Back Problems Cost in New Jersey — Compare All Hospitals
Back or spine problems, such as disc disease, spinal narrowing, or severe back pain, treated without surgery. The stay typically involves pain control, medication, and physical therapy.
State average
$78,496
gross charge · DRG 551
Hospitals
6
with published pricing
Price range
$49,009 – $84,394
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
CentraState Medical Center
Freehold, NJ
Gross charge $49,009 - 2
Morristown Medical Center
Morristown, NJ
Gross charge $84,394Medicare pays (avg) $14,838 - 3
Chilton Medical Center
Pompton Plains, NJ
Gross charge $84,394 - 4
Newton Medical Center
Newton, NJ
Gross charge $84,394 - 5
Overlook Medical Center
Summit, NJ
Gross charge $84,394Medicare pays (avg) $13,489 - 6
Ahs Hospital Corp
Hackettstown, NJ
Gross charge $84,394 - 7
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Newark, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $3,319 - 8
HMH Palisades Medical Center
North Bergen, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,476 - 9
St. Mary's General Hospital
Passaic, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $25,805 - 10
Clara Maass Medical Center
Belleville, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $3,319 - 11
Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional
Cape May Court House, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $15,607 - 12
Valley Hospital
Paramus, NJ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,177 - 13
Cooper University Hospital
Camden, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $20,014Medicare pays (avg) $14,865 - 14
St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc
Paterson, NJ
Gross charge — - 15
West Jersey Hospital
Voorhees, NJ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,181 - 16Gross charge —Cash pay $3,319
- 17
Trinitas Regional Medical Center
Elizabeth, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $3,319 - 18
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
Camden, NJ
Gross charge — - 19
Deborah Heart and Lung Rehabilitate Center
Browns Mills, NJ
Gross charge — - 20
Inspira Medical Center Vineland
Vineland, NJ
Gross charge — - 21
HMH Riverview Medical Center
Red Bank, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,476Medicare pays (avg) $11,587 - 22
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
New Brunswick, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $3,319Medicare pays (avg) $16,096 - 23
HMH Raritan Bay Medical Center
Perth Amboy, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,476 - 24
Community Medical Center
Toms River, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $3,319Medicare pays (avg) $12,581 - 25
Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell
Pennington, NJ
Gross charge — - 26
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
Englewood, NJ
Gross charge — - 27
Shore Medical Center
Somers Point, NJ
Gross charge — - 28
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset
Somerville, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $3,319 - 29
HMH Ocean University Medical Center
Brick, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,476 - 30
Virtua Mount Holly Hospital
Mount Holly, NJ
Gross charge — - 31
St. Luke's Hospital - Warren Campus
Phillipsburg, NJ
Gross charge — - 32
Virtua Willingboro Hospital
Willingboro, NJ
Gross charge — - 33
Atlanticare Regional Medical Center - City Campus
Atlantic City, NJ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,776 - 34
Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill
Elmer, NJ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,483 - 35
HMH Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Neptune, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,476Medicare pays (avg) $12,490 - 36
Monmouth Medical Center
Long Branch, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $3,319 - 37
Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus
Lakewood, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $3,319 - 38
Jefferson Stratford Hospital
Stratford, NJ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,217 - 39
Capital Health Regional Medical Center
Trenton, NJ
Gross charge — - 40
HMH JFK University Medical Center
Edison, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,476Medicare pays (avg) $13,514 - 41
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton
Hamilton, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $3,319 - 42
HMH Bayshore Medical Center
Holmdel, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,476 - 43
HMH Southern Ocean Medical Center
Manahawkin, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,476 - 44
The University Hospital
Newark, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $33,431 - 45
Jersey City Medical Center
Jersey City, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $3,319Medicare pays (avg) $19,660
6 New Jersey hospitals list a gross charge for back problems under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $49,009 to $84,394. The cheapest is CentraState Medical Center in Freehold; the most expensive is Ahs Hospital Corp in Hackettstown. The state average sits at $78,496.
What's listed is each hospital's gross charge — its published price for the inpatient stay, before any insurance discount. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists back problems at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
If you're scheduling back problems in New Jersey, sort the list below by price, then click each hospital name to see its quality profile — CMS overall star rating, surgical-safety measures, readmission rates, patient-experience scores. The cheapest hospital isn't always the right call. Teaching hospitals often charge more because they take complex cases, and a higher-rated community hospital may deliver equivalent outcomes for a straightforward case at a lower price. Use the price column to narrow the field; use the quality data to make the final call.
Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. New Jersey hospitals missing from the list either don't perform back problems in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 551 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.