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Hospital Billing & Insurance Information

If you have billing or payment inquiries, please call (609) 584-6780 Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. or email us at ptaccts@rwjuhh.edu

Send payments to:

RWJUH Hamilton
P.O. Box 48025
Newark, NJ 07101-4825

To make inquiries or payments in person, our Cashier office is located in the main lobby of the hospital and is open Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., for your convenience.

The costs for the services provided to you during your hospital stay will be billed to you after you are discharged. You may also request screening for eligibility for medical assistance, charity care, or reduced-charge services by calling a Patient Financial Counselor at ext. 6760 or 584-6760.

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton accepts assignment of benefits for most major insurances. Click here for a complete list of Accepted Health Plans. However, the primary financial responsibility for payment of your hospital bill lies with you, the patient, or your guarantor. Payment for patient responsibility items that can be determined prior to admission, such as deductibles and co-insurance, will be requested prior to admission (or prior to discharge for emergency admissions). Payment for services not covered by insurance will be estimated and requested as a deposit prior to admission or during your stay in the hospital. Any duplicate or excess payments will be promptly refunded to the appropriate party.

If payment is not received from your insurance company within 60 days after we submit your initial bill, the unpaid balance will become your full responsibility. Accounts uncollected at 120 days are submitted to an outside collection agency and/or attorneys for collection. Our Patient Account representatives in the Billing and Collection departments will assist you in making financial arrangement for your account. However, it is imperative that you remain in contact with us until your account is settled. Please call ext. 6780 or 584-6780.

Billing Services
The hospital's bill does not include charges for the following services:
  • Attending physician's fees
  • Any consultant physician's fees
  • Anesthesiologist's fees (Hamilton Anesthesia Associates)
  • Emergency Services (ER) physician's fees (Emergency Physician Associates)
  • Radiologist's fees for interpretation of any x-rays, CT scans, Nuclear Medicine studies, ultrasound studies. (Radiology Affiliates of Central New Jersey)
  • A Physician fee for interpretation of Pathology/Laboratory test results. (UMG-Pathology)
  • Cardiologist's fees for interpretation of any cardiac diagnostic studies (echocardiogram, electrocardiogram, stress test)
  • Pulmonologist's fees for interpretation of any pulmonary function tests
  • Neurologist's fees for interpretation of any neurological diagnostic studies
  • Ambulance service fee






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