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Hmh Hospitals Corporation

Ambulance·Hackensack, NJ·NPI: 1457456279SharePrint 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 $398.50 per claim for 99284 (Emergency dept visit, high complexity) — 5.7× the national median of $69.51.

Bills $291.76 per claim for 99283 (Emergency dept visit, moderate complexity) — 6.9× the national median of $42.48.

Bills $1,000.65 per claim for G0378 (Hospital observation service, per hour) — 10.1× the national median of $99.39.

Billing in the top 1% nationally for 6 procedure codes: J1745, 96375, 43239.

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

Compared to Ambulance Peers

Total spending distribution among 12 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $333.0M is at the 90th percentile among 12 Ambulance providers.

Above 90th percentile for this specialty — higher spending than 10 of 12 peers

Active Billing Period:2018-012024-12(84 months)
Sharp billing drop in final month

Total Paid

$333.0M

$333,032,794

Total Claims

3.5M

Beneficiaries

2.8M

1.3 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$94

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

🔍 Analysis

Provider Overview

Hmh Hospitals Corporation is a Ambulance provider based in Hackensack, NJ. From the 2018–2024 period, this provider received $333.0M in Medicaid payments across 3.5M claims.

Why This Matters

This provider received $333.0M in taxpayer-funded Medicaid payments — enough to fund healthcare for approximately 41,629 Medicaid beneficiaries for a full year at average per-enrollee costs.

27% growthsince first billing year

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$43.3M
-4%
2019
$41.4M
-19%
2020
$33.4M
+32%
2021
$44.1M
+27%
2022
$56.2M
+7%
2023
$59.9M
-9%
2024
$54.7M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 30 distinct procedure codes. The top code (99284 (Emergency dept visit, high complexity)) accounts for 10% of total spending.

99284Top 5%

Emergency dept visit, high complexity

$33.7M

85K claims · 10.1%

Your Cost: $398.50/claim|Median: $69.51
5.7× median
99283Top 5%

Emergency dept visit, moderate complexity

$31.2M

107K claims · 9.4%

Your Cost: $291.76/claim|Median: $42.48
6.9× median
G0378Top 5%

Hospital observation service, per hour

$19.3M

19K claims · 5.8%

Your Cost: $1,000.65/claim|Median: $99.39
10.1× median
J9271Top 25%

Injection, pembrolizumab, 1 mg

$17.0M

2K claims · 5.1%

Your Cost: $10,140.29/claim|Median: $5,391.55
1.9× median
99285Top 5%

Emergency dept visit, high/urgent complexity

$12.3M

31K claims · 3.7%

Your Cost: $390.48/claim|Median: $85.65
4.6× median
96413Top 5%

Chemotherapy administration, IV infusion, up to 1 hour

$11.7M

31K claims · 3.5%

Your Cost: $380.90/claim|Median: $75.28
5.1× median
J1745Top 1%

Injection, infliximab, excludes biosimilar, 10 mg

$10.7M

1K claims · 3.2%

Your Cost: $9,014.48/claim|Median: $1,587.53
5.7× median
J9312Top 5%

$7.1M

1K claims · 2.1%

Your Cost: $6,344.95/claim|Median: $2,705.30
2.4× median
96375Top 1%

Therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic IV push, each additional substance

$6.7M

47K claims · 2.0%

Your Cost: $144.29/claim|Median: $14.92
9.7× median
J9306Top 10%

$5.7M

831 claims · 1.7%

Your Cost: $6,906.89/claim|Median: $3,571.19
1.9× median
99282Top 5%

Emergency dept visit, low complexity

$5.7M

25K claims · 1.7%

Your Cost: $228.63/claim|Median: $37.72
6.1× median
43239Top 1%

Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy

$5.0M

3K claims · 1.5%

Your Cost: $1,839.87/claim|Median: $151.68
12.1× median
J9299Top 25%

Nivolumab (Opdivo) injection, 1 mg

$5.0M

773 claims · 1.5%

Your Cost: $6,455.25/claim|Median: $3,562.28
1.8× median
A0429Top 25%

Ambulance, BLS emergency transport

$4.9M

20K claims · 1.5%

Your Cost: $246.21/claim|Median: $138.19
1.8× median
96365Top 10%

IV infusion, therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic, initial, up to 1 hour

$4.7M

30K claims · 1.4%

Your Cost: $155.28/claim|Median: $54.77
2.8× median
74177Top 25%

CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast

$3.9M

18K claims · 1.2%

Your Cost: $208.58/claim|Median: $65.76
3.2× median
J0897Top 5%

$3.8M

2K claims · 1.1%

Your Cost: $2,015.69/claim|Median: $493.25
4.1× median
96361Normal range

IV infusion, hydration, each additional hour

$3.6M

34K claims · 1.1%

Your Cost: $107.70/claim|Median: $38.92
2.8× median
J1561Normal range

$3.5M

2K claims · 1.1%

Your Cost: $1,737.85/claim|Median: $1,482.84
1.2× median
93306Top 5%

Echocardiography, transthoracic, complete, with Doppler

$3.5M

7K claims · 1.0%

Your Cost: $497.70/claim|Median: $54.68
9.1× median
A0427Top 25%

Ambulance, ALS emergency transport Level 1

$3.4M

11K claims · 1.0%

Your Cost: $314.71/claim|Median: $164.22
1.9× median
78815Top 25%

PET imaging for limited area

$3.1M

3K claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $986.69/claim|Median: $325.10
3.0× median
93458Top 1%

$2.9M

933 claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $3,113.33/claim|Median: $183.33
17.0× median
70553Top 10%

MRI brain without contrast, then with contrast

$2.9M

5K claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $579.42/claim|Median: $133.68
4.3× median
36430Top 5%

$2.8M

7K claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $431.05/claim|Median: $111.66
3.9× median
J9310Top 1%

$2.7M

338 claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $7,865.70/claim|Median: $2,163.51
3.6× median
J9355Top 1%

$2.6M

458 claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $5,726.04/claim|Median: $1,942.13
3.0× median
J9144Normal range

$2.3M

680 claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $3,319.93/claim|Median: $3,253.39
1.0× median
J1439Top 5%

$2.3M

2K claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $1,153.88/claim|Median: $477.34
2.4× median
45380Top 5%

Colonoscopy with biopsy

$2.2M

2K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $1,101.04/claim|Median: $200.68
5.5× median