Prices at 3 hospitals in New Brunswick, NJ, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $301 — 59% above the US median ($189), roughly 2.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital | New Brunswick, NJ | $95 | $299 | ★ 2/5 | 206 min | — |
| Children's Specialized Hospital | New Brunswick, NJ | $301 | $457 | — | — | — |
| Saint Peter's University Hospital | New Brunswick, NJ | $530 | $300 | ★ 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 $301 — about 2.6× the Medicare rate ($118). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($235).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $597 list price could save about $297 (50%).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lainey Ortiz, PA-C | Physician Assistant | New Brunswick, NJ | 165 |
| Kianoush Sheykholeslami, MD. PHD.FACS | Otolaryngology | New Brunswick, NJ | 126 |
| Raffi Kapitanyan, MD | Emergency Medicine | New Brunswick, NJ | 125 |
| Mervin Griffin, MD | Emergency Medicine | New Brunswick, NJ | 96 |
| Vadim Koshenkov, MD | Surgical Oncology | New Brunswick, NJ | 89 |
| Susannah Wise, MD | General Surgery | New Brunswick, NJ | 76 |
| Andrew O'connor, MD | Emergency Medicine | New Brunswick, NJ | 62 |
| Hari Siva Gurunadha Tunuguntla, M.D. | Urology | New Brunswick, NJ | 59 |
| Eric Shen | Gastroenterology | New Brunswick, NJ | 54 |
| Jeffry Zavotsky, M.D. | General Surgery | New Brunswick, NJ | 45 |
| Julie Minnisch | Physician Assistant | New Brunswick, NJ | 40 |
| Joanna Gurdak | Nurse Practitioner | New Brunswick, NJ | 39 |
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