Maryland / Carroll Hospital Center
CMS certification 210033 · Westminster, MD · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Carroll Hospital Center: charges and Medicare payments
Carroll Hospital Center reported 3,473 Medicare inpatient stays across 92 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 1.13 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Maryland, number 8 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: 359 stays at an average charge of $26,340, 71% below the national average.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 3,473
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 1.13×
- 3Rank in MD (highest ratio = 1) 8 of 43
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 92 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Carroll Hospital Center 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 | 359 | $26,340 | -71% | $23,278 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 249 | $16,659 | -70% | $14,753 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 138 | $20,685 | -64% | $18,273 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 125 | $11,281 | -70% | $10,018 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 113 | $13,515 | -73% | $11,936 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 94 | $14,498 | -70% | $12,863 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 88 | $22,742 | -68% | $20,082 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 84 | $9,964 | -75% | $8,910 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 82 | $16,184 | -73% | $14,436 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 80 | $16,539 | -66% | $14,692 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 72 | $13,542 | -67% | $12,031 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 68 | $18,237 | -72% | $16,174 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 67 | $14,934 | -73% | $13,274 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 67 | $10,713 | -72% | $9,484 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 66 | $13,159 | -64% | $11,719 |
| 885 Psychoses | 59 | $23,722 | -46% | $21,011 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 53 | $11,917 | -68% | $10,573 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 52 | $18,665 | -67% | $16,510 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 52 | $17,267 | -66% | $15,259 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 51 | $24,080 | -67% | $21,401 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 50 | $44,100 | -81% | $39,284 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 44 | $12,293 | -67% | $10,894 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 41 | $28,420 | -72% | $25,213 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 40 | $10,105 | -78% | $8,939 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 37 | $15,382 | -66% | $13,605 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 35 | $20,963 | -82% | $18,851 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 35 | $23,988 | -72% | $21,220 |
| 292 Heart Failure and Shock with CC | 32 | $11,305 | -71% | $10,116 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 31 | $15,481 | -76% | $13,778 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 31 | $11,693 | -74% | $10,468 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 30 | $16,642 | -83% | $14,690 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 30 | $20,128 | -67% | $17,987 |
| 191 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with CC | 29 | $11,319 | -71% | $10,067 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 29 | $20,325 | -66% | $17,880 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 29 | $10,425 | -78% | $9,194 |
| 439 Disorders of Pancreas except Malignancy with CC | 28 | $9,792 | -78% | $8,746 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 28 | $32,874 | -68% | $29,122 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 28 | $12,559 | -74% | $11,077 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 28 | $13,124 | -69% | $12,042 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 26 | $14,957 | -62% | $13,404 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 25 | $15,397 | -80% | $13,691 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 25 | $10,424 | -79% | $9,200 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 24 | $8,395 | -71% | $7,857 |
| 208 Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96... | 22 | $34,219 | -75% | $30,234 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 21 | $32,824 | -80% | $29,112 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 21 | $36,034 | -70% | $32,198 |
| 536 Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without MCC | 20 | $8,766 | -77% | $7,773 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 20 | $91,131 | -72% | $81,195 |
| 176 Pulmonary Embolism without MCC | 19 | $10,048 | -76% | $8,882 |
| 202 Bronchitis and Asthma with CC/MCC | 19 | $15,070 | -67% | $13,331 |
| 282 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without CC/MCC | 19 | $8,682 | -80% | $8,011 |
| 394 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC | 19 | $12,626 | -73% | $11,152 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 18 | $50,133 | -77% | $44,408 |
| 558 Tendonitis, Myositis and Bursitis without MCC | 18 | $10,054 | -76% | $8,903 |
| 180 Respiratory Neoplasms with MCC | 17 | $17,449 | -80% | $15,897 |
| 375 Digestive Malignancy with CC | 17 | $18,378 | -70% | $16,252 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 17 | $16,815 | -75% | $14,894 |
| 066 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without... | 16 | $15,231 | -64% | $13,747 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 16 | $26,866 | -76% | $23,701 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 15 | $16,557 | -67% | $14,860 |
Showing the 60 most frequent of 92 DRGs.
Against the Maryland average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Carroll Hospital Center charged $26,340 on average, 2% less than the Maryland average of $26,908, and was paid $23,278 against a state average of $24,452. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Carroll Hospital Center charged $16,659 on average, 10% less than the Maryland average of $18,481, and was paid $14,753 against a state average of $16,664. For Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure (DRG 189), Carroll Hospital Center charged $20,685 on average, 11% less than the Maryland average of $23,291, and was paid $18,273 against a state average of $20,993. For Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC (DRG 690), Carroll Hospital Center charged $11,281 on average, 3% less than the Maryland average of $11,624, and was paid $10,018 against a state average of $10,498.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, MD, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2025-06-09 (CMS case 5030)
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.