X-ray of the upper arm cost in New Jersey

Prices at 38 hospitals in New Jersey, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $143 — 40% below the US median ($237), roughly 4.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ $96 $96 ★ 4/5 168 min
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus Denville, NJ $100 $114 ★ 2/5 166 min
Saint Michael's Medical Center Newark, NJ $100 $105 ★ 4/5 169 min
St Mary's General Hospital Passaic, NJ $102 $108 ★ 3/5 182 min
Centrastate Medical Center Freehold, NJ $112 $97 ★ 4/5 219 min
Jefferson Stratford Hospital Stratford, NJ $113 $90 ★ 2/5 215 min
Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Montclair, NJ $114 $458 ★ 4/5 229 min
The University Hospital Newark, NJ $116 $226 ★ 1/5 307 min
Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ $117 $102 ★ 5/5 250 min
Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ $117 $102 ★ 5/5 207 min
Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ $117 $102 ★ 5/5 192 min
Children's Specialized Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $122 $238
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Camden, NJ $143 ★ 2/5 168 min
Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willingboro, NJ $143 ★ 3/5 178 min
Carewell Health Medical Center East Orange, NJ $215 $81 ★ 1/5 176 min
Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ $220 $103 ★ 4/5 227 min
Inspira Medical Center Vineland Vineland, NJ $243 $98 ★ 3/5 201 min
Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Elmer, NJ $243 $98 ★ 3/5 187 min
Hunterdon Medical Center Flemington, NJ $246 $630 ★ 4/5 230 min
Deborah Heart and Lung Center Browns Mills, NJ $403 $108 ★ 3/5
Capital Health Medical Center-Hopewell Pennington, NJ $569 $100 ★ 2/5 209 min
Capital Health Regional Medical Center Trenton, NJ $569 $100 ★ 2/5 180 min
Cooper University Hospital Camden, NJ $644 $152 ★ 2/5 205 min
St Luke's Warren Hospital Phillipsburg, NJ $649 $140 ★ 5/5 140 min
St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc Paterson, NJ $753 $103 ★ 3/5 217 min

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 September 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)
$606
Cash / self-pay
$143
Insurer-negotiated
$116
Medicare pays
$32
$101$647
Median cash $143  ·  Medicare $32  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $143 — about 4.5× the Medicare rate ($32). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($64).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $606 list price could save about $463 (76%).

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