Emergency department visit (level 5) cost in New Jersey

Prices at 33 hospitals in New Jersey, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $953 — 33% below the US median ($1,413), roughly 5.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Camden, NJ $404 ★ 2/5 161 min 15.4%
Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willingboro, NJ $404 ★ 3/5 181 min 14.8%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $681 $1,757 ★ 2/5 197 min 15.5%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton Hamilton, NJ $681 $1,757 ★ 4/5 174 min 15.6%
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus Denville, NJ $690 $936 ★ 2/5 164 min 16.2%
Saint Michael's Medical Center Newark, NJ $690 $966 ★ 4/5 176 min 16.0%
St Mary's General Hospital Passaic, NJ $704 $764 ★ 3/5 183 min 16.2%
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $770 $1,493 ★ 3/5 138 min 16.1%
Jefferson Stratford Hospital Stratford, NJ $771 $650 ★ 2/5 235 min 17.5%
Centrastate Medical Center Freehold, NJ $780 $1,575 ★ 4/5 219 min 15.8%
The University Hospital Newark, NJ $804 $1,615 ★ 1/5 294 min 15.6%
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $818 $1,652 ★ 3/5 203 min 14.3%
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ $818 $1,652 ★ 1/5 182 min 15.7%
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $905 $1,448 ★ 3/5 190 min 16.1%
Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ $944 $1,853 ★ 4/5 169 min 14.7%
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $951 $1,774 ★ 2/5 169 min 14.9%
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $953 $1,728 ★ 3/5 129 min 16.2%
Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $953 $1,728 ★ 3/5 146 min 16.1%
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $967 $1,960 ★ 3/5 120 min 15.9%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway Rahway, NJ $1,102 $2,112 ★ 4/5 110 min 14.9%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital-Somerset Somerville, NJ $1,102 $2,112 ★ 3/5 184 min 14.6%
Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ $1,161 $1,863 ★ 5/5 240 min 13.6%
Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ $1,240 $1,829 ★ 5/5 226 min 13.5%
Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ $1,278 $1,902 ★ 5/5 192 min 13.9%
Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ $1,598 $1,396 ★ 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)
$4,357
Cash / self-pay
$953
Insurer-negotiated
$1,652
Medicare pays
$171
$683$3,925
Median cash $953  ·  Medicare $171  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $953 — about 5.6× the Medicare rate ($171). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($343).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,357 list price could save about $3,404 (78%).

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