University Hospital: charges and Medicare payments

University Hospital reported 774 Medicare inpatient stays across 35 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.71 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in New Jersey, number 58 of 60 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 6.25×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 125 stays at an average charge of $145,391, 61% above the national average. It also billed 1,176 outpatient services, charging 7.83 times what Medicare paid.

1Medicare inpatient stays 774
2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.71×
3Rank in NJ (highest ratio = 1) 58 of 60
4CMS price-transparency actions 0

Average charge per stay at University Hospital, its 10 most frequent DRGs, bars to scale. Source: CMS DY2024.

Inpatient stays

For the 35 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, University Hospital charged more than the national average in 30 (86%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.

DRG	Stays	Avg charge	vs US	Avg paid
871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC	125	$145,391	+61%	$35,258
885 Psychoses	88	$140,827	+220%	$32,492
291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC	53	$78,155	+39%	$26,695
189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure	34	$73,988	+29%	$27,328
847 Chemotherapy without Acute Leukemia As Secondary Diagnosis...	34	$64,034	-5%	$25,696
065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or...	22	$100,115	+80%	$23,925
481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC	22	$147,313	+46%	$35,234
442 Disorders of Liver except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic...	21	$74,571	+57%	$22,640
064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC	20	$142,874	+43%	$35,806
683 Renal Failure with CC	19	$57,594	+41%	$20,147
853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with...	19	$298,457	+30%	$66,752
698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC	18	$152,253	+107%	$30,303
640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...	17	$101,307	+68%	$26,719
872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC	17	$66,395	+35%	$22,141
637 Diabetes with MCC	16	$109,185	+64%	$26,716
552 Medical Back Problems without MCC	15	$84,569	+73%	$23,352
003 ECMO or Tracheostomy with MV >96 Hours or Principal...	14	$990,955	-6%	$251,221
177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC	14	$74,537	+6%	$27,595
441 Disorders of Liver except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic...	14	$149,832	+74%	$34,515
870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours	14	$323,703	0%	$83,275
193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC	13	$118,251	+98%	$26,702
252 Other Vascular Procedures with MCC	13	$110,552	-35%	$52,699
884 Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability	13	$102,716	+65%	$32,008
101 Seizures without MCC	12	$60,766	+25%	$21,575
312 Syncope and Collapse	12	$65,218	+43%	$21,233
378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC	12	$67,518	+39%	$22,839
432 Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with MCC	12	$129,109	+35%	$34,439
638 Diabetes with CC	12	$44,198	+6%	$21,157
682 Renal Failure with MCC	12	$95,450	+45%	$28,207
690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC	12	$77,085	+104%	$21,513
057 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without MCC	11	$91,339	+61%	$28,040
100 Seizures with MCC	11	$107,278	+14%	$35,485
208 Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96...	11	$120,053	-12%	$44,423
433 Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with CC	11	$77,205	+47%	$23,472
641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...	11	$56,431	+52%	$20,386

Outpatient services

Service (APC)	Services	Avg charge	Medicare allowed
Comprehensive Observation Services	389	$33,483	$3,081
Level 4 Urology and Related Services	348	$13,733	$3,923
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures	61	$18,166	$2,623
Level 2 Urology and Related Services	43	$2,606	$769
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures	39	$12,677	$2,142
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	37	$12,747	$1,825
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures	36	$23,910	$4,576
Level 3 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures	25	$14,481	$2,630
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy	23	$22,888	$4,215
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures	19	$79,055	$19,686
Level 5 ENT Procedures	18	$36,218	$6,590
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures	18	$70,092	$12,363
Level 3 Vascular Procedures	16	$19,440	$3,587
Complex GI Procedures	16	$34,451	$5,612
Level 4 Vascular Procedures	15	$39,335	$6,184
Level 3 Upper GI Procedures	14	$29,103	$4,310
Level 3 Urology and Related Services	13	$15,412	$2,116
Level 4 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures	13	$22,631	$4,351
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures	11	$26,817	$3,643
Level 1 Abdominal/Peritoneal/Biliary and Related Procedures	11	$24,576	$3,894
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services	11	$31,952	$6,493

Against the New Jersey average

For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), University Hospital charged $145,391 on average, 10% more than the New Jersey average of $131,698, and was paid $35,258 against a state average of $19,296. For Psychoses (DRG 885), University Hospital charged $140,827 on average, 53% more than the New Jersey average of $91,986, and was paid $32,492 against a state average of $15,005. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), University Hospital charged $78,155 on average, 20% less than the New Jersey average of $97,469, and was paid $26,695 against a state average of $12,811. For Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure (DRG 189), University Hospital charged $73,988 on average, 24% less than the New Jersey average of $97,805, and was paid $27,328 against a state average of $12,570. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $33,483 was 3% below the state average of $34,388. For Level 4 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5374), its average charge of $13,733 was 35% below the state average of $21,241. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $18,166 was 10% below the state average of $20,104. For Level 2 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5372), its average charge of $2,606 was 68% below the state average of $8,057.

Price-transparency record

No action in CMS's price-transparency enforcement list (July 2026) matches this hospital's exact name, city and state. That can mean CMS has not reviewed it, or that it is listed under a different name.

Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.

Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.