Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ charges 10.0x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 185 analyzed procedures, with 61% showing significant price variations.
New Brunswick, NJ 08901 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 2/5
About the analyst
Kevin Nyk analyzes hospital pricing data at BillRazor Research. He specializes in Medicare reimbursement patterns and chargemaster pricing across U.S. hospitals. Expertise: hospital pricing, Medicare rates, chargemaster analysis.
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Pricing grade
F
Very high
Avg markup vs Medicare
10.02x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
25.74x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
185
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
61.1%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE OR DEPENDENCE WITHOUT REHABILITATION THERAPY WITHOUT MCC | 897 | $193,507 | $96,753 | — | 25.7x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $92,966 | $46,483 | — | 19.4x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $139,341 | $69,671 | — | 16.8x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $111,070 | $55,535 | — | 16.2x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCC | 811 | $243,874 | $121,937 | — | 15.7x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $57,053 | $28,526 | — | 15.6x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 393 | $182,093 | $91,047 | — | 15.1x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $169,995 | $84,998 | — | 15.1x |
| RESPIRATORY NEOPLASMS WITH CC | 181 | $132,405 | $66,203 | — | 15.1x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $67,572 | $33,786 | — | 15x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $103,718 | $51,859 | — | 15x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 315 | $117,898 | $58,949 | — | 14.8x |
| DYSEQUILIBRIUM | 149 | $105,571 | $52,786 | — | 14.7x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH CC | 292 | $105,164 | $52,582 | — | 14.5x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $98,275 | $49,138 | — | 14.3x |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 374 | $213,176 | $106,588 | — | 14.3x |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $121,044 | $60,522 | — | 14.1x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $194,638 | $97,319 | — | 13.8x |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH CC | 372 | $134,206 | $67,103 | — | 13.7x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $102,958 | $51,479 | — | 13.7x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $92,336 | $46,168 | — | 13.6x |
| POSTOPERATIVE AND POST-TRAUMATIC INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 863 | $101,866 | $50,933 | — | 13.6x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $97,460 | $48,730 | — | 13.5x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $110,076 | $55,038 | — | 13.4x |
| BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH CC/MCC | 202 | $114,386 | $57,193 | — | 13.3x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $128,538 | $64,269 | — | 13.3x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH CC | 083 | $154,181 | $77,091 | — | 13.2x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $92,550 | $46,275 | — | 13x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $162,769 | $81,384 | — | 13x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $125,069 | $62,535 | — | 13x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $154,969 | $77,485 | — | 12.9x |
| POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS WITH MCC | 917 | $144,831 | $72,416 | — | 12.7x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $115,732 | $57,866 | — | 12.7x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $86,336 | $43,168 | — | 12.6x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $91,375 | $45,687 | — | 12.6x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $140,168 | $70,084 | — | 12.6x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $185,389 | $92,695 | — | 12.5x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $144,254 | $72,127 | — | 12.5x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $110,264 | $55,132 | — | 12.4x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $103,658 | $51,829 | — | 12.4x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $111,310 | $55,655 | — | 12.3x |
| ATHEROSCLEROSIS WITHOUT MCC | 303 | $82,763 | $41,382 | — | 12.3x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $98,741 | $49,371 | — | 12.2x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 438 | $279,510 | $139,755 | — | 12.1x |
| COMPLICATIONS OF TREATMENT WITH CC | 920 | $108,959 | $54,479 | — | 12x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITH MCC | 551 | $154,279 | $77,140 | — | 11.9x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $149,629 | $74,814 | — | 11.8x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $87,324 | $43,662 | — | 11.8x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $77,544 | $38,772 | — | 11.7x |
| CRANIAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 074 | $86,393 | $43,196 | — | 11.7x |
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Data: Federal hospital pricing data, updated annually. All data publicly available under federal law.
Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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