12/100
#2,336 nationally
Ahs Hospital Corp
651 Willow Grove St, Hackettstown, NJ 07840 · (908) 852-5100
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Ahs Hospital Corp billed $9.87 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
- 9.9x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 48
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in NJ
- #46
- 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 5% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 28% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 10% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 7% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
192 | $148,109 | $15,098 | +127% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
180 | $40,397 | $2,837 | +108% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
115 | $119,888 | $10,013 | +176% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
67 | $127,794 | $10,660 | +174% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
62 | $9,151 | $1,580 | -9% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
57 | $134,450 | $13,017 | +144% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
50 | $110,039 | $9,414 | +170% |
|
Skin Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay |
48 | $78,367 | $6,829 | +157% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
47 | $25,240 | $3,280 | +32% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
46 | $25,276 | $5,417 | -8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$89,153 | $9,504 | +199% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (with complications)
MS-DRG 309 · Inpatient stay |
$90,455 | $5,625 | +195% |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
$95,891 | $8,167 | +191% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$119,888 | $10,013 | +176% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$127,794 | $10,660 | +174% |
|
COPD (severe)
MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay |
$113,201 | $8,952 | +170% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
$110,039 | $9,414 | +170% |
|
Back Problems (without major complications)
MS-DRG 552 · Inpatient stay |
$100,801 | $12,013 | +158% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$27,651 | $7,490 | -31% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,203 | $1,992 | -22% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,622 | $3,529 | -20% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,966 | $3,389 | -17% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,151 | $1,580 | -9% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$25,276 | $5,417 | -8% |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,905 | $1,677 | -8% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$32,483 | $5,360 | -7% |
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.