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Princeton Healthcare System

One Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ 08536  Hospital  ***** CMS quality 4 of 5

#110 of 123cheapest overall in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area.Compare the metro
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This hospital's published cash price is its full list price. Median across the 3,362 prices this hospital publishes, comparing its cash price with its list price for the same item.
Overall cost rating
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
Well above average charges
Charges 6.5× its own reported cost, across all services.
Type
Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds)
Beds
213
Ownership
Nonprofit
Health system
Univ of Pennsylvania Health Sys
Medicare ID
310010
Cost report
FY ending 06/30/2025
CMS quality
***** 4 of 5
Emergency dept
Yes
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Cost rating by procedure category

Each rating compares this hospital against every other US hospital that reported the same category. The multiple is what it charges relative to what it told Medicare the service costs it.

CategoryRatingMarkup
Surgery (operating room)
25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
3.9×
Post-surgery recovery
most expensive 25% of US hospitals
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
17.5×
Childbirth and delivery
25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
2.2×
X-ray and diagnostic imaging
most expensive 25% of US hospitals
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
13.0×
MRI
most expensive 25% of US hospitals
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
24.8×
Cardiac catheterisation
50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
9.1×
Lab tests and bloodwork
most expensive 25% of US hospitals
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
13.7×
Respiratory therapy
most expensive 25% of US hospitals
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
17.5×
Physical therapy
most expensive 25% of US hospitals
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
7.4×
Occupational therapy
most expensive 25% of US hospitals
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
9.0×
Speech therapy
most expensive 25% of US hospitals
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
6.9×
EKG and heart monitoring
most expensive 25% of US hospitals
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
27.4×
EEG brain monitoring
cheapest 25% of US hospitals
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
3.1×
Implanted devices
25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
2.6×
Drugs given at the facility
50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
4.0×
Dialysis
most expensive 25% of US hospitals
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
18.3×
Emergency room visit
most expensive 25% of US hospitals
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
15.8×
Observation stay
most expensive 25% of US hospitals
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
4.4×
Inpatient room and board
25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
2.0×
Intensive care (ICU)
50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
2.7×

What this hospital charges a cash payer

Real published prices from this hospital's own federal price transparency file. We list only services coded in HCPCS Level II, which CMS owns, so nothing here is AMA-licensed. Compare these across hospitals.

ServiceCashList price
PSA prostate cancer screening blood test
HCPCS G0103
$573
cash price
$573
same as list
Hospital observation care, per hour
HCPCS G0378
$216
cash price
$216
same as list
Cefazolin (Ancef) antibiotic injection, 500 mg
HCPCS J0690
$1,425
cash price
$1,425
same as list
Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) antibiotic injection, 250 mg
HCPCS J0696
$1,346
cash price
$1,346
same as list
Dexamethasone steroid injection, 1 mg
HCPCS J1100
$147
cash price
$147
same as list
Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) injection, 50 mg
HCPCS J1200
$44.00
cash price
$44.00
same as list
Gentamicin antibiotic injection, 80 mg
HCPCS J1580
$188
cash price
$188
same as list
Heparin blood thinner injection, 1000 units
HCPCS J1644
$93.00
cash price
$93.00
same as list
Ketorolac (Toradol) pain injection, 15 mg
HCPCS J1885
$37.00
cash price
$37.00
same as list
Ondansetron (Zofran) anti-nausea injection, 1 mg
HCPCS J2405
$75.00
cash price
$75.00
same as list
Fentanyl citrate injection, 0.1 mg
HCPCS J3010
$4,398
cash price
$4,398
same as list
One unit of red blood cells for transfusion
HCPCS P9016
$981
cash price
$981
same as list
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 310010, so it is Medicare-certified and bills Medicare. Commercial insurer network lists are not yet part of this dataset. Confirm your specific plan with the facility before you book.

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