University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro
University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro in Plainsboro, NJ charges 8.0x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 98 analyzed procedures, with 6% showing significantly higher markups.
Plainsboro, NJ 08536 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 3/5
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Elena Vasquez leads hospital billing pattern analysis at BillRazor Research. She focuses on identifying overcharges, markup outliers, and patient advocacy strategies. Expertise: hospital billing patterns, overcharge analysis, patient advocacy.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
7.97x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
15.65x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
98
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
6.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $65,535 | $32,767 | — | 15.7x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $47,760 | $23,880 | — | 14.6x |
| DISORDERS OF PERSONALITY AND IMPULSE CONTROL | 883 | $187,436 | $93,718 | — | 13.8x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $42,145 | $21,073 | — | 13.4x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $65,379 | $32,690 | — | 12.9x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $63,778 | $31,889 | — | 12.2x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITHOUT MCC | 556 | $65,141 | $32,571 | — | 11.7x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $53,091 | $26,545 | — | 11.5x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $56,350 | $28,175 | — | 11.4x |
| BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH CC/MCC | 202 | $89,906 | $44,953 | — | 11.2x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $94,882 | $47,441 | — | 11.2x |
| INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE WITH CC | 386 | $72,272 | $36,136 | — | 10.8x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $73,002 | $36,501 | — | 10.6x |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH CC | 372 | $75,328 | $37,664 | — | 10.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $55,549 | $27,774 | — | 10.4x |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 375 | $80,273 | $40,136 | — | 10.1x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $57,385 | $28,692 | — | 9.9x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $63,036 | $31,518 | — | 9.8x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $67,259 | $33,630 | — | 9.8x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $46,499 | $23,250 | — | 9.7x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $53,509 | $26,755 | — | 9.6x |
| NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 054 | $90,270 | $45,135 | — | 9.5x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC | 191 | $53,891 | $26,945 | — | 9.4x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $129,926 | $64,963 | — | 9.2x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH CC | 292 | $52,711 | $26,355 | — | 9.2x |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $100,107 | $50,054 | — | 9x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $86,844 | $43,422 | — | 9x |
| HEADACHES WITHOUT MCC | 103 | $45,531 | $22,766 | — | 8.9x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $53,966 | $26,983 | — | 8.9x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITH MCC | 551 | $125,506 | $62,753 | — | 8.9x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $53,242 | $26,621 | — | 8.9x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $46,122 | $23,061 | — | 8.8x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $55,384 | $27,692 | — | 8.8x |
| CRANIAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 074 | $64,278 | $32,139 | — | 8.6x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $74,534 | $37,267 | — | 8.5x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $45,299 | $22,650 | — | 8.4x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $78,463 | $39,231 | — | 8.4x |
| MALIGNANCY OF HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM OR PANCREAS WITH MCC | 435 | $111,804 | $55,902 | — | 8.4x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $58,160 | $29,080 | — | 8.3x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $58,882 | $29,441 | — | 8.3x |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 543 | $58,639 | $29,320 | — | 8.2x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $56,616 | $28,308 | — | 8.1x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $67,188 | $33,594 | — | 8.1x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $41,697 | $20,848 | — | 8x |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $37,474 | $18,737 | — | 8x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $49,480 | $24,740 | — | 8x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $46,199 | $23,099 | — | 7.7x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $72,132 | $36,066 | — | 7.7x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $70,837 | $35,418 | — | 7.6x |
| FEVER AND INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS | 864 | $45,351 | $22,676 | — | 7.5x |
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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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