X-ray of the wrist cost in New Jersey

Prices at 40 hospitals in New Jersey, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $146 — 47% below the US median ($274), roughly 3.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ $96 $96 ★ 4/5 168 min —
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 —
Centrastate Medical Center Freehold, NJ $112 $97 ★ 4/5 219 min —
Shore Medical Center Somers Point, NJ $113 $100 ★ 3/5 148 min —
Jefferson Stratford Hospital Stratford, NJ $113 $90 ★ 2/5 215 min —
Children's Specialized Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $113 $346 — — —
Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Montclair, NJ $114 $685 ★ 4/5 229 min —
The University Hospital Newark, NJ $116 $164 ★ 1/5 307 min —
Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ $117 $102 ★ 5/5 250 min —
Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ $130 $123 ★ 5/5 207 min —
Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ $130 $123 ★ 5/5 192 min —
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Camden, NJ $146 — ★ 2/5 168 min —
Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willingboro, NJ $146 — ★ 3/5 178 min —
Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ $220 $103 ★ 4/5 227 min —
Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic Belle Mead, NJ $240 $87 — — —
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 $261 $666 ★ 4/5 230 min —
Deborah Heart and Lung Center Browns Mills, NJ $296 $108 ★ 3/5 — —
Carewell Health Medical Center East Orange, NJ $525 $99 ★ 1/5 176 min —
St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc Paterson, NJ $753 $103 ★ 3/5 217 min —
St Luke's Warren Hospital Phillipsburg, NJ $763 $156 ★ 5/5 140 min —
Cooper University Hospital Camden, NJ $898 $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)
$805
Cash / self-pay
$146
Insurer-negotiated
$116
Medicare pays
$43
$101$1,394
Median cash $146  ·  Medicare $43  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $146 — about 3.4× the Medicare rate ($43). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($86).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $805 list price could save about $660 (82%).

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