26,611–$27,819 |
| Texas | 41 | 774 | $27,639 | $24,202–$28,352 |
| Illinois | 20 | 337 | $27,818 | $25,570–$30,218 |
| North Carolina | 13 | 318 | $27,963 | $24,148–$29,282 |
| South Dakota | 3 | 65 | $28,278 | $26,413–$30,324 |
| Michigan | 14 | 269 | $28,825 | $27,653–$29,954 |
| Virginia | 16 | 397 | $28,930 | $25,594–$29,237 |
| Idaho | 2 | 33 | $28,947 | $28,308–$32,146 |
| Delaware | 3 | 58 | $29,246 | $27,385–$30,278 |
| Ohio | 20 | 332 | $29,805 | $25,358–$30,970 |
| Wisconsin | 5 | 112 | $30,147 | $26,501–$31,426 |
| Georgia | 12 | 207 | $30,183 | $26,997–$30,834 |
| Pennsylvania | 25 | 530 | $30,651 | $26,369–$29,965 |
| Nevada | 5 | 98 | $30,916 | $28,558–$30,831 |
| Arizona | 11 | 183 | $30,939 | $25,701–$32,192 |
| Minnesota | 10 | 317 | $31,734 | $27,989–$32,007 |
| Washington | 13 | 245 | $31,736 | $28,700–$33,992 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 13 | $31,789 | $31,789–$31,789 |
| Maine | 2 | 68 | $32,503 | $31,009–$33,318 |
| Alaska | 1 | 32 | $33,087 | $33,087–$33,087 |
| West Virginia | 4 | 61 | $33,130 | $30,520–$36,817 |
| Oregon | 5 | 99 | $33,467 | $30,639–$35,702 |
| New Jersey | 18 | 374 | $34,672 | $30,720–$37,042 |
| New Hampshire | 2 | 47 | $35,260 | $29,515–$35,868 |
| Rhode Island | 2 | 25 | $36,279 | $33,820–$40,291 |
| Massachusetts | 17 | 394 | $37,515 | $30,473–$41,898 |
| Connecticut | 3 | 71 | $38,398 | $35,588–$40,476 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 46 | $39,111 | $39,111–$39,111 |
| California | 45 | 680 | $39,331 | $33,535–$41,907 |
| New York | 24 | 506 | $40,117 | $33,304–$42,831 |
| Maryland | 10 | 173 | $40,699 | $33,501–$41,354 |
| Hawaii | 2 | 24 | $41,784 | $40,105–$42,984 |
About these numbers
Average payment is what Medicare paid plus the patient’s deductible and coinsurance (and any other insurer), averaged over the hospital’s Medicare cases. It covers the hospital’s part of the care; doctors bill separately. Billed charges are the hospital’s list prices, which few patients pay.
Medicare sets its payments by formula, adjusting for local wages, teaching programs, the share of low-income patients and unusually costly cases. Those adjustments drive most differences between hospitals, so a lower payment doesn’t mean better or worse care, and Medicare patients’ own costs usually vary much less than the totals. Private insurance pays different, usually higher, prices.
Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (Medicare fee-for-service claims). CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 stays. More in the glossary.