Hip & Knee Replacement Cost in New Jersey — Compare All Hospitals
Major joint replacement or reattachment of the lower extremity — most commonly elective hip or knee replacement surgery.
What this hospital charge usually covers
The gross-charge number above is the hospital's facility bill for hip & knee replacement. Here's what's typically inside that price (typical inpatient stay: 1–3 days):
Included in the hospital bill
- Operating room time and surgical-team facility fees
- Inpatient room, nursing, and routine medications during the stay
- Implant-related facility charges (varies by hospital — sometimes itemized separately)
- Recovery-room and immediate post-op monitoring
- On-site physical therapy started during admission
Usually billed separately
- Surgeon and anesthesiologist professional fees (billed separately, often by an unaffiliated practice)
- Pre-surgical imaging (MRI/X-ray) and lab work
- Outpatient physical therapy after discharge
- Home health visits or skilled nursing facility stays if needed
Quality signals to check before picking a hospital
Price alone won't tell you which hospital does hip & knee replacement best. These are the CMS quality measures that matter most for this specific procedure. Click any hospital below for its full profile, then look for these:
Hip/Knee Complications
Tracks how often patients have a serious surgical or medical complication within 90 days — the single most direct quality signal for this surgery.
Hip/Knee Readmissions
How often patients return to the hospital within 30 days of discharge. Lower means better recovery planning and follow-up.
Surgical-Site Infection (SSI)
Joint replacements carry a real infection risk because implants can't fight bacteria the way native tissue can. Lower SIR is better.
Patient Experience (HCAHPS)
Communication with nurses, pain control, and discharge planning directly affect recovery for major orthopedic surgery.
When the cheapest hospital may not be the best fit
The list below sorts by price. For hip & knee replacement, the lowest price isn't automatically the best fit — these are situations where it's worth weighing additional factors against price. None of the below is medical advice; talk to your doctor about what applies to your specific situation.
- For patients with significant heart, lung, or bleeding-disorder risk, complication and rescue rates often matter more than price.
- Revision surgery (replacement of a prior implant) is technically harder and tends to do better at a high-volume center.
- When extensive post-acute rehab is expected, a hospital with an on-site inpatient rehab unit may be worth a higher total cost.
- When a specific surgeon only operates at certain facilities, surgeon experience usually outweighs price differences across facilities.
Questions to ask your hospital or insurer
The gross charge is the starting point. These are the procedure-specific questions to ask before you commit:
- Is the surgeon, anesthesiologist, implant, and on-site physical therapy included in this estimate?
- Is the orthopedic surgeon and anesthesia group in-network for my insurance?
- What is the typical out-of-pocket once my deductible and coinsurance apply?
- What is the hospital's surgical-site infection rate for joint replacements?
- Will I be discharged home or to a skilled nursing facility? Is that cost covered?
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Hudson Regional Hospital New Jersey
Secaucus, NJ
Gross charge $34,696Medicare pays (avg) $14,854 - 2
CentraState Medical Center
Freehold, NJ
Gross charge $68,006Cash pay $18,349 - 3
Morristown Medical Center
Morristown, NJ
Gross charge $95,882Cash pay $22,511Medicare pays (avg) $16,249 - 4
Chilton Medical Center
Pompton Plains, NJ
Gross charge $95,882Cash pay $22,511 - 5
Newton Medical Center
Newton, NJ
Gross charge $95,882Cash pay $22,511 - 6
Ahs Hospital Corp
Hackettstown, NJ
Gross charge $95,882Cash pay $22,511 - 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 $15,996 - 9
St. Mary's General Hospital
Passaic, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $28,343 - 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 $17,218Medicare pays (avg) $13,462 - 12
Valley Hospital
Paramus, NJ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,607 - 13
Cooper University Hospital
Camden, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $22,051Medicare pays (avg) $17,551 - 14
St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc
Paterson, NJ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $19,179 - 15
West Jersey Hospital
Voorhees, NJ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,388 - 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 $15,996Medicare pays (avg) $12,886 - 22
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
New Brunswick, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $3,319 - 23
HMH Raritan Bay Medical Center
Perth Amboy, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $15,996 - 24
Community Medical Center
Toms River, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $3,319Medicare pays (avg) $13,367 - 25
Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell
Pennington, NJ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,068 - 26
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
Englewood, NJ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $17,278 - 27
Shore Medical Center
Somers Point, NJ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,464 - 28
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset
Somerville, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $3,319Medicare pays (avg) $13,903 - 29
HMH Ocean University Medical Center
Brick, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $15,996 - 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) $14,781 - 34
Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill
Elmer, NJ
Gross charge — - 35
HMH Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Neptune, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $15,996Medicare pays (avg) $15,058 - 36
Monmouth Medical Center
Long Branch, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $3,319Medicare pays (avg) $17,310 - 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) $14,493 - 39
Capital Health Regional Medical Center
Trenton, NJ
Gross charge — - 40
HMH JFK University Medical Center
Edison, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $15,996 - 41
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton
Hamilton, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $3,319Medicare pays (avg) $12,569 - 42
HMH Bayshore Medical Center
Holmdel, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $15,996 - 43
HMH Southern Ocean Medical Center
Manahawkin, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $15,996 - 44
The University Hospital
Newark, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $35,913 - 45
Jersey City Medical Center
Jersey City, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $3,319
6 New Jersey hospitals list a gross charge for hip & knee replacement under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $34,696 to $95,882. The cheapest is Hudson Regional Hospital New Jersey in Secaucus; the most expensive is Ahs Hospital Corp in Hackettstown. The state average sits at $81,038.
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 hip & knee replacement at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
If you're scheduling hip & knee replacement 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 hip & knee replacement in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 470 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.