Prices at 35 hospitals in New Jersey, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $527 — 67% below the US median ($1,598), roughly 1.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Medical Center | Newton, NJ | $335 | $587 | ★ 4/5 | 169 min | 14.7% |
| Saint Michael's Medical Center | Newark, NJ | $340 | $405 | ★ 4/5 | 176 min | 16.0% |
| St Mary's General Hospital | Passaic, NJ | $347 | $412 | ★ 3/5 | 183 min | 16.2% |
| Jefferson Stratford Hospital | Stratford, NJ | $380 | $353 | ★ 2/5 | 235 min | 17.5% |
| Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical | Montclair, NJ | $386 | $1,686 | ★ 4/5 | 234 min | 15.1% |
| The University Hospital | Newark, NJ | $393 | $1,478 | ★ 1/5 | 294 min | 15.6% |
| Morristown Medical Center | Morristown, NJ | $400 | $540 | ★ 5/5 | 240 min | 13.6% |
| Chilton Medical Center | Pompton Plains, NJ | $400 | $414 | ★ 5/5 | 226 min | 13.5% |
| Overlook Medical Center | Summit, NJ | $400 | $587 | ★ 5/5 | 192 min | 13.9% |
| Centrastate Medical Center | Freehold, NJ | $400 | $450 | ★ 4/5 | 219 min | 15.8% |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital | Camden, NJ | $445 | — | ★ 2/5 | 161 min | 15.4% |
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital | Willingboro, NJ | $445 | — | ★ 3/5 | 181 min | 14.8% |
| Hunterdon Medical Center | Flemington, NJ | $527 | $1,379 | ★ 4/5 | 232 min | 16.3% |
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center | Elizabeth, NJ | $606 | $436 | ★ 3/5 | 203 min | 14.3% |
| Community Medical Center | Toms River, NJ | $606 | $436 | ★ 1/5 | 182 min | 15.7% |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | Newark, NJ | $672 | $486 | ★ 2/5 | 169 min | 14.9% |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway | Rahway, NJ | $688 | $436 | ★ 4/5 | 110 min | 14.9% |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital-Somerset | Somerville, NJ | $688 | $436 | ★ 3/5 | 184 min | 14.6% |
| Monmouth Medical Center | Long Branch, NJ | $706 | $480 | ★ 3/5 | 129 min | 16.2% |
| Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus | Lakewood, NJ | $706 | $480 | ★ 3/5 | 146 min | 16.1% |
| Valley Hospital | Paramus, NJ | $859 | $480 | ★ 4/5 | 223 min | 14.9% |
| Deborah Heart and Lung Center | Browns Mills, NJ | $1,908 | $401 | ★ 3/5 | — | 15.6% |
| St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc | Paterson, NJ | $3,224 | $553 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | 15.4% |
| Cooper University Hospital | Camden, NJ | $4,684 | $1,227 | ★ 2/5 | 216 min | 16.0% |
| St Luke's Warren Hospital | Phillipsburg, NJ | $5,044 | $584 | ★ 5/5 | 140 min | 15.0% |
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 August 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)
Typical cash price here is $527 — about 1.6× the Medicare rate ($322). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($645).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,267 list price could save about $2,740 (84%).
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