Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 552

Medical back problems without MCC

In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $9,373 per stay at 1,284 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $7,503 and $10,232.

National figures, 2024

Average payment per case: $9,373
Typical range (middle half of hospitals): $7,503–$10,232
Medicare’s share: $7,11476% of the payment
Average billed charge: $50,120
Hospitals reporting: 1,28443,981 stays

Hospitals in New Jersey

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Average payment across these 48 hospitals: $9,831National $9,373 · New Jersey $9,831
Median hospital: $9,332
Lowest to highest: $6,993–$23,352
Medicare stays: 1,949

48 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Medical back problems without MCC by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
Southern Ocean Medical CenterManahawkin, NJ · CCN 310113	26	$6,993	25% below the national average	$5,818	$64,241
Newton Medical CenterNewton, NJ · CCN 310028	26	$7,424	21% below the national average	$6,040	$105,572
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At HamiltonHamilton, NJ · CCN 310110	18	$7,482	20% below the national average	$5,481	$65,875
Riverview Medical CenterRed Bank, NJ · CCN 310034	38	$7,521	20% below the national average	$6,318	$68,747
Cape Regional Medical Center IncCape May Court House, NJ · CCN 310011	19	$7,772	17% below the national average	$6,544	$52,416
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At RahwayRahway, NJ · CCN 310024	12	$7,852	16% below the national average	$6,492	$60,688
Shore Medical CenterSomers Point, NJ · CCN 310047	27	$7,906	16% below the national average	$6,573	$50,932
West Jersey HospitalVoorhees, NJ · CCN 310022	95	$8,013	15% below the national average	$6,333	$74,418
Chilton Medical CenterPompton Plains, NJ · CCN 310017	73	$8,039	14% below the national average	$6,564	$69,800
CentraState Medical CenterFreehold, NJ · CCN 310111	33	$8,095	14% below the national average	$6,643	$43,756
Valley HospitalParamus, NJ · CCN 310012	101	$8,119	13% below the national average	$6,738	$48,032
Virtua Mount Holly HospitalMount Holly, NJ · CCN 310057	36	$8,160	13% below the national average	$6,631	$72,055
University Medical Center Of Princeton At PlainsboroPlainsboro, NJ · CCN 310010	60	$8,224	12% below the national average	$6,477	$54,706
Virtua Willingboro HospitalWillingboro, NJ · CCN 310061	11	$8,249	12% below the national average	$6,756	$71,235
Bayshore Medical CenterHolmdel, NJ · CCN 310112	30	$8,255	12% below the national average	$5,751	$60,563
Community Medical CenterToms River, NJ · CCN 310041	75	$8,453	About average	$6,626	$60,755
Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley MedicalWestwood, NJ · CCN 310130	22	$8,587	About average	$7,103	$49,394
Hunterdon Medical CenterFlemington, NJ · CCN 310005	32	$8,825	About average	$6,657	$37,294
Holy Name Medical CenterTeaneck, NJ · CCN 310008	48	$8,852	About average	$7,281	$30,861
Ocean Medical CenterBrick, NJ · CCN 310052	27	$8,943	About average	$7,042	$64,525
AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - City CampusAtlantic City, NJ · CCN 310064	56	$9,073	About average	$6,914	$56,433
Inspira Medical Center Mullica HillElmer, NJ · CCN 310069	36	$9,189	About average	$6,641	$45,728
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - SomersetSomerville, NJ · CCN 310048	63	$9,280	About average	$6,214	$72,292
JFK University Medical CenterEdison, NJ · CCN 310108	28	$9,331	About average	$7,401	$70,002
Jefferson Stratford HospitalStratford, NJ · CCN 310086	67	$9,332	About average	$7,362	$58,428
Capital Health Medical Center - HopewellPennington, NJ · CCN 310044	15	$9,566	About average	$7,997	$247,855
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville CampusDenville, NJ · CCN 310050	32	$9,588	About average	$7,830	$33,412
Jersey Shore University Medical CenterNeptune, NJ · CCN 310073	76	$9,673	About average	$7,082	$71,438
Raritan Bay Medical CenterPerth Amboy, NJ · CCN 310039	17	$9,985	About average	$7,194	$59,664
St Luke's Warren HospitalPhillipsburg, NJ · CCN 310060	21	$10,002	About average	$8,223	$70,628
Clara Maass Medical CenterBelleville, NJ · CCN 310009	17	$10,031	About average	$8,814	$78,484
Virtua Our Lady Of Lourdes HospitalCamden, NJ · CCN 310029	14	$10,159	About average	$7,277	$78,635
Hackensack Meridian Mountainside MedicalMontclair, NJ · CCN 310054	31	$10,225	About average	$7,899	$54,099
Overlook Medical CenterSummit, NJ · CCN 310051	53	$10,306	About average	$7,360	$54,645
Englewood Hospital And Medical CenterEnglewood, NJ · CCN 310045	62	$10,347	10% above the national average	$8,290	$39,485
Inspira Medical Center VinelandVineland, NJ · CCN 310032	27	$10,699	14% above the national average	$8,621	$46,450
Morristown Medical CenterMorristown, NJ · CCN 310015	129	$10,805	15% above the national average	$7,459	$65,454
Monmouth Medical CenterLong Branch, NJ · CCN 310075	33	$11,199	19% above the national average	$9,034	$47,879
Cooper University HospitalCamden, NJ · CCN 310014	80	$11,362	21% above the national average	$8,666	$59,401
Capital Health Regional Medical CenterTrenton, NJ · CCN 310092	13	$11,401	22% above the national average	$8,929	$268,182
Saint Peter's University HospitalNew Brunswick, NJ · CCN 310070	21	$11,527	23% above the national average	$9,361	$136,686
Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick, NJ · CCN 310038	42	$11,732	25% above the national average	$8,508	$90,320
Ahs Hospital CorpHackettstown, NJ · CCN 310115	28	$12,013	28% above the national average	$5,588	$100,801
Cooperman Barnabas Medical CenterLivingston, NJ · CCN 310076	50	$12,126	29% above the national average	$8,217	$77,736
St Joseph's University Medical Center IncPaterson, NJ · CCN 310019	20	$12,936	38% above the national average	$10,881	$73,680
Jersey City Medical CenterJersey City, NJ · CCN 310074	35	$13,897	48% above the national average	$9,406	$72,858
Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack, NJ · CCN 310001	59	$16,985	81% above the national average	$8,298	$77,360
The University HospitalNewark, NJ · CCN 310119	15	$23,352	149% above the national average	$19,343	$84,569

National trend

Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.

Average payment
Average billed charge

2020: 33,867 stays at 1,109 hospitals · 2021: 35,951 stays at 1,145 hospitals · 2022: 35,321 stays at 1,101 hospitals · 2023: 40,385 stays at 1,209 hospitals · 2024: 43,981 stays at 1,284 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Medical back problems without MCC
Year of care	Average payment	Average billed charge
2020	$7,959	$40K
2021	$8,469	$42K
2022	$8,599	$46K
2023	$9,001	$47K
2024	$9,373	$50K

By state, 2024

Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.

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Average payment by state for Medical back problems without MCC, 2024
State	Hospitals	Cases	Average payment	Typical range
Arkansas	15	261	$7,198	$6,678–$7,444
Mississippi	11	276	$7,405	$6,803–$7,590
Iowa	15	446	$7,532	$6,781–$7,579
Kentucky	15	492	$7,648	$6,929–$8,342
Louisiana	13	336	$7,658	$6,700–$8,419
Montana	7	116	$7,819	$7,463–$8,038
Kansas	12	567	$7,955	$6,873–$8,028
Missouri	29	1,091	$8,204	$6,742–$8,237
Ohio	57	1,814	$8,251	$6,870–$8,914
West Virginia	11	300	$8,257	$7,136–$8,707
Florida	116	4,956	$8,304	$7,218–$8,890
Indiana	28	897	$8,318	$7,290–$8,346
Oklahoma	10	338	$8,356	$7,349–$8,414
Colorado	20	466	$8,431	$7,705–$8,631
North Dakota	4	142	$8,473	$7,531–$8,811
Virginia	31	1,194	$8,487	$7,330–$8,464
South Carolina	24	662	$8,491	$7,159–$9,243
New Hampshire	10	295	$8,537	$7,584–$8,830
Pennsylvania	76	2,748	$8,592	$7,084–$9,175
Alabama	19	509	$8,643	$6,976–$8,231
Nebraska	10	322	$8,645	$7,478–$9,172
Michigan	42	1,528	$8,667	$7,911–$9,393
Vermont	1	31	$8,707	$8,707–$8,707
Arizona	22	739	$8,733	$7,413–$9,673
Maine	3	77	$8,744	$8,167–$8,915
Wisconsin	18	484	$8,798	$7,216–$8,732
Minnesota	19	694	$8,895	$7,403–$8,898
Tennessee	26	808	$8,900	$7,224–$8,825
New Mexico	5	81	$8,952	$7,482–$10,259
Idaho	4	103	$8,953	$8,893–$9,256
Texas	83	2,642	$8,978	$7,716–$9,435
Utah	8	208	$9,079	$7,160–$9,467
South Dakota	4	139	$9,101	$8,076–$9,558
North Carolina	28	943	$9,102	$7,366–$9,191
Delaware	3	218	$9,137	$8,735–$10,572
Washington	23	508	$9,217	$8,203–$9,655
Illinois	62	2,172	$9,297	$7,563–$9,486
Nevada	13	468	$9,378	$8,495–$9,931
Massachusetts	38	1,673	$9,466	$7,936–$10,530
Rhode Island	3	83	$9,631	$8,335–$10,319
Alaska	2	54	$9,673	$9,059–$10,063
New Jersey	48	1,949	$9,831	$8,208–$10,725
Wyoming	2	38	$9,868	$9,383–$10,184
Oregon	10	243	$10,385	$9,789–$11,180
District of Columbia	4	106	$10,417	$10,203–$12,526
Georgia	34	1,003	$10,614	$7,765–$10,284
Connecticut	15	412	$10,795	$9,404–$10,640
California	126	4,008	$11,463	$9,954–$12,124
New York	72	3,118	$12,009	$9,136–$13,026
Maryland	30	1,161	$12,869	$10,118–$15,578
Hawaii	3	62	$12,935	$12,011–$15,135

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.