Prices at 3 hospitals in New Brunswick, NJ, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $224 — 46% above the US median ($154), roughly 2.4× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital | New Brunswick, NJ | $84 | $266 | ★ 2/5 | 206 min | — |
| Children's Specialized Hospital | New Brunswick, NJ | $224 | $340 | — | — | — |
| Saint Peter's University Hospital | New Brunswick, NJ | $525 | $270 | ★ 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)
Typical cash price here is $224 — about 2.4× the Medicare rate ($95). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($190).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $513 list price could save about $289 (56%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
Doctors who perform this in New Brunswick
Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.
| Clinician | Specialty | Location | Medicare services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raffi Kapitanyan, MD | Emergency Medicine | New Brunswick, NJ | 1,714 |
| Melissa Edgar, PA | Physician Assistant | New Brunswick, NJ | 502 |
| Nihir Shah, MD | Cardiology | New Brunswick, NJ | 467 |
| Ramzan Zakir, M.D. | Cardiology | New Brunswick, NJ | 415 |
| Julie Minnisch | Physician Assistant | New Brunswick, NJ | 310 |
| Yuriy Ivanov, DO | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | New Brunswick, NJ | 296 |
| Kristen Lindain | Nurse Practitioner | New Brunswick, NJ | 295 |
| Lainey Ortiz, PA-C | Physician Assistant | New Brunswick, NJ | 280 |
| David Jacob, MD | Cardiology | New Brunswick, NJ | 264 |
| Robert Weiss, MD | Urology | New Brunswick, NJ | 241 |
| Thomas Jang, MD, MPH, FACS | Surgical Oncology | New Brunswick, NJ | 240 |
| Tudor Vagaonescu, MD | Cardiology | New Brunswick, NJ | 212 |
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