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Emergency Department Visit for Problem That May Not Require Health Care Professi… Cost in New Jersey
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 49 New Jersey hospitals. CPT 99281. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $219
📉 Low $68.67
📈 High $6,206
🏥 49 hospitals
🏛️ 41 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $11.75
Hospital comparison — New Jersey
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 49 of 49 hospitals.
Billed more than $219 for this? That gap is evidence.
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| Hospital | Cash | UHC | Aetna | Cigna | Centene | Humana | First Health | Medicare | MultiPlan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAINT JOSEPHS UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER PATERSON |
$68.67 | $8.91 | $11.88 | $68.67 | $8.91 | — | — | — | $17.82 |
| NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER NEWTON |
$96.21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAINT CLARE'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BOONTON BOONTON TOWNSHIP |
$97.00 | $97.79 | $97.79 | $151 | $97.79 | $78.23 | — | $97.79 | — |
| SAINT MICHAELS MEDICAL CENTER NEWARK |
$97.00 | $97.79 | $97.79 | $156 | $101 | $97.79 | — | $97.79 | — |
| ST. MARY'S GENERAL HOSPITAL PASSAIC |
$99.00 | $99.68 | $99.68 | $146 | $99.68 | $79.74 | — | $99.68 | — |
| JEFFERSON CHERRY HILL HOSPITAL CHERRY HILL |
$109 | $140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JEFFERSON STRATFORD HOSPITAL STRATFORD |
$109 | $140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JEFFERSON WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP HOSPITAL TURNERSVILLE |
$109 | $140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HACKETTSTOWN MEDICAL CENTER HACKETTSTOWN |
$111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CENTRASTATE MEDICAL CENTER FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP |
$112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NEWARK |
$116 | $100 | $100 | — | $100 | — | $534 | — | $610 |
| OVERLOOK MEDICAL CENTER SUMMIT |
$117 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GORYEB CHILDRENS CENTER MORRISTOWN |
$117 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHILTON MEDICAL CENTER POMPTON PLAINS |
$117 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AT RAHWAY RAHWAY |
$118 | $98.15 | $96.23 | $315 | $96.23 | $96.23 | $549 | — | — |
| HSS PARAMUS MIDLAND OUTPATIENT CENTER PARAMUS |
$120 | $12.41 | $48.11 | $22.16 | $9.31 | — | — | — | — |
| HSS PARAMUS OUTPATIENT CENTER PARAMUS |
$120 | $12.41 | $48.11 | $22.16 | $9.31 | — | — | — | — |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING BASKING RIDGE BASKING RIDGE |
$135 | $85.76 | $12.48 | $55.67 | — | — | — | — | $122 |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING MONMOUTH MIDDLETOWN |
$135 | $85.76 | $12.48 | $55.67 | — | — | — | — | $122 |
| ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HAMILTON HAMILTON |
$150 | $98.15 | $96.23 | $315 | $96.23 | $96.23 | $549 | — | — |
| ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOMERSET SOMERVILLE |
$155 | $98.15 | $96.23 | $315 | $96.23 | $96.23 | $549 | — | — |
| CLARA MAASS MEDICAL CENTER BELLEVILLE |
$182 | $101 | $98.79 | $315 | $98.79 | $98.79 | $549 | — | — |
| TRINITAS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ELIZABETH |
$197 | $98.15 | $96.23 | $400 | $96.23 | $96.23 | $631 | — | — |
| COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER TOMS RIVER |
$218 | $98.15 | $96.23 | $315 | $96.23 | $96.23 | $631 | — | — |
| JERSEY CITY MEDICAL CENTER JERSEY CITY |
$219 | $106 | $104 | $315 | $104 | $104 | $631 | — | — |
| CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF NEW JERSEY - NEWARK NEWARK |
$219 | $5.86 | $98.79 | $315 | $98.79 | $98.79 | $631 | — | — |
| COOPERMAN BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER LIVINGSTON |
$223 | $101 | $98.79 | $400 | $98.79 | $98.79 | $631 | — | — |
| BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CHILDRENS HOSPITAL NEW BRUNSWICK |
$224 | $104 | $102 | $400 | $102 | $102 | $631 | — | — |
| MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER LONG BRANCH |
$230 | $98.15 | $97.46 | $315 | $97.46 | $97.46 | $631 | — | — |
| CAREWELL HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER EAST ORANGE |
$236 | $11.88 | $53.70 | — | $11.88 | — | — | — | — |
| MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER SOUTHERN CAMPUS LAKEWOOD |
$250 | $98.15 | $96.23 | $315 | $96.23 | $96.23 | $631 | — | — |
| VIRTUA MOUNT HOLLY HOSPITAL (BURLINGTON COUNTY) MOUNT HOLLY |
$328 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $98.15 | $10.32 | $92.38 | — | — | $70.00 |
| VIRTUA MARLTON HOSPITAL MARLTON |
$328 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $98.15 | $10.32 | $92.38 | — | — | $70.00 |
| VIRTUA WILLINGBORO HOSPITAL WILLINGBORO |
$328 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $98.15 | $10.32 | $92.38 | — | — | $70.00 |
| VIRTUA OUR LADY OF LOURDES HOSPITAL CAMDEN |
$328 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $98.15 | $10.32 | $92.38 | — | — | $70.00 |
| VIRTUA VOORHEES HOSPITAL (WEST JERSEY) VOORHEES |
$328 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $98.15 | $10.32 | $92.38 | — | — | $70.00 |
| INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER ELMER FRONT ST. ELMER |
$508 | $92.40 | $98.31 | $3,943 | $98.31 | $103 | — | $98.31 | — |
| INSPIRA HEALTH CENTER WOODBURY OAK ST. WOODBURY |
$508 | $87.41 | $97.12 | $3,943 | $97.12 | $103 | — | $98.31 | — |
| INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER MULLICA HILL MULLICA HILL RD. MULLICA HILL |
$508 | $92.40 | $94.87 | $3,943 | $94.87 | $99.61 | — | $94.87 | — |
| INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER MANNINGTON SALEM WOODSTOWN RD. SALEM |
$508 | $85.55 | $98.31 | $3,943 | $98.31 | $103 | — | $98.31 | — |
| INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND W. SHERMAN AVE. VINELAND |
$508 | $87.41 | $94.87 | $3,943 | $94.87 | $99.61 | — | $94.87 | — |
| INSPIRA HEALTH CENTER BRIDGETON IRVING AVE. BRIDGETON |
$508 | $87.41 | $97.12 | $3,943 | $97.12 | $103 | — | $98.31 | — |
| THE COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CAMDEN |
$713 | $94.41 | $102 | $95.35 | $104 | $96.30 | — | — | — |
| COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CAPE REGIONAL CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE |
$839 | $8.32 | $94.41 | $94.41 | $104 | $96.30 | — | — | — |
| SAINT PETERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL EASTON AVE NEW BRUNSWICK |
$2,000 | $1,164 | $400 | $331 | — | — | — | $161 | — |
| HACKENSACK MERIDIAN MOUNTAINSIDE MEDICAL CENTER MONTCLAIR |
$2,013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HACKENSACK MERIDIAN PASCACK VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER WESTWOOD |
$2,179 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CAPITAL HEALTH AT DEBORAH - EMERGENCY SERVICES PENNINGTON |
$6,206 | $140 | $335 | $720 | $154 | $96.77 | — | $99.12 | $5,275 |
| CAPITAL HEALTH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER TRENTON |
$6,206 | $140 | $335 | $720 | $96.23 | $96.77 | — | $99.12 | $5,275 |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 99281, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $183 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $219 for this?
That is the median of what the 49 New Jersey hospitals above publish for Emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professi… — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 99281 in New Jersey, Medicare reimburses about $11.75 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in New Jersey range from $68.67 to $6,206 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 18.6x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professi… cost in New Jersey?
- Cash prices for emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professi… (CPT 99281) in New Jersey range from $68.67 to $6,206, with a median of $219. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professi… in New Jersey?
- The cheapest New Jersey hospital published cash price for this procedure is $68.67. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each New Jersey facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 99281 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.