Maryland / Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical Ctr
CMS certification 210060 · Fort Washington, MD
Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical Ctr: charges and Medicare payments
Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical Ctr reported 391 Medicare inpatient stays across 16 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 1.13 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Maryland, number 6 of 43 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 1.12×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 72 stays at an average charge of $24,947, 72% below the national average.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 391
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 1.13×
- 3Rank in MD (highest ratio = 1) 6 of 43
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 16 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical Ctr charged more than the national average in 0 (0%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 72 | $24,947 | -72% | $21,894 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 69 | $16,853 | -70% | $14,843 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 32 | $14,675 | -70% | $12,927 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 30 | $10,325 | -73% | $9,140 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 20 | $9,783 | -76% | $8,591 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 19 | $20,834 | -59% | $18,869 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 19 | $12,866 | -79% | $11,285 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 19 | $11,246 | -70% | $10,061 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 16 | $13,032 | -68% | $11,441 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 15 | $22,148 | -69% | $19,397 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 15 | $12,819 | -67% | $11,607 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 15 | $14,612 | -70% | $12,846 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 14 | $14,852 | -71% | $13,067 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 12 | $16,306 | -73% | $14,485 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 12 | $19,915 | -74% | $17,410 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 12 | $56,017 | -76% | $49,061 |
Against the Maryland average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical Ctr charged $24,947 on average, 7% less than the Maryland average of $26,908, and was paid $21,894 against a state average of $24,452. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical Ctr charged $16,853 on average, 9% less than the Maryland average of $18,481, and was paid $14,843 against a state average of $16,664. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical Ctr charged $14,675 on average, 0% less than the Maryland average of $14,613, and was paid $12,927 against a state average of $13,259. For Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC (DRG 690), Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical Ctr charged $10,325 on average, 11% less than the Maryland average of $11,624, and was paid $9,140 against a state average of $10,498.
Price-transparency record
No action in CMS's price-transparency enforcement list (July 2026) matches this hospital's exact name, city and state. That can mean CMS has not reviewed it, or that it is listed under a different name.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.