30/100
#1,875 nationally
Jfk University Medical Center
65 James Street, Edison, NJ 08818 · (732) 321-7000
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Jfk University Medical Center billed $6.26 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
- 6.3x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 149
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in NJ
- #24
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 3/5
- 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 18% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 55% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 25% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 24% 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 |
651 | $123,997 | $18,124 | +90% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
638 | $28,625 | $2,847 | +47% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
413 | $23,484 | $3,405 | -7% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
252 | $93,373 | $12,410 | +115% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
227 | $12,420 | $2,464 | +6% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
189 | $109,384 | $15,800 | +99% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
181 | $57,321 | $11,603 | -15% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
177 | $9,981 | $1,675 | about average |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
136 | $96,794 | $12,350 | +108% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
125 | $34,513 | $6,043 | about average |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,564 | $705 | +173% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
$88,596 | $11,371 | +117% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$93,373 | $12,410 | +115% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (severe)
MS-DRG 308 · Inpatient stay |
$100,562 | $14,124 | +112% |
|
Gastrointestinal Obstruction without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 390 · Inpatient stay |
$50,857 | $5,223 | +112% |
|
Malignancy of Hepatobiliary System or Pancreas with Major Complications
MS-DRG 435 · Inpatient stay |
$171,744 | $25,094 | +110% |
|
Pneumonia (with complications)
MS-DRG 194 · Inpatient stay |
$66,519 | $7,782 | +109% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$96,794 | $12,350 | +108% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5194 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$68,414 | $18,202 | -28% |
|
Major Chest Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 163 · Inpatient stay |
$129,685 | $40,178 | -27% |
|
Major Chest Procedures with Complications
MS-DRG 164 · Inpatient stay |
$80,718 | $24,093 | -26% |
|
Level 5 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5415 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$24,062 | $5,277 | -20% |
|
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 027 · Inpatient stay |
$99,572 | $28,902 | -18% |
|
Major Chest Procedures without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 165 · Inpatient stay |
$68,082 | $18,183 | -18% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$51,146 | $13,811 | -18% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,906 | $3,356 | -17% |
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.