X-ray of the forearm cost in New Jersey

Prices at 36 hospitals in New Jersey, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $136 — 43% below the US median ($239), roughly 4.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Children's Specialized Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $94 $287
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%
Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ $102 $102 ★ 4/5 169 min 14.7%
Jefferson Stratford Hospital Stratford, NJ $113 $90 ★ 2/5 235 min 17.5%
Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Montclair, NJ $114 $891 ★ 4/5 234 min 15.1%
The University Hospital Newark, NJ $116 $226 ★ 1/5 294 min 15.6%
Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ $117 $102 ★ 5/5 240 min 13.6%
Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ $117 $102 ★ 5/5 226 min 13.5%
Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ $117 $102 ★ 5/5 192 min 13.9%
Centrastate Medical Center Freehold, NJ $135 $118 ★ 4/5 219 min 15.8%
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Camden, NJ $136 ★ 2/5 161 min 15.4%
Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willingboro, NJ $136 ★ 3/5 181 min 14.8%
Carewell Health Medical Center East Orange, NJ $215 $81 ★ 1/5 180 min 16.1%
Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ $220 $103 ★ 4/5 223 min 14.9%
Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic Belle Mead, NJ $231 $84
Deborah Heart and Lung Center Browns Mills, NJ $238 $104 ★ 3/5 15.6%
Inspira Medical Center Vineland Vineland, NJ $243 $98 ★ 3/5 204 min 15.4%
Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Elmer, NJ $243 $98 ★ 3/5 182 min 16.2%
Hunterdon Medical Center Flemington, NJ $275 $703 ★ 4/5 232 min 16.3%
St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc Paterson, NJ $695 $103 ★ 3/5 224 min 15.4%
St Luke's Warren Hospital Phillipsburg, NJ $706 $140 ★ 5/5 140 min 15.0%
Cooper University Hospital Camden, NJ $747 $152 ★ 2/5 216 min 16.0%

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)
$724
Cash / self-pay
$136
Insurer-negotiated
$116
Medicare pays
$29
$101$569
Median cash $136  ·  Medicare $29  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $136 — about 4.7× the Medicare rate ($29). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($58).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $724 list price could save about $588 (81%).

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