US Health Care Costs

The University Hospital

150 Bergen St, Newark, NJ 07103 · (973) 972-4300

General hospitalGovernment - StateEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$23what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$144.7Mnet income, all sources
−25.0%margin on patient care alone
$52.0Mcost of charity care (5.9% of costs)
$172.7Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
358beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025.

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 871125$145,391$35,258
Psychoses 88588$140,827$32,492
Heart failure, with major complications 29153$78,155$26,695
Respiratory failure 18934$73,988$27,328
Chemotherapy Without Acute Leukemia As Secondary Diagnosis with Cc 84734$64,034$25,696
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06522$100,115$23,925
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48122$147,313$35,234
Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis with Cc 44221$74,571$22,640
Stroke, with major complications 06420$142,874$35,806
Kidney failure, with complications 68319$57,594$20,147
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85319$298,457$66,752
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69818$152,253$30,303
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64017$101,307$26,719
Sepsis 87217$66,395$22,141
Diabetes, with major complications 63716$109,185$26,716
Back problems (no surgery) 55215$84,569$23,352
Ecmo or Tracheostomy with Mv >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except Face, Mouth and Nec 00314$990,955$251,221
Lung infection, with major complications 17714$74,537$27,595
Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis with Mcc 44114$149,832$34,515
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87014$323,703$83,275
Pneumonia, with major complications 19313$118,251$26,702
Other Vascular Procedures with Mcc 25213$110,552$52,699
Delirium and other mental confusion 88413$102,716$32,008
Seizures 10112$60,766$21,575
Fainting 31212$65,219$21,233
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37812$67,518$22,839
Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Mcc 43212$129,109$34,439
Diabetes, with complications 63812$44,198$21,157
Kidney failure, with major complications 68212$95,450$28,207
Urinary tract infection 69012$77,085$21,513
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 05711$91,339$28,040
Seizures with Mcc 10011$107,278$35,485
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 20811$120,053$44,423
Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Cc 43311$77,205$23,472
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64111$56,431$20,386

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