MRI of the knee cost in New Jersey

Prices at 38 hospitals in New Jersey, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $874 — 61% below the US median ($2,254), roughly 2.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ $390 $646 ★ 4/5 168 min —
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus Denville, NJ $404 $587 ★ 2/5 166 min —
Saint Michael's Medical Center Newark, NJ $404 $566 ★ 4/5 169 min —
St Mary's General Hospital Passaic, NJ $412 $577 ★ 3/5 182 min —
Shore Medical Center Somers Point, NJ $451 $818 ★ 3/5 148 min —
Jefferson Stratford Hospital Stratford, NJ $451 $360 ★ 2/5 215 min —
Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Montclair, NJ $461 $2,996 ★ 4/5 229 min —
The University Hospital Newark, NJ $468 $1,335 ★ 1/5 307 min —
Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ $477 $646 ★ 5/5 250 min —
Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ $477 $646 ★ 5/5 207 min —
Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ $477 $671 ★ 5/5 192 min —
Centrastate Medical Center Freehold, NJ $477 $601 ★ 4/5 219 min —
Hunterdon Medical Center Flemington, NJ $623 $1,633 ★ 4/5 230 min —
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Camden, NJ $1,124 — ★ 2/5 168 min —
Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willingboro, NJ $1,124 — ★ 3/5 178 min —
Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ $1,330 $524 ★ 4/5 227 min —
Carewell Health Medical Center East Orange, NJ $1,580 $615 ★ 1/5 176 min —
Inspira Medical Center Vineland Vineland, NJ $1,809 $613 ★ 3/5 201 min —
Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Elmer, NJ $1,809 $613 ★ 3/5 187 min —
Deborah Heart and Lung Center Browns Mills, NJ $2,488 $731 ★ 3/5 — —
Cooper University Hospital Camden, NJ $4,061 $1,386 ★ 2/5 205 min —
St Luke's Warren Hospital Phillipsburg, NJ $6,745 $1,777 ★ 5/5 140 min —
St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc Paterson, NJ $9,107 $986 ★ 3/5 217 min —
Saint Peter's University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $9,139 $1,352 ★ 3/5 208 min —
Capital Health Medical Center-Hopewell Pennington, NJ $18,997 $905 ★ 2/5 209 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)
$4,046
Cash / self-pay
$874
Insurer-negotiated
$608
Medicare pays
$315
$408$9,123
Median cash $874  ·  Medicare $315  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $874 — about 2.8× the Medicare rate ($315). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($630).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,046 list price could save about $3,172 (78%).

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