ERCP (bile duct endoscopy) cost in New Jersey

Prices at 34 hospitals in New Jersey, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $5,077 — 36% above the US median ($3,730), roughly 16.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Camden, NJ $765 ★ 2/5 161 min 15.4%
Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willingboro, NJ $765 ★ 3/5 181 min 14.8%
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $3,986 $3,617 ★ 3/5 138 min 16.1%
Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ $4,414 $4,414 ★ 4/5 169 min 14.7%
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus Denville, NJ $4,471 $4,695 ★ 2/5 164 min 16.2%
Saint Michael's Medical Center Newark, NJ $4,471 $4,695 ★ 4/5 176 min 16.0%
St Mary's General Hospital Passaic, NJ $4,557 $4,622 ★ 3/5 183 min 16.2%
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $4,881 $4,094 ★ 2/5 169 min 14.9%
Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Montclair, NJ $4,909 $8,094 ★ 4/5 234 min 15.1%
Jefferson Stratford Hospital Stratford, NJ $4,988 $5,646 ★ 2/5 235 min 17.5%
The University Hospital Newark, NJ $4,991 $4,340 ★ 1/5 294 min 15.6%
Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ $5,077 $4,414 ★ 5/5 240 min 13.6%
Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ $5,077 $4,414 ★ 5/5 226 min 13.5%
Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ $5,077 $4,414 ★ 5/5 192 min 13.9%
Centrastate Medical Center Freehold, NJ $5,077 $4,414 ★ 4/5 219 min 15.8%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $5,110 $4,045 ★ 2/5 197 min 15.5%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton Hamilton, NJ $5,110 $4,045 ★ 4/5 174 min 15.6%
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $5,339 $3,811 ★ 3/5 190 min 16.1%
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $5,419 $3,811 ★ 3/5 129 min 16.2%
Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $5,419 $3,811 ★ 3/5 146 min 16.1%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway Rahway, NJ $5,741 $4,820 ★ 4/5 110 min 14.9%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital-Somerset Somerville, NJ $5,741 $4,820 ★ 3/5 184 min 14.6%
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $5,855 $4,241 ★ 3/5 203 min 14.3%
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ $5,855 $4,241 ★ 1/5 182 min 15.7%
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $6,839 $4,268 ★ 3/5 120 min 15.9%

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)
$13,538
Cash / self-pay
$5,077
Insurer-negotiated
$4,339
Medicare pays
$311
$4,286$7,378
Median cash $5,077  ·  Medicare $311  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $5,077 — about 16.3× the Medicare rate ($311). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($623).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $13,538 list price could save about $8,461 (63%).

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