Emergency department visit (level 3) cost in New Jersey

Prices at 33 hospitals in New Jersey, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $483 — 19% below the US median ($598), roughly 7.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ $303 $1,815 ★ 4/5 169 min 14.7%
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus Denville, NJ $316 $489 ★ 2/5 164 min 16.2%
Saint Michael's Medical Center Newark, NJ $316 $443 ★ 4/5 176 min 16.0%
St Mary's General Hospital Passaic, NJ $322 $444 ★ 3/5 183 min 16.2%
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Camden, NJ $331 ★ 2/5 161 min 15.4%
Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willingboro, NJ $331 ★ 3/5 181 min 14.8%
Jefferson Stratford Hospital Stratford, NJ $353 $614 ★ 2/5 235 min 17.5%
The University Hospital Newark, NJ $363 $584 ★ 1/5 294 min 15.6%
Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ $369 $1,098 ★ 5/5 240 min 13.6%
Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ $369 $1,030 ★ 5/5 192 min 13.9%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $398 $1,255 ★ 2/5 197 min 15.5%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton Hamilton, NJ $398 $1,255 ★ 4/5 174 min 15.6%
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $424 $1,180 ★ 3/5 203 min 14.3%
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ $424 $1,180 ★ 1/5 182 min 15.7%
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $470 $1,366 ★ 3/5 190 min 16.1%
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $483 $1,253 ★ 3/5 138 min 16.1%
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $483 $1,338 ★ 2/5 169 min 14.9%
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $492 $1,446 ★ 3/5 120 min 15.9%
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $495 $1,388 ★ 3/5 129 min 16.2%
Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $495 $1,388 ★ 3/5 146 min 16.1%
Centrastate Medical Center Freehold, NJ $629 $1,100 ★ 4/5 219 min 15.8%
Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ $636 $1,178 ★ 5/5 226 min 13.5%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway Rahway, NJ $641 $1,523 ★ 4/5 110 min 14.9%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital-Somerset Somerville, NJ $641 $1,523 ★ 3/5 184 min 14.6%
Carewell Health Medical Center East Orange, NJ $753 $311 ★ 1/5 180 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)
$2,261
Cash / self-pay
$483
Insurer-negotiated
$1,178
Medicare pays
$69
$324$1,690
Median cash $483  ·  Medicare $69  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $483 — about 7.0× the Medicare rate ($69). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($139).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,261 list price could save about $1,778 (79%).

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