CT scan of the head without contrast cost in New Jersey

Prices at 35 hospitals in New Jersey, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $433 — 63% below the US median ($1,186), roughly 4.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus Denville, NJ $121 $163 ★ 2/5 164 min 16.2%
Saint Michael's Medical Center Newark, NJ $121 $145 ★ 4/5 176 min 16.0%
St Mary's General Hospital Passaic, NJ $123 $163 ★ 3/5 183 min 16.2%
Jefferson Stratford Hospital Stratford, NJ $135 $108 ★ 2/5 235 min 17.5%
Centrastate Medical Center Freehold, NJ $135 $178 ★ 4/5 219 min 15.8%
Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Montclair, NJ $137 $2,673 ★ 4/5 234 min 15.1%
The University Hospital Newark, NJ $140 $744 ★ 1/5 294 min 15.6%
Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ $142 $183 ★ 5/5 240 min 13.6%
Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ $142 $211 ★ 5/5 226 min 13.5%
Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ $142 $218 ★ 5/5 192 min 13.9%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $342 $223 ★ 2/5 197 min 15.5%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton Hamilton, NJ $342 $223 ★ 4/5 174 min 15.6%
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Camden, NJ $381 ★ 2/5 161 min 15.4%
Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willingboro, NJ $381 ★ 3/5 181 min 14.8%
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $391 $177 ★ 3/5 203 min 14.3%
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ $391 $177 ★ 1/5 182 min 15.7%
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $415 $226 ★ 3/5 138 min 16.1%
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $433 $226 ★ 3/5 190 min 16.1%
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $434 $231 ★ 2/5 169 min 14.9%
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $442 $276 ★ 3/5 120 min 15.9%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway Rahway, NJ $445 $210 ★ 4/5 110 min 14.9%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital-Somerset Somerville, NJ $445 $210 ★ 3/5 184 min 14.6%
Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ $448 $184 ★ 4/5 223 min 14.9%
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $456 $226 ★ 3/5 129 min 16.2%
Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $456 $226 ★ 3/5 146 min 16.1%

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)
$2,085
Cash / self-pay
$433
Insurer-negotiated
$223
Medicare pays
$107
$135$2,587
Median cash $433  ·  Medicare $107  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $433 — about 4.1× the Medicare rate ($107). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($213).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,085 list price could save about $1,652 (79%).

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