Essex County Hospital Center
204 GROVE AVENUE, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
Essex County Hospital Center in Cedar Grove, NJ has an average Medicare payment of $14,977 and a Value Score of C (58/100). Compare prices for 13 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Essex County Hospital Center
Essex County Hospital Center does not carry an overall CMS Hospital Compare star rating — typically because the hospital is too small, too specialized, or reports too few of the underlying measures to compute the composite. The CMS Hospital Compare measures break roughly evenly between better- and worse-than-benchmark performance, which is the modal pattern across U.S. hospitals.
Average Medicare payment per documented procedure at Essex County Hospital Center is $14,977, near the national median for acute-care hospitals. The combined value score — quality versus cost — works out to 58/100, an above-average showing.
Essex County Hospital Center is a government-owned hospital — typically county, hospital district, or federal (VA, military, Indian Health Service). Government hospitals have a distinct mission profile, often serving safety-net populations or specific veteran or tribal communities. The CMS payment record for Essex County Hospital Center lists 13 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, Renal Failure with CC, Transient Ischemia. Emergency services are not offered, which is unusual for an acute-care facility — most often reflects a specialty hospital or non-traditional inpatient model.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Hospital Compare quality measures, CMS Inpatient Payment data files.
Procedure Prices
| Procedure (DRG) | Total Payment |
|---|---|
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $22,392 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $12,309 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $7,625 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $16,671 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $11,872 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $6,361 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $25,285 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $7,344 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $15,619 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $18,964 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $14,045 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $10,570 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $25,644 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Essex County Hospital Center Compares
Essex County Hospital Center has an average Medicare payment of $14,977, 28% below the New Jersey state average of $20,736. That is 6% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Orthopedic, where the typical payment is $26,891 (44% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (58/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Essex County Hospital Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Essex County Hospital Center has an average payment of $14,977 across 13 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Essex County Hospital Center does not currently have a CMS star rating on file. Quality measures may still be available for individual metrics like mortality and readmission rates.
Essex County Hospital Center has a Value Score of C (58/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Government - Local facilities like this one are psychiatric.
Essex County Hospital Center does not offer emergency services at this location. For emergencies, contact your local 911 service.
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Hospital payment data reflects Medicare inpatient claims. Value Scores combine cost efficiency, CMS star ratings, and patient outcome measures. Actual out-of-pocket costs may vary based on insurance and individual circumstances.