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Inflammatory bowel disease with complications in New Jersey

What 4 hospitals in New Jersey charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for inflammatory bowel disease with complications (DRG 386), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 386 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $96,796 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $10,041 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $6,671 Average per stay
State rank #5 of 9 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in New Jersey billed an average of $96,796 for inflammatory bowel disease with complications, about 9.6 times the average total payment of $10,041. That payment is 2% below the U.S. average of $10,265.

These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.

Paid $10,041Billed $96,796

About 10¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in New Jersey billed for this stay.

Medicare prices this stay in 2 versions, by how sick the patient was. Compare them in New Jersey:

New Jersey hospitals: inflammatory bowel disease with complications

Every New Jersey hospital that billed Medicare for this stay at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.

Hospital Stays Avg charge Avg payment Medicare paid
Virtua West Jersey HospitalVoorhees 19 $147,093 $10,102 $6,704
Valley HospitalRidgewood 13 $63,360 $8,474 $7,242
Morristown Memorial HospitalMorristown 13 $95,732 $9,395 $6,967
Jefferson Stratford HospitalCherry Hill 11 $50,694 $12,553 $5,588
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Lowest and highest payments in New Jersey

Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare hospital stays. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.

Lowest

Valley HospitalRidgewood, NJ$8,474
Morristown Memorial HospitalMorristown, NJ$9,395
Virtua West Jersey HospitalVoorhees, NJ$10,102
Jefferson Stratford HospitalCherry Hill, NJ$12,553

Highest

Jefferson Stratford HospitalCherry Hill, NJ$12,553
Virtua West Jersey HospitalVoorhees, NJ$10,102
Morristown Memorial HospitalMorristown, NJ$9,395
Valley HospitalRidgewood, NJ$8,474

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Questions

How much does inflammatory bowel disease with complications cost in New Jersey?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for inflammatory bowel disease with complications (DRG 386) at 4 hospitals in New Jersey was billed at $96,796 on average, while the average total payment was $10,041, of which Medicare paid $6,671. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.

Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments?

Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this stay in New Jersey, average charges were 9.6 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.

Source: CMS, Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. Average total payment includes Medicare's payment, the patient's deductible and coinsurance, and any other payer. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 hospital stays for privacy. About the data.