Open Heart Surgery Cost in New Jersey (2026)
Above-average costs · 9.5% over the US mean · NJ
What Drives Pricing Here
Three factors explain most of why open heart surgery costs what it does in New Jersey.
Regional Price Parity
New Jersey's cost-of-living index sits at 109.5 — above the national benchmark (100). This directly scales facility and staffing overhead, which flow through to every procedure price.
Specialist Availability
17 facilities perform this procedure in New Jersey — competition keeps pricing honest and gives you real leverage to shop quotes.
Vs. National Benchmark
At +9.5% above the national average ($150,000), New Jersey sits in premium territory. Likely drivers: high demand, metro concentration, or tier-one facility networks.
Open Heart Surgery in New Jersey: What to Know
New Jersey offers robust open-heart surgery options, with 18 hospitals performing procedures on over 17,000 patients in 2019-2020. Morristown Medical Center leads in volume, completing over 1,000 open-heart procedures annually. For exceptional outcomes, Deborah Heart and Lung Center boasts the lowest operative mortality risk in the state and was a pioneer, performing New Jersey's first open-heart surgery in 1958. Hackensack Meridian Health also provides robotic-assisted heart surgery, leading to shorter hospital stays and faster recovery.
While New Jersey's open-heart surgery costs exceed the national average, consider facilities like Deborah Heart and Lung Center, which attracts patients nationwide for its recognized expertise. For potentially lower costs, exploring options in neighboring states could be beneficial. Verify current pricing directly with providers.
Estimated Cost Breakdown in New Jersey
New Jersey runs somewhat above the national average for open heart surgery. Here's where the extra cost comes from.
Hospital Stay
Per-night inpatient cost
Most significant cost
Surgeon Fee
Expertise and experience level
Implants & Supplies
Operating Room
OR and equipment time
Anesthesia
Anesthesiologist or CRNA fee
Post-Op Care
Recovery and aftercare
Total Estimated Cost
New Jersey all-in range
Financing Options
Many New Jersey clinics partner with CareCredit or Alphaeon. A typical 24-month, 0% APR term on $164,250 looks like:
- Soft credit check — no hard pull
- Instant approval decisions
- HSA/FSA eligible for qualifying cases
Based on CMS Medicare data and regional price parities. Learn about our methodology →
Ranges adjusted for New Jersey's regional price parity (109.5). See the national percentage breakdown →
Facility Costs in New Jersey
These New Jersey facilities handle the most open heart surgery cases. The negotiated rate reflects what's actually paid after insurer discounts.
| Facility | City | Negotiated Rate | Medicare | Volume |
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| Hackensack University Medical Center | Hackensack | $88,814 | $67,804 | 60 |
| Morristown Medical Center | Morristown | $92,046 | $67,409 | 53 |
| Morristown Medical Center | Morristown | $67,490 | $50,670 | 42 |
| Morristown Medical Center | Morristown | $101,948 | $80,774 | 38 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | Neptune | $79,609 | $59,699 | 36 |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital | New Brunswick | $96,988 | $66,619 | 31 |
| Cooper University Hospital | Camden | $79,210 | $74,442 | 24 |
| Hackensack University Medical Center | Hackensack | $107,954 | $88,950 | 22 |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital | New Brunswick | $125,218 | $78,279 | 18 |
| Deborah Heart And Lung Center | Browns Mills | $80,605 | $78,068 | 14 |
Open Heart Surgery Cost in Nearby States
Neighboring states offer a range of open heart surgery pricing. New Jersey falls in the middle of the pack.
Expert Answers for New Jersey Patients
Local regulations, insurance nuance, and surgical standards specific to New Jersey.
Compare New Jersey with any other state
See national pricing, all 50 state comparisons, and detailed cost factors in the main open heart surgery cost guide.
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How we calculate open heart surgery costs in New Jersey
Cost estimates combine procedure-specific pricing data with regional cost-of-living and provider-supply adjustments. Primary sources:
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Hospital pricing transparency files — CMS-required machine-readable data published by hospitals under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (effective January 2021). Provides actual negotiated rates between hospitals and insurers.
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HCUP (Healthcare Cost & Utilization Project) — AHRQ's HCUP databases provide nationally-representative procedure cost data by state, payer, and patient demographics.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics — Healthcare Practitioner Occupational Wages — BLS OEWS data on surgeon, anesthesiologist, and surgical staff wages by state, used to model regional labor-cost differences in procedure pricing.
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BEA Regional Price Parities (RPP) — U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis state-level price-level indices, used to adjust national procedure averages for New Jersey's cost-of-living relative to the national mean.
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FAIR Health Consumer Cost Lookup — the FAIR Health database aggregates billed and allowed amounts from over 36 billion claim records, providing a check on procedure-cost ranges by ZIP code.
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Medicare Provider Utilization & Payment Data — CMS public-use files on Medicare-allowed amounts and submitted charges by HCPCS/CPT code and state, used as a baseline for procedure-cost ranges.
Estimates are illustrative and reflect typical pricing ranges; actual costs depend on insurance coverage, surgical complexity, anesthesia type, hospital vs. ambulatory setting, and individual patient factors. Always confirm pricing directly with providers and your insurance carrier. See our methodology page for full calculation details.