Chemotherapy infusion (first hour) cost in New Jersey

Prices at 35 hospitals in New Jersey, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $497 — 17% below the US median ($601), roughly 3.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Camden, NJ $277 ★ 2/5 161 min 15.4%
Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willingboro, NJ $277 ★ 3/5 181 min 14.8%
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus Denville, NJ $383 $564 ★ 2/5 164 min 16.2%
Saint Michael's Medical Center Newark, NJ $383 $536 ★ 4/5 176 min 16.0%
St Mary's General Hospital Passaic, NJ $390 $537 ★ 3/5 183 min 16.2%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $414 $1,213 ★ 2/5 197 min 15.5%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton Hamilton, NJ $414 $1,213 ★ 4/5 174 min 15.6%
Centrastate Medical Center Freehold, NJ $422 $591 ★ 4/5 219 min 15.8%
Jefferson Stratford Hospital Stratford, NJ $427 $361 ★ 2/5 235 min 17.5%
Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Montclair, NJ $428 $2,005 ★ 4/5 234 min 15.1%
The University Hospital Newark, NJ $435 $617 ★ 1/5 294 min 15.6%
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $438 $1,433 ★ 3/5 203 min 14.3%
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ $438 $1,433 ★ 1/5 182 min 15.7%
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $485 $1,387 ★ 3/5 190 min 16.1%
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $486 $1,387 ★ 2/5 169 min 14.9%
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $494 $1,387 ★ 3/5 120 min 15.9%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway Rahway, NJ $497 $1,123 ★ 4/5 110 min 14.9%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital-Somerset Somerville, NJ $497 $1,123 ★ 3/5 184 min 14.6%
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $498 $1,387 ★ 3/5 138 min 16.1%
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $510 $1,393 ★ 3/5 129 min 16.2%
Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $510 $1,393 ★ 3/5 146 min 16.1%
Carewell Health Medical Center East Orange, NJ $969 $372 ★ 1/5 180 min 16.1%
Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ $988 $682 ★ 4/5 223 min 14.9%
Inspira Medical Center Vineland Vineland, NJ $1,186 $386 ★ 3/5 204 min 15.4%
Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Elmer, NJ $1,186 $386 ★ 3/5 182 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)
$2,332
Cash / self-pay
$497
Insurer-negotiated
$612
Medicare pays
$133
$386$2,372
Median cash $497  ·  Medicare $133  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $497 — about 3.7× the Medicare rate ($133). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($267).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,332 list price could save about $1,835 (79%).

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