Stress echocardiogram (complete) cost in New Jersey

Prices at 34 hospitals in New Jersey, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $732 — 53% below the US median ($1,573), roughly 3.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Camden, NJ $340 — ★ 2/5 168 min —
Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willingboro, NJ $340 — ★ 3/5 178 min —
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $548 $1,192 ★ 2/5 206 min —
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton Hamilton, NJ $548 $1,192 ★ 4/5 172 min —
Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ $622 $636 ★ 4/5 168 min —
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus Denville, NJ $633 $676 ★ 2/5 166 min —
Saint Michael's Medical Center Newark, NJ $633 $887 ★ 4/5 169 min —
St Mary's General Hospital Passaic, NJ $645 $927 ★ 3/5 182 min —
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $665 $783 ★ 3/5 142 min —
Centrastate Medical Center Freehold, NJ $698 $607 ★ 4/5 219 min —
Shore Medical Center Somers Point, NJ $707 $615 ★ 3/5 148 min —
Jefferson Stratford Hospital Stratford, NJ $707 $454 ★ 2/5 215 min —
The University Hospital Newark, NJ $719 $1,021 ★ 1/5 307 min —
Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ $732 $636 ★ 5/5 250 min —
Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ $732 $636 ★ 5/5 207 min —
Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ $732 $636 ★ 5/5 192 min —
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $797 $876 ★ 2/5 176 min —
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $810 $719 ★ 3/5 129 min —
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway Rahway, NJ $816 $719 ★ 4/5 114 min —
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital-Somerset Somerville, NJ $816 $719 ★ 3/5 188 min —
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $830 $947 ★ 3/5 187 min —
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $874 $999 ★ 3/5 136 min —
Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $874 $999 ★ 3/5 141 min —
Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ $888 $775 ★ 4/5 227 min —
Hunterdon Medical Center Flemington, NJ $1,194 $3,147 ★ 4/5 230 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)
$3,687
Cash / self-pay
$732
Insurer-negotiated
$731
Medicare pays
$233
$548$2,166
Median cash $732  ·  Medicare $233  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $732 — about 3.1× the Medicare rate ($233). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($467).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,687 list price could save about $2,955 (80%).

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