23/100
#2,096 nationally
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Rahway
865 Stone St, Rahway, NJ 07065 · (732) 381-4200
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Rahway billed $7.13 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
- 7.1x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 38
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in NJ
- #42
- 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 14% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 42% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 18% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 18% 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 |
280 | $120,887 | $16,607 | +85% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
145 | $32,360 | $2,804 | +67% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
67 | $14,556 | $2,107 | +13% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
65 | $88,592 | $10,872 | +104% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
63 | $69,696 | $13,564 | +12% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
62 | $19,809 | $2,440 | +69% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
48 | $20,083 | $3,650 | about average |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
43 | $100,420 | $13,711 | +64% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
32 | $212,387 | $39,796 | +19% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
30 | $98,343 | $13,518 | +73% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$141,376 | $13,814 | +157% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$119,007 | $11,085 | +155% |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
$72,455 | $7,524 | +120% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$110,947 | $12,072 | +110% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
$83,687 | $9,677 | +105% |
|
Fainting
MS-DRG 312 · Inpatient stay |
$75,156 | $7,457 | +105% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$88,592 | $10,872 | +104% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
$60,215 | $6,627 | +97% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,555 | $1,562 | -5% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,083 | $3,650 | about average |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$26,757 | $5,097 | about average |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,830 | $3,147 | about average |
|
Sepsis
MS-DRG 870 · Inpatient stay |
$280,594 | $50,470 | +4% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$36,811 | $6,041 | +5% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,541 | $3,247 | +11% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$44,473 | $7,490 | +12% |
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.