X-ray of the forearm cost in New Jersey

Prices at 37 hospitals in New Jersey, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $135 — 44% below the US median ($241), roughly 4.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Children's Specialized Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $94 $287 — — —
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus Denville, NJ $100 $114 ★ 2/5 166 min —
Saint Michael's Medical Center Newark, NJ $100 $105 ★ 4/5 169 min —
St Mary's General Hospital Passaic, NJ $102 $108 ★ 3/5 182 min —
Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ $102 $102 ★ 4/5 168 min —
Shore Medical Center Somers Point, NJ $113 $102 ★ 3/5 148 min —
Jefferson Stratford Hospital Stratford, NJ $113 $90 ★ 2/5 215 min —
Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Montclair, NJ $114 $891 ★ 4/5 229 min —
The University Hospital Newark, NJ $116 $226 ★ 1/5 307 min —
Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ $117 $102 ★ 5/5 250 min —
Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ $117 $102 ★ 5/5 207 min —
Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ $117 $102 ★ 5/5 192 min —
Centrastate Medical Center Freehold, NJ $135 $118 ★ 4/5 219 min —
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Camden, NJ $136 — ★ 2/5 168 min —
Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willingboro, NJ $136 — ★ 3/5 178 min —
Carewell Health Medical Center East Orange, NJ $215 $81 ★ 1/5 176 min —
Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ $220 $103 ★ 4/5 227 min —
Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic Belle Mead, NJ $231 $84 — — —
Deborah Heart and Lung Center Browns Mills, NJ $238 $104 ★ 3/5 — —
Inspira Medical Center Vineland Vineland, NJ $243 $98 ★ 3/5 201 min —
Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Elmer, NJ $243 $98 ★ 3/5 187 min —
Hunterdon Medical Center Flemington, NJ $275 $703 ★ 4/5 230 min —
St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc Paterson, NJ $695 $103 ★ 3/5 217 min —
St Luke's Warren Hospital Phillipsburg, NJ $706 $140 ★ 5/5 140 min —
Cooper University Hospital Camden, NJ $747 $152 ★ 2/5 205 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)
$724
Cash / self-pay
$135
Insurer-negotiated
$116
Medicare pays
$29
$101$527
Median cash $135  ·  Medicare $29  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $135 — about 4.7× the Medicare rate ($29). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($58).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $724 list price could save about $589 (81%).

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