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Jersey City Medical Center

General Acute Care Hospital·Jersey City, NJ·NPI: 1689744856SharePrint Report

Red Flags Explained

Each flag represents a statistical test that identified unusual billing patterns. Here's what each flag on this provider means in plain English:

Rate Outlier

Rate Outlier means this provider charges above the 90th percentile for multiple different procedure codes simultaneously. While one high-cost code could reflect specialization, consistently high rates across many codes may indicate systematic overbilling.

These flags are statistical indicators only. Many flagged providers have legitimate explanations for their billing patterns. Learn more about our methodology.

Risk Assessment

Bills $370.04 per claim for 99283 (Emergency dept visit, moderate complexity) — 8.7× the national median of $42.48.

Bills $803.23 per claim for G0378 (Hospital observation service, per hour) — 8.1× the national median of $99.39.

Bills $401.91 per claim for 99284 (Emergency dept visit, high complexity) — 5.8× the national median of $69.51.

Billing in the top 1% nationally for 4 procedure codes: 99283, 43239, 93306.

This is a statistical summary, not an accusation. See our methodology.

Compared to General Acute Care Hospital Peers

Total spending distribution among 156 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $336.4M is at the 75th percentile among 156 General Acute Care Hospital providers.

Active Billing Period:2018-012024-12(84 months)

Total Paid

$336.4M

$336,381,756

Total Claims

3.2M

Beneficiaries

2.4M

1.3 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$106

#206 of 618K providers by total spending(top <0.1%)

🔍 Analysis

Provider Overview

Jersey City Medical Center is a General Acute Care Hospital provider based in Jersey City, NJ. From the 2018–2024 period, this provider received $336.4M in Medicaid payments across 3.2M claims.

Why This Matters

This provider received $336.4M in taxpayer-funded Medicaid payments — enough to fund healthcare for approximately 42,047 Medicaid beneficiaries for a full year at average per-enrollee costs.

22% growthsince first billing year

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$47.6M
+6%
2019
$50.4M
-30%
2020
$35.1M
+26%
2021
$44.4M
-0%
2022
$44.3M
+27%
2023
$56.4M
+3%
2024
$58.2M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 30 distinct procedure codes. The top code (99283 (Emergency dept visit, moderate complexity)) accounts for 11% of total spending.

99283Top 1%

Emergency dept visit, moderate complexity

$37.0M

100K claims · 11.0%

Your Cost: $370.04/claim|Median: $42.48
8.7× median
G0378Top 10%

Hospital observation service, per hour

$32.1M

40K claims · 9.5%

Your Cost: $803.23/claim|Median: $99.39
8.1× median
99284Top 5%

Emergency dept visit, high complexity

$31.9M

79K claims · 9.5%

Your Cost: $401.91/claim|Median: $69.51
5.8× median
99285Top 5%

Emergency dept visit, high/urgent complexity

$30.0M

56K claims · 8.9%

Your Cost: $535.08/claim|Median: $85.65
6.3× median
A0429Top 10%

Ambulance, BLS emergency transport

$29.6M

99K claims · 8.8%

Your Cost: $299.09/claim|Median: $138.19
2.2× median
H0035Top 25%

Mental health partial hospitalization, treatment, per hour

$21.0M

78K claims · 6.2%

Your Cost: $270.21/claim|Median: $148.53
1.8× median
A0427Top 10%

Ambulance, ALS emergency transport Level 1

$12.4M

28K claims · 3.7%

Your Cost: $448.43/claim|Median: $164.22
2.7× median
S9480Top 10%

Intensive outpatient psychiatric services, per diem

$7.8M

10K claims · 2.3%

Your Cost: $756.67/claim|Median: $135.70
5.6× median
99282Top 5%

Emergency dept visit, low complexity

$7.4M

29K claims · 2.2%

Your Cost: $257.86/claim|Median: $37.72
6.8× median
J2426Normal range

$5.7M

8K claims · 1.7%

Your Cost: $760.60/claim|Median: $625.59
1.2× median
OP250Top 10%

Orthotic or prosthetic procedure, not otherwise classified

$4.8M

190K claims · 1.4%

Your Cost: $25.08/claim|Median: $1.68
14.9× median
43239Top 1%

Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy

$4.5M

3K claims · 1.3%

Your Cost: $1,535.51/claim|Median: $151.68
10.1× median
93306Top 1%

Echocardiography, transthoracic, complete, with Doppler

$3.7M

5K claims · 1.1%

Your Cost: $697.91/claim|Median: $54.68
12.8× median
T2034Normal range

Crisis intervention, per 15 min

$3.5M

4K claims · 1.0%

Your Cost: $855.25/claim|Median: $254.45
3.4× median
45380Top 1%

Colonoscopy with biopsy

$3.1M

2K claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $1,417.47/claim|Median: $200.68
7.1× median
74177Top 25%

CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast

$2.8M

14K claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $206.39/claim|Median: $65.76
3.1× median
93017Top 5%

$2.5M

5K claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $464.90/claim|Median: $56.03
8.3× median
G0379Top 25%

Direct admission to hospital observation

$2.3M

7K claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $344.69/claim|Median: $48.25
7.1× median
OP370Normal range

$2.1M

20K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $109.64/claim|Median: $82.47
1.3× median
OP710Normal range

$2.1M

21K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $97.17/claim|Median: $68.93
1.4× median
A0425Normal range

Ground mileage, per statute mile

$2.0M

121K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $16.39/claim|Median: $23.36
0.7× median
99211Top 10%

Office/outpatient visit, minimal complexity

$1.9M

36K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $51.79/claim|Median: $12.93
4.0× median
76818Top 5%

$1.9M

10K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $192.90/claim|Median: $68.15
2.8× median
70450Top 25%

CT head/brain without contrast

$1.8M

17K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $109.61/claim|Median: $45.53
2.4× median
97530Normal range

Therapeutic activities, each 15 min

$1.8M

52K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $35.11/claim|Median: $33.11
1.1× median
96361Normal range

IV infusion, hydration, each additional hour

$1.8M

29K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $61.41/claim|Median: $38.92
1.6× median
92507Normal range

Speech/hearing/language treatment

$1.8M

27K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $65.75/claim|Median: $49.45
1.3× median
96372Top 5%

Therapeutic injection, subcutaneous/intramuscular

$1.7M

43K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $39.71/claim|Median: $9.56
4.2× median
97110Normal range

Therapeutic exercises, each 15 min

$1.7M

71K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $23.76/claim|Median: $24.49
1.0× median
93458Top 5%

Left heart catheterization with imaging

$1.7M

922 claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $1,837.56/claim|Median: $183.33
10.0× median