Chest X-ray (1 view) cost in New Jersey

Prices at 37 hospitals in New Jersey, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $112 — 45% below the US median ($205), roughly 4.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $70 $116 ★ 2/5 197 min 15.5%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton Hamilton, NJ $70 $116 ★ 4/5 174 min 15.6%
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $85 $116 ★ 3/5 138 min 16.1%
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $93 $116 ★ 3/5 203 min 14.3%
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ $93 $116 ★ 1/5 182 min 15.7%
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Camden, NJ $99 ★ 2/5 161 min 15.4%
Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willingboro, NJ $99 ★ 3/5 181 min 14.8%
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus Denville, NJ $100 $114 ★ 2/5 164 min 16.2%
Saint Michael's Medical Center Newark, NJ $100 $105 ★ 4/5 176 min 16.0%
St Mary's General Hospital Passaic, NJ $102 $108 ★ 3/5 183 min 16.2%
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $103 $116 ★ 3/5 190 min 16.1%
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $103 $116 ★ 2/5 169 min 14.9%
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $105 $116 ★ 3/5 120 min 15.9%
Children's Specialized Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $105 $655
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway Rahway, NJ $105 $116 ★ 4/5 110 min 14.9%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital-Somerset Somerville, NJ $105 $116 ★ 3/5 184 min 14.6%
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $108 $116 ★ 3/5 129 min 16.2%
Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $108 $116 ★ 3/5 146 min 16.1%
Centrastate Medical Center Freehold, NJ $112 $97 ★ 4/5 219 min 15.8%
Jefferson Stratford Hospital Stratford, NJ $113 $90 ★ 2/5 235 min 17.5%
Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Montclair, NJ $114 $225 ★ 4/5 234 min 15.1%
The University Hospital Newark, NJ $116 $201 ★ 1/5 294 min 15.6%
Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ $117 $102 ★ 5/5 226 min 13.5%
Hunterdon Medical Center Flemington, NJ $159 $406 ★ 4/5 232 min 16.3%
Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic Belle Mead, NJ $172 $62

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)
$494
Cash / self-pay
$112
Insurer-negotiated
$116
Medicare pays
$25
$93$457
Median cash $112  ·  Medicare $25  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $112 — about 4.4× the Medicare rate ($25). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($51).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $494 list price could save about $382 (77%).

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