6/100
#2,491 nationally
Saint Peter's University Hospital
254 Easton Ave, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 · (732) 745-8600
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Saint Peter's University Hospital billed $10.76 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
- 10.8x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 82
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in NJ
- #53
- 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 5% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 13% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 4% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 2% 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 |
458 | $85,742 | $2,885 | +341% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
243 | $18,458 | $1,705 | +83% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
164 | $214,318 | $21,889 | +228% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
140 | $23,768 | $2,019 | +102% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
121 | $188,719 | $15,107 | +335% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
120 | $44,321 | $5,999 | +26% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
117 | $72,251 | $13,834 | +16% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
104 | $34,421 | $3,358 | +80% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
95 | $29,091 | $5,404 | +6% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
84 | $59,950 | $3,404 | +138% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Digestive Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 391 · Inpatient stay |
$250,677 | $14,930 | +389% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$253,073 | $19,747 | +360% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$85,742 | $2,885 | +341% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$188,719 | $15,107 | +335% |
|
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Complications
MS-DRG 372 · Inpatient stay |
$167,390 | $12,684 | +322% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$46,695 | $1,705 | +316% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
$188,641 | $11,900 | +314% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$186,859 | $15,521 | +301% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$3,067 | $1,699 | -64% |
|
Level 6 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5416 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$35,627 | $7,863 | -13% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$29,091 | $5,404 | +6% |
|
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$63,373 | $10,909 | +6% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$72,251 | $13,834 | +16% |
|
Other Operating Room Procedures for Injuries with Major Complications
MS-DRG 907 · Inpatient stay |
$209,761 | $39,612 | +21% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$44,321 | $5,999 | +26% |
|
Level 3 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5303 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$29,166 | $4,063 | +33% |
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.