US Health Care Costs

Raritan Bay Medical Center

530 New Brunswick Ave, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 · (732) 324-5000

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$18what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$111,220net income, all sources
0.0%margin on patient care alone
$12.5Mcost of charity care (4.2% of costs)
$28.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
284beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance (charity care) policy; ask for it if a bill is hard to pay.

Hospital stays

Medicare figures are 2024 averages for this hospital; the bars show how much of the bill was actually paid.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Sepsis, with major complications 871353$123,277$18,619
Heart failure, with major complications 291196$93,769$12,856
Psychoses 885183$111,851$14,688
Pneumonia, with major complications 193116$88,741$13,322
Lung infection, with major complications 17792$100,317$16,507
Kidney failure, with major complications 68266$93,372$14,310
Urinary tract infection 69062$51,236$8,430
Kidney failure, with complications 68359$57,036$9,227
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68957$72,074$11,288
Sepsis 87253$66,412$10,255
Stomach and digestive disorders 39252$55,360$8,146
Heart attack, with major complications 28040$91,616$15,324
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69840$93,729$17,168
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85340$244,126$47,048
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60337$51,925$8,991
Fainting 31235$64,218$8,491
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30831$82,749$12,757
COPD, with major complications 19029$76,625$11,317
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37729$83,614$16,032
Cellulitis with Mcc 60227$108,997$14,230
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64127$53,963$8,241
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06526$72,698$9,655
Pneumonia, with complications 19425$51,485$9,595
Heart stent 32225$95,804$19,927
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37824$66,427$10,223
Respiratory failure 18923$94,603$12,133
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30923$57,892$7,798
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64023$88,243$12,679
Stroke, with major complications 06421$106,243$18,066
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 05720$100,506$14,060
Lung infection, with complications 17820$63,692$10,850
Bronchitis and Asthma with Cc/Mcc 20220$100,910$11,648
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52220$97,432$20,751
Anemia and blood disorders 81220$67,737$8,945
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87020$317,120$53,797
High blood pressure 30519$46,635$8,109
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis Without Mcc 53619$45,247$7,732
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Mcc 24218$168,239$32,648
Chest pain 31318$52,220$7,230
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48118$97,433$18,715
Diabetes, with complications 63818$56,720$8,320
Delirium and other mental confusion 88418$104,179$17,380
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 20817$140,725$25,739
Irregular heartbeat 31017$45,962$5,505
Back problems (no surgery) 55217$59,664$9,985
Diabetes, with major complications 63717$82,189$14,671
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81117$92,675$13,422
Seizures 10116$49,514$8,907
Heart attack, with complications 28116$54,564$10,595
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Mcc 39316$101,263$16,119
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 19115$55,680$8,366
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32915$196,218$44,532
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38915$55,242$7,970
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39115$91,580$12,333
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48015$167,910$27,597
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06914$51,865$9,946
Depressive Neuroses 88114$95,785$10,737
Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Cc 43913$45,725$10,425
Dysequilibrium 14912$57,705$7,462
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Cc 30012$67,321$12,279
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Cc 66012$90,593$12,886
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence Without Rehabilitation Therapy with Mcc 89612$111,698$16,725
Respiratory Neoplasms with Mcc 18011$135,634$16,612
Interstitial Lung Disease with Mcc 19611$69,418$17,412
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Cc 24311$94,524$20,694
Heart catheterization 28711$78,204$12,686
Other circulation problems, with major complications 31411$105,345$22,717
Bowel surgery, with complications 33011$98,449$24,973
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69911$46,308$11,263
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Mcc 91711$127,300$15,969

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