COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
CAMDEN, NJ 08103 · Acute Care Hospitals
167 procedures with CMS pricing data · Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024
By BillRazor Research · Last updated March 26, 2026 · Methodology
Procedures Analyzed
167
With CMS pricing data
Avg Charge-to-Medicare Ratio
6.5x
Chargemaster ÷ Medicare
CMS Quality Rating
Patient experience & outcomes
Hospital Type
Acute Care Hospitals
Voluntary non-profit - Private
Above 90th Percentile
10%
Compared to NJ hospitals
Understanding Your Costs
When you receive a bill from COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, you are typically seeing the hospital's “chargemaster” rate — its published list price for each service. According to CMS data, COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL lists chargemaster rates that average 6.5x the corresponding Medicare reimbursement amount across 167 procedures with publicly available pricing data (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024).
The median hospital in NJ has a chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio of 7.8x, with ratios across the state ranging from 1.3x to 30.8x. At 6.5x, this facility’s average ratio is below the state median. 61 hospitals in NJ report pricing data to CMS (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
The procedure with the largest gap between the listed price and Medicare reimbursement at COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL is GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC (DRG 389). The listed chargemaster rate is $73,747, while Medicare reimburses $6,579 for the same procedure — a ratio of 11.2x (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024).
What does this actually mean for your bill? Chargemaster rates are rarely what patients pay. If you have insurance, your insurer has negotiated a separate rate — often 40–60% less than the listed price. If you are uninsured, you may be able to negotiate directly with the hospital or request financial assistance. The chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio is a useful reference point for understanding listed pricing, but it does not represent what most patients will owe out of pocket.
16 of 167 procedures (10%) at this facility have listed rates above the 90th percentile compared to other NJ hospitals reporting the same procedure data to CMS (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL is a voluntary non-profit - private acute care hospitals facility with a CMS quality rating of 2/5 stars. Note: CMS quality ratings measure patient outcomes and experience, not pricing. A hospital with high listed prices may provide excellent care, and pricing data alone should not be used to evaluate the quality of a healthcare provider.
Listed Chargemaster Rates vs Medicare Reimbursement — Top Procedures by Ratio
Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. Chargemaster rates are list prices and may not reflect actual patient costs.
Procedure Pricing Lookup
Search for a specific procedure or DRG code to see listed chargemaster rates and Medicare reimbursement amounts.
| Procedure | DRG | Listed Charge | Medicare Reimb. | Ratio | State Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $73,747 | $6,579 | 11.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $66,777 | $5,985 | 11.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $97,721 | $8,947 | 10.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 057 | $157,294 | $14,881 | 10.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRAUMA TO THE SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST WITHOUT MCC | 605 | $74,063 | $7,070 | 10.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $63,609 | $6,270 | 10.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 299 | $126,369 | $13,211 | 9.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $101,278 | $10,654 | 9.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $65,405 | $6,912 | 9.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $97,302 | $10,485 | 9.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 178 | $79,667 | $8,782 | 9.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $170,222 | $18,849 | 9.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $81,696 | $9,183 | 8.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH CC | 083 | $98,657 | $11,087 | 8.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 356 | $304,169 | $34,300 | 8.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $83,662 | $9,531 | 8.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 543 | $80,996 | $9,296 | 8.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC | 184 | $68,641 | $7,902 | 8.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH CC/MCC | 202 | $71,215 | $8,197 | 8.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $147,669 | $16,991 | 8.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE OR DEPENDENCE WITHOUT REHABILITATION THERAPY WITHOUT MCC | 897 | $64,230 | $7,403 | 8.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| RESPIRATORY NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 180 | $158,926 | $18,615 | 8.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $51,605 | $6,181 | 8.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $54,014 | $6,504 | 8.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $154,559 | $18,795 | 8.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH MCC | 242 | $257,025 | $31,289 | 8.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $130,874 | $16,348 | 8.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITHOUT CC/MCC | 185 | $46,431 | $5,867 | 7.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $79,163 | $10,076 | 7.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| COMPLICATIONS OF TREATMENT WITH CC | 920 | $60,680 | $7,784 | 7.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ENDOCRINE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 643 | $99,890 | $12,822 | 7.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $59,813 | $7,694 | 7.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| NON-EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH CC | 988 | $93,895 | $12,105 | 7.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $85,247 | $11,045 | 7.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 542 | $119,865 | $15,725 | 7.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $53,334 | $7,113 | 7.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $52,705 | $7,120 | 7.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC | 493 | $145,849 | $19,733 | 7.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $50,166 | $6,788 | 7.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC | 243 | $166,954 | $22,636 | 7.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $81,439 | $11,070 | 7.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| POSTOPERATIVE OR POST-TRAUMATIC INFECTIONS WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 856 | $291,529 | $39,630 | 7.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $28,788 | $3,915 | 7.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $132,105 | $18,054 | 7.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 326 | $356,400 | $48,845 | 7.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $81,841 | $11,358 | 7.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 432 | $126,504 | $17,566 | 7.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $72,142 | $10,033 | 7.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 155 | $52,638 | $7,379 | 7.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC | 981 | $379,636 | $53,850 | 7.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
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All data from CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. Chargemaster rates are list prices and may not reflect actual patient costs.
Statewide Context
Charge-to-Medicare ratio range across NJ hospitals
61 hospitals in NJ report pricing data to CMS. This facility's average ratio of 6.5x places it at the lower end of the state range (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
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Frequently Asked Questions About COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
How much does COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL charge compared to Medicare?
According to CMS IPPS data, COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL's listed chargemaster rates average 6.5x the Medicare reimbursement amount across 167 procedures. Chargemaster rates are list prices and are not what most insured patients pay — actual costs depend on insurance negotiations and coverage terms.
What is the most expensive procedure at COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL?
The procedure with the highest chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio at COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL is GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC (DRG 389), with a listed charge of $73,747 compared to Medicare reimbursement of $6,579 — a ratio of 11.2x. Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary.
Is COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL expensive compared to other NJ hospitals?
COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL's average chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio is 6.5x. Ratios vary significantly across NJ hospitals. This ratio reflects listed chargemaster prices, not what patients actually pay. CMS quality ratings, which measure patient outcomes and experience, are separate from pricing data.
Where does the pricing data for COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL come from?
All pricing data comes from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Provider Summary, published under federal price transparency law (45 CFR Part 180). This data is publicly available and updated annually.
How can I check if my bill from COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL is correct?
You can upload your bill to BillRazor for a free comparison against publicly available Medicare reimbursement data. Our system analyzes every line item in 60 seconds. Research suggests 49-80% of hospital bills contain errors, including duplicate charges, incorrect procedure codes, and unbundling.
Does COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL in CAMDEN, NJ accept Medicare?
COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL is included in the CMS IPPS Provider Summary, which covers Medicare-participating hospitals. For specific coverage questions, contact COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL directly or check with your insurance provider.
Data sourced from CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. All information is for educational purposes only.