The Matheny School and Hospital is committed to assisting you in understanding your financial responsibilities related to medical services that you might receive at our hospital. The amount you are charged is determined in large part by length of stay (for inpatient care), required testing, and any special equipment that may be needed.

Please understand that specific charges provided here are our base/undiscounted prices and do not necessarily reflect a patient’s financial responsibility. Charges are set based on the intensity of service (i.e., personnel, supplies, fixed hospital costs) as well as prices charged by similar hospitals. We review our charges annually to ensure that they are appropriate to the services/procedures being provided.

The most important thing for you to understand is that your payment liability is dependent on several factors including insurance coverage type, deductible amount, co-pays or self-pay status. These displayed charges provide some general guidance as to how many and how intense the services were that you received; however, your insurance carrier has likely agreed to pay a lesser amount based on the number and type of services involved. Therefore, your ultimate financial liability is more closely tied to your insurance coverage and benefits than these charges.

We recommend that you speak with your health insurer to assist you in determining your financial responsibility for any service you are considering or any service that may be provided to you at our hospital.

The Matheny School & Hospital also provides resources to assist you in better understanding your healthcare benefits related to services and care provided. Please contact our billing department at (908) 234-0011 (ext. 1281) if you would like to discuss further.