Price AtlasInteractive atlas · All states · techysurgeon.comNew Jersey: one knee, three prices
What Medicare pays New Jersey hospitals and surgery centers for knee, hip and shoulder replacement, what hospitals list, and which cost the most and the least.
New Jersey has a certificate-of-need program that does not cover surgery centers.
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Lowest Medicare payment
| Hospital | City | Inpatient paid | List price | Outpatient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Regional Medical Center, Inc | Cape May Court House | $14,815 | $81,476 | $13,453 |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton | Hamilton | $15,092 | $75,296 | $13,648 |
| Shore Medical Center | Somers Point | $15,139 | $84,037 | $13,631 |
| West Jersey Hospital | Voorhees | $15,171 | $172,513 | $13,611 |
| Riverview Medical Center | Red Bank | $15,188 | $64,042 | $13,878 |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset | Somerville | $15,618 | $82,858 | $13,250 |
| Hunterdon Medical Center | Flemington | $15,945 | $54,973 | $12,494 |
| Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center | Plainsboro | $15,970 | $76,984 | $13,909 |
| Valley Hospital | Paramus | $16,135 | $80,515 | $14,848 |
| Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical | Westwood | $16,528 | $80,884 | $14,825 |
Highest Medicare payment
| Hospital | City | Inpatient paid | List price | Outpatient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc | Paterson | $23,227 | $154,788 | $14,568 |
| Hackensack University Medical Center | Hackensack | $22,809 | $81,125 | $14,810 |
| Monmouth Medical Center | Long Branch | $20,447 | $67,374 | $13,479 |
| Cooper University Hospital | Camden | $19,498 | $96,163 | $12,856 |
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center | Livingston | $19,275 | $67,058 | $13,642 |
| Englewood Hospital | Englewood | $19,239 | $240,863 | $14,833 |
| Morristown Medical Center | Morristown | $18,378 | $88,007 | $14,577 |
| Overlook Medical Center | Summit | $18,222 | $90,220 | $14,716 |
| Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical | Montclair | $18,197 | $67,569 | $13,153 |
| Jefferson Stratford Hospital | Stratford | $17,822 | $92,685 | $13,617 |
Every New Jersey hospital (43)
- Atlanticare Regional Medical Center - City Campus Atlantic City
- Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel
- Cape Regional Medical Center, Inc Cape May Court House
- Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell Pennington
- Centrastate Medical Center Freehold
- Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains
- Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville
- Community Medical Center Toms River
- Cooper University Hospital Camden
- Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston
- Englewood Hospital Englewood
- Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical Westwood
- Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Montclair
- Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack
- Holy Name Medical Center Teaneck
- Hudson Regional Hospital Secaucus
- Hunterdon Medical Center Flemington
- Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill
- Inspira Medical Center Vineland Vineland
- Jefferson Stratford Hospital Stratford
- Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City
- Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune
- Jfk University Medical Center Edison
- Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch
- Morristown Medical Center Morristown
- Newton Medical Center Newton
- Ocean University Medical Center Brick
- Overlook Medical Center Summit
- Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center Plainsboro
- Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy
- Riverview Medical Center Red Bank
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway Rahway
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Hamilton
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville
- Saint Clare's Hospital Denville
- Saint Peter's University Hospital New Brunswick
- Shore Medical Center Somers Point
- Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin
- St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc Paterson
- St Luke's Warren Hospital Phillipsburg
- Valley Hospital Paramus
- Virtua Mount Holly Hospital Mount Holly
- West Jersey Hospital Voorhees
Orthopedic surgery centers (111)
- Advanced Spine and Outpatient Surgery Center, LLC West Orange · $9,631
- Advanced Surgery Center of Clifton LLC Clifton · $10,735
- Advanced Surgery Center, LLC Fort Lee · $10,735
- Advanced Surgical Institute Sewell · $9,103
- Ambulatory Center for Excellence in Surgery Bloomfield · $9,631
- Ambulatory Surgery Center at Old Bridge Old Bridge · $9,582
- Ambulatory Surgery Center at Virtua Washington Township LLC Sewell · $9,103
- Ambulatory Surgical Center of New Jersey, LLC Edison · $9,582
- Atlanticare Center for Orthopedic Surgery Egg Harbor Twp · $9,445
- Atlanticare Surgery Center LLC Egg Harbor Township · $9,445
- Atlanticare Surgery Center-Cape May, LLC Cape May Court House · $9,209
- Atlanticare Surgery Center-Ocean County Little Egg Harbor Tw · $9,582
- Bergenfield Surgical Center LLC Bergenfield · $10,735
- Bridgewater Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC Bridgewater · $9,582
- Brookline Surgery Center, LLC East Brunswick · $9,582
- Camis Eatontown · $9,582
- Cares Surgi Center, LLC New Brunswick · $9,582
- Centennial Surgery Center Voorhees · $9,103
- Center for Ambulatory Surgery, LLC Mountainside · $9,631
- Center for Bone and Joint Surgery Manalapan · $9,582
- Central Jersey Surgery Center Eatontown · $9,582
- Clifton Surgery Center Clifton · $10,735
- Elite Surgical Center LLC Wayne · $10,735
- Emmaus Surgical Center LLC Hackettstown · $9,631
- Essex Surgical, LLC West Orange · $9,631
- Fellowship Surgical Center Mount Laurel · $9,103
- Franklin Surgical Center Basking Ridge · $9,582
- Freedom Surgical Center, LLC Bloomfield · $9,631
- Garden State Surgical Center, LLC Fair Lawn · $10,735
- Global Surgery Center, LLC Oradell · $10,735
- Hackensack Musculoskeletal Surgery Center, LLC Hackensack · $10,735
- Hackensack Surgery Center LLC Hackensack · $10,735
- Hamilton Surgery Center LLC Hamilton · $9,144
- Harrison Endo Surgical Center LLC Harrison · $10,735
- Health East Ambulatory Surgical Center Englewood · $10,735
- Hss Northern Nj Surgery Center Mahwah · $10,735
- Hudson Crossing Surgery Center Fort Lee · $10,735
- Hunterdon Center for Surgery Flemington · $9,631
- Jefferson Surgery Center-Cherry Hill Cherry Hill · $9,103
- Jersey Shore Ambulatory Surgery Center Somers Point · $9,445
- Joint Replacement & Spine Surgical Institute LLC Bridgewater · $9,582
- Lakewood Surgery Center, LLC Lakewood · $9,582
- Linden Surgical Center, LLC Linden · $9,631
- Livingston ASC LLC Livingston · $9,631
- Manalapan Surgery Center Manalapan · $9,582
- Meadows Surgery Center, LLC Rutherford · $10,735
- Menlo Park Surgery Center, LLC Edison · $9,582
- Mercer County Surgery Center Lawrenceville · $9,144
- Meta Surgical Associates, LLC Montvale · $10,735
- Metropolitan Surgery Center Hackensack · $10,735
- Metropolitan Surgical Institute LLC South Amboy · $9,582
- Millennium Healthcare of Clifton Clifton · $10,735
- Millennium Surgical Center LLC Cherry Hill · $9,103
- Mountain Surgery Center West Orange · $9,631
- Muhlenberg ASC, LLC Plainfield · $9,631
- New Century Spine and Outpatient Surgical Institue Paramus · $10,735
- New Horizon Surgical Center, LLC Paterson · $10,735
- New Jersey Surgery Center, LLC Mercerville · $9,144
- North East Regional Surgical Center, LLC Paramus · $10,735
- North Jersey ASC Associates, LLC Clifton · $10,735
- Northeast Surgi-Care LLC Lakewood · $9,582
- Northeast Surgi-Care, LLC Lakewood · $9,582
- Nyc Joint and Spine Center Englewood · $9,631
- Orthopaedic and Spine Institute of Nj Paramus · $10,735
- Palisades Surgical Suites, LLC Fort Lee · $10,735
- Patient Care Associates, LLC Englewood · $10,735
- Performance Surgical Associates Bridgewater · $9,582
- Performance Surgical Center LLC Clifton · $10,735
- Physicians Surgicenter LLC Toms River · $9,582
- Pleasantdale Ambulatory Care LLC West Orange · $9,631
- Precision Surgery Center of Englewood Cliffs Englewood Cliffs · $10,735
- Premier Orthopaedic Associates Surgical Center LLC Vineland · $9,027
- Premier Surgical Center LLC Marlton · $9,103
- Princeton Orthopaedic Associates Surgical Suite Princeton · $9,144
- Progressive Surgical Center, LLC Englewood Cliffs · $10,735
- Ramapo Valley Surgical Center Ramsey · $10,735
- Raritan Valley Surgery Center Somerset · $9,582
- Reliant Surgical Center LLC East Windsor · $9,144
- Riverside Surgical Center of Rutherford Rutherford · $10,735
- Rockland and Bergen Surgery Center Montvale · $10,735
- Saddle Brook Endoscopic & Orthopedic Surgery Cente Saddle Brook · $10,735
- Salem ASC, LLC Salem · $9,288
- Same Day Surgery Center of Central Jersey Edison · $9,582
- Select Surgical Center at Kennedy Sewell · $9,103
- Short Hills Surgery Center Millburn · $9,631
- Shrewsbury Surgery Center, LLC Shrewsbury · $9,582
- Somerset Ambulatory Surgical Center Somerville · $9,582
- Specialty Surgery of Middletown LLC Middletown · $9,582
- Specialty Surgical Center LLC Sparta · $9,631
- Specialty Surgical Center of North Brunswick North Brunswick · $9,582
- Summit Atlantic Surgery Center, LLC Florham Park · $9,631
- Summit Medical Group Pa Berkeley Heights · $9,631
- Surgical Center at Cedar Knolls LLC Cedar Knolls · $9,631
- Surgical Center of New Jersey Denville · $9,631
- Surgical Center of South Jersey Mount Laurel · $9,103
- Surgical Institute, LLC Neptune · $9,582
- Surgical Specialists at Princeton LLC Princeton · $9,144
- Surgicare of Freehold Limited Liability Company Freehold · $9,582
- Surgicare Surgical Associates of Ridgewood LLC Ridgewood · $10,735
- Surgicore of Jersey City, LLC Jersey City · $10,735
- Surgicore Surgical Center Saddle Brook · $10,735
- Teammd Surgery Center, LLC Woodland Park · $10,735
- Teaneck Surgical Center Teaneck · $10,735
- Toms River Surgery Center Toms River · $9,582
- Toms River West Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC Toms River · $9,582
- Union County Surgery Center, LLC Union · $9,631
- University Center for Ambulatory Surgery, LLC Somerset · $9,582
- University Surgicenter East Brunswick · $9,582
- Vanguard Surgical Center Maywood · $10,735
- Vantage Surgery Center Moorestown · $9,103
- Wayne Surgical Center LLC Wayne · $10,735
Questions
How much does Medicare pay for a knee replacement in New Jersey?
In 2024 Medicare paid New Jersey hospitals a median $17,025 per inpatient hip or knee replacement stay (MS-DRG 470, 26 hospitals) and a median $13,754 per outpatient case. An orthopedic surgery center is paid about $9,631 for a knee.
Which New Jersey hospitals does Medicare pay least for a joint replacement?
Cape Regional Medical Center, Inc ($14,815), Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton ($15,092), Shore Medical Center ($15,139).
What do New Jersey hospitals list for a joint replacement?
The median list (chargemaster) price is $82,167, about 4.8× what Medicare pays.
Does New Jersey have a certificate-of-need law?
New Jersey has a certificate-of-need program that does not cover surgery centers. CON still covers hospitals, long-term care, and some specialty services, but ambulatory care facilities including ASCs have been exempt since the 1998 reform.