Echocardiogram with and without contrast cost in New Jersey

Prices at 37 hospitals in New Jersey, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $310 — 49% below the US median ($610), roughly 3.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Camden, NJ $167 — ★ 2/5 168 min —
Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willingboro, NJ $167 — ★ 3/5 178 min —
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $215 $719 ★ 2/5 206 min —
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton Hamilton, NJ $215 $719 ★ 4/5 172 min —
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $231 $637 ★ 3/5 142 min —
Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ $264 $364 ★ 4/5 168 min —
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus Denville, NJ $276 $408 ★ 2/5 166 min —
Saint Michael's Medical Center Newark, NJ $276 $387 ★ 4/5 169 min —
St Mary's General Hospital Passaic, NJ $282 $405 ★ 3/5 182 min —
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $298 $719 ★ 3/5 209 min —
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ $298 $719 ★ 1/5 180 min —
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $299 $684 ★ 2/5 176 min —
Hunterdon Medical Center Flemington, NJ $301 $794 ★ 4/5 230 min —
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $304 $719 ★ 3/5 129 min —
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway Rahway, NJ $306 $523 ★ 4/5 114 min —
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital-Somerset Somerville, NJ $306 $523 ★ 3/5 188 min —
Shore Medical Center Somers Point, NJ $309 $268 ★ 3/5 148 min —
Jefferson Stratford Hospital Stratford, NJ $309 $278 ★ 2/5 215 min —
Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Montclair, NJ $312 $854 ★ 4/5 229 min —
The University Hospital Newark, NJ $317 $552 ★ 1/5 307 min —
Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ $323 $280 ★ 5/5 207 min —
Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ $323 $280 ★ 5/5 192 min —
Centrastate Medical Center Freehold, NJ $323 $364 ★ 4/5 219 min —
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $330 $643 ★ 3/5 187 min —
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $348 $719 ★ 3/5 136 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)
$1,381
Cash / self-pay
$310
Insurer-negotiated
$523
Medicare pays
$101
$223$1,292
Median cash $310  ·  Medicare $101  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $310 — about 3.1× the Medicare rate ($101). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($202).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,381 list price could save about $1,071 (78%).

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