28/100
#1,940 nationally
Southern Ocean Medical Center
1140 Rt 72 W, Manahawkin, NJ 08050 · (609) 597-6011
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Southern Ocean Medical Center billed $6.87 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 6.9x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 98
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in NJ
- #33
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 4/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 15% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 48% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 28% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 27% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
722 | $28,417 | $2,843 | +46% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
345 | $103,864 | $14,948 | +59% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
281 | $76,750 | $9,626 | +77% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
137 | $70,953 | $10,588 | +52% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
110 | $78,954 | $12,555 | +44% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
110 | $84,494 | $11,431 | +38% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
94 | $14,608 | $3,650 | -29% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
88 | $62,474 | $8,683 | +59% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
86 | $67,420 | $8,743 | +65% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
85 | $10,250 | $2,087 | -21% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$111,087 | $13,770 | +129% |
|
Endocrine Disorders with Complications
MS-DRG 644 · Inpatient stay |
$73,708 | $7,980 | +92% |
|
Fainting
MS-DRG 312 · Inpatient stay |
$69,616 | $6,659 | +90% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (with complications)
MS-DRG 309 · Inpatient stay |
$58,054 | $5,754 | +90% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 310 · Inpatient stay |
$46,426 | $4,307 | +84% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (with complications)
MS-DRG 699 · Inpatient stay |
$68,123 | $7,830 | +81% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$76,750 | $9,626 | +77% |
|
COPD (with complications)
MS-DRG 191 · Inpatient stay |
$58,338 | $6,389 | +75% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,557 | $5,984 | -49% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$37,593 | $11,503 | -44% |
|
Level 4 Vascular Procedures
APC 5184 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,459 | $5,753 | -38% |
|
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5194 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$60,228 | $18,316 | -37% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,608 | $3,650 | -29% |
|
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,894 | $3,273 | -29% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$21,515 | $5,417 | -22% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$49,156 | $13,755 | -21% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.