Emergency department visit (level 1) cost in New Jersey

Prices at 33 hospitals in New Jersey, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $223 — 7% above the US median ($208), roughly 20.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ $96 $339 ★ 4/5 169 min 14.7%
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus Denville, NJ $97 $151 ★ 2/5 164 min 16.2%
Saint Michael's Medical Center Newark, NJ $97 $140 ★ 4/5 176 min 16.0%
St Mary's General Hospital Passaic, NJ $99 $153 ★ 3/5 183 min 16.2%
Jefferson Stratford Hospital Stratford, NJ $109 $345 ★ 2/5 235 min 17.5%
Centrastate Medical Center Freehold, NJ $112 $155 ★ 4/5 219 min 15.8%
The University Hospital Newark, NJ $116 $224 ★ 1/5 294 min 15.6%
Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ $117 $264 ★ 5/5 240 min 13.6%
Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ $117 $321 ★ 5/5 192 min 13.9%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $150 $421 ★ 2/5 197 min 15.5%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton Hamilton, NJ $150 $421 ★ 4/5 174 min 15.6%
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $182 $565 ★ 3/5 138 min 16.1%
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $197 $400 ★ 3/5 203 min 14.3%
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ $197 $400 ★ 1/5 182 min 15.7%
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $219 $598 ★ 3/5 190 min 16.1%
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $219 $617 ★ 2/5 169 min 14.9%
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $223 $620 ★ 3/5 120 min 15.9%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway Rahway, NJ $224 $672 ★ 4/5 110 min 14.9%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital-Somerset Somerville, NJ $224 $672 ★ 3/5 184 min 14.6%
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $230 $620 ★ 3/5 129 min 16.2%
Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $230 $620 ★ 3/5 146 min 16.1%
Carewell Health Medical Center East Orange, NJ $236 $99 ★ 1/5 180 min 16.1%
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Camden, NJ $328 ★ 2/5 161 min 15.4%
Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willingboro, NJ $328 ★ 3/5 181 min 14.8%
Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ $426 $297 ★ 4/5 223 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)
$915
Cash / self-pay
$223
Insurer-negotiated
$400
Medicare pays
$11
$101$704
Median cash $223  ·  Medicare $11  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $223 — about 20.2× the Medicare rate ($11). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($22).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $915 list price could save about $692 (76%).

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