Arterial blood gas (ABG) cost in New Jersey

Prices at 35 hospitals in New Jersey, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $29 — 81% below the US median ($154), roughly 1.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Camden, NJ $19 ★ 2/5 161 min 15.4%
Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willingboro, NJ $19 ★ 3/5 181 min 14.8%
St Mary's General Hospital Passaic, NJ $26 $26 ★ 3/5 183 min 16.2%
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus Denville, NJ $26 $26 ★ 2/5 164 min 16.2%
Saint Michael's Medical Center Newark, NJ $26 $26 ★ 4/5 176 min 16.0%
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $29 $14 ★ 2/5 169 min 14.9%
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $29 $14 ★ 3/5 138 min 16.1%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway Rahway, NJ $29 $14 ★ 4/5 110 min 14.9%
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $29 $14 ★ 3/5 203 min 14.3%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $29 $14 ★ 2/5 197 min 15.5%
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ $29 $14 ★ 1/5 182 min 15.7%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital-Somerset Somerville, NJ $29 $14 ★ 3/5 184 min 14.6%
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $29 $14 ★ 3/5 190 min 16.1%
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $29 $14 ★ 3/5 129 min 16.2%
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $29 $14 ★ 3/5 120 min 15.9%
Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $29 $14 ★ 3/5 146 min 16.1%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton Hamilton, NJ $29 $14 ★ 4/5 174 min 15.6%
Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Montclair, NJ $30 $301 ★ 4/5 234 min 15.1%
Jefferson Stratford Hospital Stratford, NJ $30 $28 ★ 2/5 235 min 17.5%
The University Hospital Newark, NJ $30 $135 ★ 1/5 294 min 15.6%
Saint Peter's University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $32 $61 ★ 3/5 207 min 16.2%
Inspira Medical Center Vineland Vineland, NJ $66 $26 ★ 3/5 204 min 15.4%
Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Elmer, NJ $66 $26 ★ 3/5 182 min 16.2%
Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ $86 $46 ★ 4/5 223 min 14.9%
Children's Specialized Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $110 $22

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated June 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$349
Cash / self-pay
$29
Insurer-negotiated
$26
Medicare pays
$26
$26$236
Median cash $29  ·  Medicare $26  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $29 — about 1.1× the Medicare rate ($26). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($52).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $349 list price could save about $320 (92%).

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