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Other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic operating room procedures with complications in New Jersey

What 3 hospitals in New Jersey charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic operating room procedures with complications (DRG 629), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 629 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $169,245 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $28,103 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $16,234 Average per stay
State rank #4 of 4 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in New Jersey billed an average of $169,245 for other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic operating room procedures with complications, about 6.0 times the average total payment of $28,103. That payment is 15% above the U.S. average of $24,470.

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 $28,103Billed $169,245

About 17¢ 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: other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic operating room procedures 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
Community Medical CenterToms River 15 $172,834 $22,309 $15,528
Saint Barnabas Medical CenterLivingston 14 $170,699 $31,720 $14,914
Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick 13 $163,537 $30,892 $18,468
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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

Community Medical CenterToms River, NJ$22,309
Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick, NJ$30,892
Saint Barnabas Medical CenterLivingston, NJ$31,720

Highest

Saint Barnabas Medical CenterLivingston, NJ$31,720
Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick, NJ$30,892
Community Medical CenterToms River, NJ$22,309

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Questions

How much does other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic operating room procedures with complications cost in New Jersey?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic operating room procedures with complications (DRG 629) at 3 hospitals in New Jersey was billed at $169,245 on average, while the average total payment was $28,103, of which Medicare paid $16,234. 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 6.0 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.