CT scan of the arm with contrast cost in New Jersey

Prices at 36 hospitals in New Jersey, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $466 — 69% below the US median ($1,526), roughly 2.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ $402 $414 ★ 4/5 168 min —
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus Denville, NJ $404 $496 ★ 2/5 166 min —
Saint Michael's Medical Center Newark, NJ $404 $436 ★ 4/5 169 min —
St Mary's General Hospital Passaic, NJ $412 $447 ★ 3/5 182 min —
Hunterdon Medical Center Flemington, NJ $417 $1,099 ★ 4/5 230 min —
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Camden, NJ $420 — ★ 2/5 168 min —
Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willingboro, NJ $420 — ★ 3/5 178 min —
Centrastate Medical Center Freehold, NJ $449 $414 ★ 4/5 219 min —
Shore Medical Center Somers Point, NJ $451 $529 ★ 3/5 148 min —
Jefferson Stratford Hospital Stratford, NJ $451 $360 ★ 2/5 215 min —
Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Montclair, NJ $461 $2,951 ★ 4/5 229 min —
Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ $463 $414 ★ 5/5 207 min —
The University Hospital Newark, NJ $468 $665 ★ 1/5 307 min —
Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ $477 $414 ★ 5/5 250 min —
Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ $477 $414 ★ 5/5 192 min —
Carewell Health Medical Center East Orange, NJ $875 $368 ★ 1/5 176 min —
Inspira Medical Center Vineland Vineland, NJ $1,056 $414 ★ 3/5 201 min —
Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Elmer, NJ $1,056 $414 ★ 3/5 187 min —
Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ $1,825 $421 ★ 4/5 227 min —
Cooper University Hospital Camden, NJ $2,648 $1,013 ★ 2/5 205 min —
Deborah Heart and Lung Center Browns Mills, NJ $2,786 $434 ★ 3/5 — —
St Luke's Warren Hospital Phillipsburg, NJ $3,631 $944 ★ 5/5 140 min —
St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc Paterson, NJ $6,866 $694 ★ 3/5 217 min —
Saint Peter's University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $7,046 $1,058 ★ 3/5 208 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 October 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)
$2,700
Cash / self-pay
$466
Insurer-negotiated
$494
Medicare pays
$199
$406$3,378
Median cash $466  ·  Medicare $199  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $466 — about 2.3× the Medicare rate ($199). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($399).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,700 list price could save about $2,234 (83%).

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