Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus
25 Pocono Road, Denville, NJ 07834 · 106 Priced Procedures · 58% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are +10% above the fair benchmark (1.10×) even after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
2-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.10× fair market pricing.
Cash-Arbitrage Bifurcated Pricer
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus maintains elevated commercial insurance contracts (1.10× Fair BaseRate) while offering direct self-pay cash discounts that beat commercial negotiated medians on 87% of procedures. High-deductible and uninsured patients should always request the self-pay cash rate prior to billing.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Bottom-quartile procedures (Q25) price at 1.00× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 87% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- 2-Star CMS clinical rating with 58% patient recommendation (55/100 safety score)
- Binding Good Faith Estimate rights under 45 CFR § 149.610 protect self-pay patients before scheduling
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Outpatient surgery & OR suites carry a 1.4× markup over Medicare rates
- Commercial insurance median sits at 1.15× Fair BaseRate (1.6× Medicare), so insured patients should always compare the self-pay cash price before paying.
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 1.42×) jump +23% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.15×)
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 8.1× Medicare (14¢ true HCRIS cost per $1 gross)
Pre-scheduled outpatient procedures where patients can comparison-shop.
Emergency, inpatient DRG, lab, and specialty drug lines billed after admission.
Detects median-gaming when upper-quartile codes spike above the p50 median.
Procedure Prices at Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 106 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 871 | $21,537 | 1.1× |
| Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 470 | $19,993 | 1.0× |
| Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 322 | $19,546 | 1.1× |
| Total hip replacement CPT Code: 27130 | $14,889 | 1.1× |
| Total knee replacement CPT Code: 27447 | $14,889 | 1.1× |
| Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 392 | $8,643 | 1.1× |
| Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) CPT Code: 47562 | $7,718 | 1.3× |
| Inguinal hernia repair CPT Code: 49505 | $5,605 | unverified |
| Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair CPT Code: 29881 | $5,123 | 1.5× |
| Bunion correction surgery CPT Code: 28296 | $5,123 | unverified |
| Breast lump removal CPT Code: 19120 | $4,768 | 1.2× |
| Cataract surgery with lens implant CPT Code: 66984 | $3,613 | 1.4× |
| Colonoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 45380 | $2,145 | 1.7× |
| Colonoscopy (diagnostic) CPT Code: 45378 | $1,989 | 2.0× |
| Upper endoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 43239 | $1,989 | 2.0× |
| Sleep study (overnight, in lab) CPT Code: 95810 | $1,566 | 1.5× |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $791 | 1.6× |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $703 | 1.2× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $549 | 1.2× |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $552 | 1.1× |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) CPT Code: 99203 | $510 | unverified |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) CPT Code: 99213 | $510 | unverified |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) CPT Code: 99214 | $510 | unverified |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $435 | 1.6× |
| Neurobehavioral status check CPT Code: 96116 | $344 | 1.5× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus (Zero PHI Required)
Above Standard 400% FPL Financial-Assistance Ceiling
At 274% FPL, you exceed the standard 400% FPL tier, though medical-hardship caps (when bills exceed 10% of annual income) may still apply.
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($17,834) Beats Your Bill
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $17,834 (vs. $21,537 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $19,087 Fair BaseRate ($14,117 Medicare)
Your bill ($51,689) is $32,602 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($19,087) and 3.7× the $14,117 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus as a non-501(c)(3) facility. Federal 26 U.S.C. § 501(r) statutory charity-care caps apply specifically to tax-exempt nonprofit hospitals, though state hospital fair-pricing statutes and prompt-pay self-pay discounts may still apply.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Healthcare-Associated Infections (CDC NHSN / CMS HAI)
1.00 SIR = National Predicted Baseline (Lower Is Safer)Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (868 completed HCAHPS patient surveys). Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
2D regional comparison of commercial negotiated price index against CMS clinical quality composite for Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus.
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.