Medical costs in Newark, NJ
3 hospitals · 30 procedures tracked
By Priya Iyengar , Senior Billing Analyst · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
About the analyst
Priya Iyengar leads the billing code review team at BillRazor Research. She analyzes NCCI bundling edits, DRG coding, and regional rate variation. Expertise: NCCI bundling, DRG analysis, regional pricing.
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3 hospitals
Updated 2026-04-03
Compare your charges against 4 CMS benchmark datasets — including the rates shown on this page.
Hospitals in metro
3
Procedures tracked
30
vs national avg
1.62x
Top procedures by average charge in NEWARK
All tracked procedures
| Procedure | Hospitals | Avg charge | vs national | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMO OR TRACHEOSTOMY WITH MV >96 HOURS OR PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS EXCEPT FACE, MOUTH AND NECDRG 003 | 2 | $1,274,497 | 1.28x | 6x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCCDRG 981 | 1 | $414,315 | 2.08x | 6.7x |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 270 | 1 | $387,566 | 1.63x | 7.4x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 853 | 3 | $370,020 | 1.82x | 6.1x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURSDRG 870 | 3 | $336,576 | 1.11x | 4.8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES ODRG 246 | 1 | $240,965 | 1.49x | 8.4x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 252 | 1 | $233,372 | 1.47x | 6.2x |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATIONDRG 220 | 1 | $232,771 | 0.92x | 5x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCCDRG 314 | 2 | $193,352 | 2.18x | 5.8x |
| ORGANIC DISTURBANCES AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITYDRG 884 | 2 | $161,329 | 2.63x | 6.1x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCCDRG 280 | 2 | $155,064 | 2.19x | 9x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCCDRG 064 | 2 | $149,390 | 1.70x | 5.9x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCCDRG 871 | 3 | $140,987 | 1.88x | 5.8x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCCDRG 689 | 2 | $139,306 | 2.95x | 6.8x |
| CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCCDRG 432 | 2 | $131,504 | 1.39x | 4.8x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCCDRG 698 | 2 | $118,905 | 1.79x | 5.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCCDRG 377 | 3 | $114,131 | 1.45x | 5.2x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILUREDRG 189 | 3 | $102,520 | 1.88x | 6.2x |
| PSYCHOSESDRG 885 | 2 | $97,321 | 2.07x | 4.6x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCCDRG 291 | 3 | $96,543 | 1.93x | 5.5x |
Rates shown are from the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and CMS IPPS. BillRazor compares your bill against these data sources. See how it works →
Data sources: CMS Hospital Price Transparency files, Medicare IPPS DRG rates, FY 2024. All pricing data publicly available under 45 CFR Part 180.
City-level methodology: Cost indices are computed by comparing the average markup ratio of hospitals in this metro area against the national median. Values above 1.0x indicate higher-than-average charges relative to Medicare.