Turning a breech baby (version) cost in New Jersey

Prices at 35 hospitals in New Jersey, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $5,110 — 127% above the US median ($2,254), roughly 54.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Valley Hospital 🍼 Paramus, NJ $2,084 $5,057 ★ 4/5 223 min 14.9%
Centrastate Medical Center 🍼 Freehold, NJ $2,200 $1,760 ★ 4/5 219 min 15.8%
St Luke's Warren Hospital Phillipsburg, NJ $2,546 $3,304 ★ 5/5 140 min 15.0%
Morristown Medical Center 🍼 Morristown, NJ $2,918 $2,741 ★ 5/5 240 min 13.6%
Newton Medical Center 🍼 Newton, NJ $3,116 $1,982 ★ 4/5 169 min 14.7%
Overlook Medical Center 🍼 Summit, NJ $3,430 $2,021 ★ 5/5 192 min 13.9%
Chilton Medical Center 🍼 Pompton Plains, NJ $3,916 $3,689 ★ 5/5 226 min 13.5%
Clara Maass Medical Center 🍼 Belleville, NJ $3,986 $3,567 ★ 3/5 138 min 16.1%
Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical 🍼 Montclair, NJ $4,102 $7,990 ★ 4/5 234 min 15.1%
The University Hospital 🍼 Newark, NJ $4,171 $3,627 ★ 1/5 294 min 15.6%
Jefferson Stratford Hospital 🍼 Stratford, NJ $4,188 $4,800 ★ 2/5 235 min 17.5%
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center 🍼 Newark, NJ $4,881 $3,617 ★ 2/5 169 min 14.9%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital 🍼 New Brunswick, NJ $5,110 $3,510 ★ 2/5 197 min 15.5%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton Hamilton, NJ $5,110 $3,510 ★ 4/5 174 min 15.6%
Jersey City Medical Center 🍼 Jersey City, NJ $5,339 $3,811 ★ 3/5 190 min 16.1%
Monmouth Medical Center 🍼 Long Branch, NJ $5,419 $3,617 ★ 3/5 129 min 16.2%
Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $5,419 $3,617 ★ 3/5 146 min 16.1%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway Rahway, NJ $5,741 $4,565 ★ 4/5 110 min 14.9%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital-Somerset 🍼 Somerville, NJ $5,741 $4,565 ★ 3/5 184 min 14.6%
Trinitas Regional Medical Center 🍼 Elizabeth, NJ $5,855 $4,118 ★ 3/5 203 min 14.3%
Community Medical Center 🍼 Toms River, NJ $5,855 $4,118 ★ 1/5 182 min 15.7%
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center 🍼 Livingston, NJ $6,839 $4,094 ★ 3/5 120 min 15.9%
St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc 🍼 Paterson, NJ $7,337 $3,846 ★ 3/5 224 min 15.4%
Cooper University Hospital 🍼 Camden, NJ $10,136 $5,483 ★ 2/5 216 min 16.0%
Saint Peter's University Hospital 🍼 New Brunswick, NJ $10,138 $4,912 ★ 3/5 207 min 16.2%

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. 🍼 = CMS Birthing-Friendly hospital. 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)
$6,350
Cash / self-pay
$5,110
Insurer-negotiated
$3,617
Medicare pays
$94
$2,096$11,132
Median cash $5,110  ·  Medicare $94  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $5,110 — about 54.3× the Medicare rate ($94). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($188).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $6,350 list price could save about $1,240 (20%).

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