Blood transfusion cost in New Jersey

Prices at 23 hospitals in New Jersey, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $878 — 12% above the US median ($783), roughly 18.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus Denville, NJ $511 $716 ★ 2/5 164 min 16.2%
Saint Michael's Medical Center Newark, NJ $511 $691 ★ 4/5 176 min 16.0%
St Mary's General Hospital Passaic, NJ $521 $717 ★ 3/5 183 min 16.2%
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Camden, NJ $535 ★ 2/5 161 min 15.4%
Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willingboro, NJ $535 ★ 3/5 181 min 14.8%
Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Montclair, NJ $564 $947 ★ 4/5 234 min 15.1%
Jefferson Stratford Hospital Stratford, NJ $571 $4,000 ★ 2/5 235 min 17.5%
The University Hospital Newark, NJ $573 $814 ★ 1/5 294 min 15.6%
Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ $660 $669 ★ 4/5 169 min 14.7%
Centrastate Medical Center Freehold, NJ $851 $484 ★ 4/5 219 min 15.8%
Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ $865 $507 ★ 5/5 240 min 13.6%
Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ $878 $558 ★ 5/5 226 min 13.5%
Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ $878 $558 ★ 5/5 192 min 13.9%
Carewell Health Medical Center East Orange, NJ $1,206 $490 ★ 1/5 180 min 16.1%
Hunterdon Medical Center Flemington, NJ $1,296 $2,708 ★ 4/5 232 min 16.3%
Deborah Heart and Lung Center Browns Mills, NJ $1,329 $529 ★ 3/5 15.6%
Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ $1,783 $1,673 ★ 4/5 223 min 14.9%
Cooper University Hospital Camden, NJ $1,906 $3,567 ★ 2/5 216 min 16.0%
St Luke's Warren Hospital Phillipsburg, NJ $1,942 $468 ★ 5/5 140 min 15.0%
Inspira Medical Center Vineland Vineland, NJ $1,994 $521 ★ 3/5 204 min 15.4%
Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Elmer, NJ $1,994 $521 ★ 3/5 182 min 16.2%
St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc Paterson, NJ $2,297 $786 ★ 3/5 224 min 15.4%
Saint Peter's University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $2,447 $938 ★ 3/5 207 min 16.2%

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 July 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)
$2,297
Cash / self-pay
$878
Insurer-negotiated
$691
Medicare pays
$47
$524$1,994
Median cash $878  ·  Medicare $47  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $878 — about 18.5× the Medicare rate ($47). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($95).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,297 list price could save about $1,419 (62%).

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