CT scan of the neck with contrast Cost in Newark, NJ

Prices at 3 hospitals in Newark, NJ, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $234 — 84% below the US median ($1,455), roughly 1.3× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Saint Michael's Medical Center	Newark, NJ	$203	$241	★ 4/5	176 min	16.0%
The University Hospital	Newark, NJ	$234	$923	★ 1/5	294 min	15.6%
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center	Newark, NJ	$641	$288	★ 2/5	169 min	14.9%

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)

$3,118

Cash / self-pay

$234

Insurer-negotiated

$288

Medicare pays

$183

$209$559

Median cash $234 · Medicare $183 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $234 — about 1.3× the Medicare rate ($183). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($367).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,118 list price could save about $2,884 (93%).

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Doctors who perform this in Newark

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Hugo Bueno, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Newark, NJ	27
Esther Nimchinsky, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Newark, NJ	18
Laurie Sanchez, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Newark, NJ	13

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