About This Site
This Web resource allows healthcare consumers to compare hospitals based on average charges and average lengths of stay. It's a service provided by the New Jersey Hospital Association and its member hospitals, who are committed to providing current comparative information that is timely and easy to access. This information does not constitute, nor should it substitute for, medical advice. Disclaimer.
This database allows users to compare hospitals in a number of ways:
- By county
- By the number of beds
- By shared attributes, such as resident training programs.
This information is compiled from publicly available sources provided by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services. Current data is based on
hospital discharges from the 4th quarter 2006. Over time the system will build
up to use the most recent four quarters of publicly available hospital inpatient claims data. The data is arranged by Major Diagnostic Category (MDC) and Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG). An individual hospital may not appear in every search if the facility does not offer a particular service covered under the DRG list.
This data is a set of averages; individual pricing may vary based on a variety of factors, such as severity of illness, complications, selected medical devices, etc. The prices contained in this Web site are based on hospitals' published charges. In most instances, Medicare, Medicaid and commercial insurers pay hospitals a set fee that is less than the hospital's published price.
Patients seeking to determine the impact a hospital stay will have on their deductible or insurance co-pay should contact their insurance carrier directly to determine the payment negotiated between the insurer and the hospital. Other questions can be raised directly with the patient's primary care physician or hospital.
This data is being presented as a resource for the consumer; any use of this information, conclusions drawn from this information or decisions made with this information are solely the responsibility of the user.
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