A report by the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute provides average pricing data for uninsured patients, documenting prices for 20 common conditions at all of New Jersey’s acute care hospitals.  Because the state controls costs based on income level, the report lists the average charges for those earning above 500 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL), between 500 and 300 percent of the FPL, and less than 300 percent of the FPL.  In addition, the report finds that New Jersey hospitals’ charges for the highest income group are 4.1 times the cost of care, well over the national average of 2.8 times the cost of care.  

Full report: New Jersey Hospital Price Transparency Report (PDF | 1.6 MB)

New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute. (2009). New Jersey hospital price transparency report.