Saint Peter's University Hospital
SAINT PETER'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL in New Brunswick, NJ charges 12.7x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average, with 91% of analyzed procedures showing significant price variations.
New Brunswick, NJ 08901 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 4/5
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
12.71x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
18.9x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
55
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
90.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $171,807 | $85,904 | — | 18.9x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $116,802 | $58,401 | — | 17.1x |
| DYSEQUILIBRIUM | 149 | $111,960 | $55,980 | — | 17x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $140,676 | $70,338 | — | 17x |
| CELLULITIS WITH MCC | 602 | $227,133 | $113,566 | — | 16.9x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $159,977 | $79,989 | — | 16.8x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $188,918 | $94,459 | — | 16.7x |
| BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH CC/MCC | 202 | $139,733 | $69,867 | — | 16.4x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $74,846 | $37,423 | — | 16.1x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $156,366 | $78,183 | — | 16x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $102,462 | $51,231 | — | 15.3x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC | 191 | $120,722 | $60,361 | — | 15.3x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $167,741 | $83,871 | — | 14.9x |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 543 | $130,530 | $65,265 | — | 14.5x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $110,328 | $55,164 | — | 14.5x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $176,181 | $88,091 | — | 14.4x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $195,160 | $97,580 | — | 14.3x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $273,284 | $136,642 | — | 14.1x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $184,991 | $92,495 | — | 14x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 393 | $186,491 | $93,245 | — | 13.9x |
| RESPIRATORY NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 180 | $282,365 | $141,183 | — | 13.7x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $110,486 | $55,243 | — | 13.6x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $100,857 | $50,429 | — | 13.6x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $212,474 | $106,237 | — | 13.3x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $76,285 | $38,143 | — | 13.3x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 178 | $130,095 | $65,048 | — | 13.3x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $93,956 | $46,978 | — | 13.2x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $200,408 | $100,204 | — | 13.1x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $135,000 | $67,500 | — | 12.7x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $95,693 | $47,847 | — | 12.6x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $113,201 | $56,601 | — | 12.5x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $92,691 | $46,345 | — | 12.5x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $144,545 | $72,273 | — | 12.4x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $547,415 | $273,707 | — | 12.3x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $146,528 | $73,264 | — | 12.3x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $79,318 | $39,659 | — | 12.1x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $95,659 | $47,829 | — | 12x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $194,593 | $97,297 | — | 11.6x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $132,874 | $66,437 | — | 11x |
| NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 054 | $139,786 | $69,893 | — | 10.7x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 329 | $498,632 | $249,316 | — | 10.6x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $87,986 | $43,993 | — | 10.6x |
| ENDOCRINE DISORDERS WITH CC | 644 | $96,840 | $48,420 | — | 10.3x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC | 981 | $405,333 | $202,667 | — | 10x |
| CRANIAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 074 | $94,799 | $47,400 | — | 9.9x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 252 | $322,196 | $161,098 | — | 9.9x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 177 | $160,054 | $80,027 | — | 9.7x |
| DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 057 | $102,268 | $51,134 | — | 8.9x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 699 | $79,926 | $39,963 | — | 8.4x |
| COAGULATION DISORDERS | 813 | $114,139 | $57,070 | — | 7.9x |
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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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