Maryland / Atlantic General Hospital
CMS certification 210061 · Berlin, MD · 4 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Atlantic General Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Atlantic General Hospital reported 977 Medicare inpatient stays across 29 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 1.09 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Maryland, number 34 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: 137 stays at an average charge of $19,738, 78% below the national average.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 977
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 1.09×
- 3Rank in MD (highest ratio = 1) 34 of 43
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 4
Inpatient stays
For the 29 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Atlantic General Hospital 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 | 137 | $19,738 | -78% | $18,152 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 122 | $13,221 | -77% | $12,132 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 66 | $11,261 | -77% | $10,360 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 62 | $14,102 | -76% | $12,948 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 50 | $17,863 | -75% | $16,502 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 48 | $16,106 | -72% | $14,853 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 45 | $13,698 | -73% | $12,561 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 40 | $10,313 | -73% | $9,456 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 34 | $11,754 | -79% | $10,780 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 34 | $8,922 | -76% | $8,181 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 31 | $10,906 | -73% | $10,043 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 27 | $13,897 | -71% | $12,737 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 25 | $13,755 | -82% | $12,586 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 24 | $11,022 | -71% | $10,114 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 21 | $48,602 | -77% | $44,701 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 21 | $13,601 | -74% | $12,456 |
| 066 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without... | 19 | $7,936 | -81% | $7,363 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 18 | $8,764 | -76% | $8,328 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 17 | $10,198 | -75% | $9,350 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 17 | $39,832 | -83% | $36,854 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 15 | $20,194 | -76% | $18,778 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 15 | $28,176 | -72% | $25,777 |
| 331 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures without CC/MCC | 14 | $22,892 | -73% | $21,000 |
| 418 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. with CC | 14 | $20,031 | -79% | $18,356 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 14 | $18,340 | -72% | $16,793 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 12 | $14,147 | -78% | $12,955 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 12 | $31,220 | -74% | $28,634 |
| 854 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 12 | $31,868 | -68% | $29,248 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 11 | $8,945 | -77% | $8,195 |
Against the Maryland average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Atlantic General Hospital charged $19,738 on average, 27% less than the Maryland average of $26,908, and was paid $18,152 against a state average of $24,452. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Atlantic General Hospital charged $13,221 on average, 28% less than the Maryland average of $18,481, and was paid $12,132 against a state average of $16,664. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Atlantic General Hospital charged $11,261 on average, 23% less than the Maryland average of $14,613, and was paid $10,360 against a state average of $13,259. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Atlantic General Hospital charged $14,102 on average, 18% less than the Maryland average of $17,101, and was paid $12,948 against a state average of $15,416.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin, MD, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2026-01-28 (CMS case 6876)
- CAP Request — 2026-05-05 (CMS case 6876)
- CAP Request — 2026-05-14 (CMS case 6876)
- Closure Notice — 2026-05-22 (CMS case 6876)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
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.