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#2,617 nationally
Heights University Hospital
176 Palisade Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306 · (201) 795-8200
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Heights University Hospital billed $28.24 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
- 28.2x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 11
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in NJ
- #58
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 2/5
- 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 0% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 0% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 0% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 0% 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 |
157 | $304,001 | $3,020 | +1,464% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
51 | $358,770 | $20,258 | +450% |
|
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence with Rehabilitation Therapy
MS-DRG 895 · Inpatient stay |
23 | $149,462 | $17,856 | +326% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
23 | $23,444 | $3,967 | +14% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
22 | $259,824 | $13,246 | +499% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
21 | $17,960 | $2,230 | +39% |
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
19 | $225,990 | $16,405 | +526% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
18 | $236,178 | $10,168 | +693% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
14 | $70,648 | $6,566 | +101% |
|
Skin Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay |
12 | $257,181 | $11,432 | +743% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$304,001 | $3,020 | +1,464% |
|
Skin Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay |
$257,181 | $11,432 | +743% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$236,178 | $10,168 | +693% |
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
$225,990 | $16,405 | +526% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$259,824 | $13,246 | +499% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$358,770 | $20,258 | +450% |
|
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without Major
MS-DRG 897 · Inpatient stay |
$151,546 | $11,250 | +366% |
|
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence with Rehabilitation Therapy
MS-DRG 895 · Inpatient stay |
$149,462 | $17,856 | +326% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$23,444 | $3,967 | +14% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,960 | $2,230 | +39% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$70,648 | $6,566 | +101% |
|
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence with Rehabilitation Therapy
MS-DRG 895 · Inpatient stay |
$149,462 | $17,856 | +326% |
|
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without Major
MS-DRG 897 · Inpatient stay |
$151,546 | $11,250 | +366% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$358,770 | $20,258 | +450% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$259,824 | $13,246 | +499% |
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
$225,990 | $16,405 | +526% |
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.