Sepsis Cost in New Jersey — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for septicemia or severe sepsis (no extended ventilator) without major complications.
What this hospital charge usually covers
The gross-charge number above is the hospital's facility bill for sepsis. Here's what's typically inside that price (typical inpatient stay: 5–7 days):
Included in the hospital bill
- Emergency department evaluation and sepsis workup
- Inpatient room and continuous monitoring
- IV antibiotics and fluids (often broad-spectrum until culture results return)
- Blood cultures, lactate, and serial labs
- Source-control procedures if needed (drainage, etc.)
Usually billed separately
- Hospitalist, infectious-disease, and any specialty consultant fees
- Outpatient antibiotics after discharge
- Home health for any IV antibiotic continuation
- Long-term rehab if sepsis caused weakness
Quality signals to check before picking a hospital
Price alone won't tell you which hospital does sepsis 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:
Sepsis Care Bundle (SEP-1)
The headline sepsis metric — measures how often hospitals deliver evidence-based sepsis care within strict time windows (antibiotics, fluids, repeat lactate).
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle
For the sickest sepsis patients, faster bundle completion saves lives.
Hospital-wide Mortality
Sepsis is the leading cause of in-hospital death. A hospital with strong overall mortality numbers is usually doing the right things for sepsis.
C. diff Infection Ratio
Sepsis treatment requires broad-spectrum antibiotics, which raises C. diff risk. Hospitals with low SIR control this better.
When the cheapest hospital may not be the best fit
The list below sorts by price. For sepsis, 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.
- Sepsis admissions aren't shoppable in real time — the nearest hospital is typically the right call during an acute episode. This page is more useful for chronic-condition planning or evaluating where care was delivered.
- For elderly patients or those with chronic disease, the hospital with the best SEP-1 compliance score may be worth additional travel time when distances are comparable.
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:
- During acute illness: skip this list and call 911. Sepsis worsens by the hour.
- After discharge: what outpatient antibiotic continuation is needed? Is it covered?
- Is post-sepsis rehab or follow-up recommended? Where will it happen?
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Hudson Regional Hospital New Jersey
Secaucus, NJ
Gross charge $14,271 - 2
CentraState Medical Center
Freehold, NJ
Gross charge $46,010Cash pay $10,152Medicare pays (avg) $6,711 - 3
Morristown Medical Center
Morristown, NJ
Gross charge $61,679Cash pay $12,511Medicare pays (avg) $8,120 - 4
Chilton Medical Center
Pompton Plains, NJ
Gross charge $61,679Cash pay $12,511Medicare pays (avg) $6,906 - 5
Newton Medical Center
Newton, NJ
Gross charge $61,679Cash pay $12,511Medicare pays (avg) $6,514 - 6
Overlook Medical Center
Summit, NJ
Gross charge $61,679Cash pay $12,511Medicare pays (avg) $8,182 - 7
Ahs Hospital Corp
Hackettstown, NJ
Gross charge $61,679Cash pay $12,511Medicare pays (avg) $5,972 - 8
St. Mary's General Hospital
Passaic, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $16,236Medicare pays (avg) $10,400 - 9
Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional
Cape May Court House, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,585Medicare pays (avg) $6,846 - 10
Valley Hospital
Paramus, NJ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,205 - 11
Cooper University Hospital
Camden, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,400Medicare pays (avg) $8,374 - 12
St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc
Paterson, NJ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,332 - 13
West Jersey Hospital
Voorhees, NJ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,690 - 14
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
Camden, NJ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,763 - 15
Deborah Heart and Lung Rehabilitate Center
Browns Mills, NJ
Gross charge — - 16
Inspira Medical Center Vineland
Vineland, NJ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,178 - 17
Community Medical Center
Toms River, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $3,319Medicare pays (avg) $7,084 - 18
Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell
Pennington, NJ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,223 - 19
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
Englewood, NJ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,210 - 20
Shore Medical Center
Somers Point, NJ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,162 - 21
Virtua Mount Holly Hospital
Mount Holly, NJ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,162 - 22
St. Luke's Hospital - Warren Campus
Phillipsburg, NJ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,754 - 23
Virtua Willingboro Hospital
Willingboro, NJ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,235 - 24
Atlanticare Regional Medical Center - City Campus
Atlantic City, NJ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,063 - 25
Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill
Elmer, NJ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,916 - 26
HMH Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Neptune, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $8,746Medicare pays (avg) $7,522 - 27
Capital Health Regional Medical Center
Trenton, NJ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,260 - 28
HMH Bayshore Medical Center
Holmdel, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $8,746Medicare pays (avg) $6,446 - 29
The University Hospital
Newark, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $24,069Medicare pays (avg) $19,479 - 30
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Newark, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $3,470Medicare pays (avg) $11,398 - 31
HMH Palisades Medical Center
North Bergen, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,406Medicare pays (avg) $11,381 - 32
Clara Maass Medical Center
Belleville, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $2,335Medicare pays (avg) $8,704 - 33Gross charge —Cash pay $2,774Medicare pays (avg) $7,155
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Trinitas Regional Medical Center
Elizabeth, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $2,726Medicare pays (avg) $11,165 - 35
HMH Riverview Medical Center
Red Bank, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $8,746Medicare pays (avg) $6,485 - 36
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
New Brunswick, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $4,122Medicare pays (avg) $9,236 - 37
HMH Raritan Bay Medical Center
Perth Amboy, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $8,918Medicare pays (avg) $8,009 - 38
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset
Somerville, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $2,486Medicare pays (avg) $6,776 - 39
HMH Ocean University Medical Center
Brick, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $8,510Medicare pays (avg) $7,586 - 40
Jersey City Medical Center
Jersey City, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $5,589Medicare pays (avg) $10,467 - 41
Monmouth Medical Center
Long Branch, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $3,629Medicare pays (avg) $9,022 - 42
Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus
Lakewood, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $2,085Medicare pays (avg) $8,177 - 43
HMH JFK University Medical Center
Edison, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,001Medicare pays (avg) $7,731 - 44
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton
Hamilton, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $3,233Medicare pays (avg) $6,594 - 45
HMH Southern Ocean Medical Center
Manahawkin, NJ
Gross charge —Cash pay $7,476Medicare pays (avg) $6,215
7 New Jersey hospitals list a gross charge for sepsis under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $14,271 to $61,679. The cheapest is Hudson Regional Hospital New Jersey in Secaucus; the most expensive is Ahs Hospital Corp in Hackettstown. The state average sits at $52,668.
What's published is the gross charge — the starting point, not what you'd actually owe. 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 sepsis at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
You usually don't choose a hospital during an urgent sepsis admission. This page is for the planning side: patients with chronic conditions weighing their options, caregivers picking ahead of time, or employers comparing in-network facilities. Click any hospital name for its full quality profile — CMS overall star rating, mortality and readmission rates, patient-experience scores. When two nearby hospitals look similar on quality, the one with lower published charges is the safer default for routine medical admissions.
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 sepsis in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 872 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.