New York / Columbia Memorial Hospital
CMS certification 330094 · Hudson, NY · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Columbia Memorial Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Columbia Memorial Hospital reported 592 Medicare inpatient stays across 21 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.6 times what it was paid — mid-range in New York, number 69 of 123 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 2.74×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 108 stays at an average charge of $37,135, 59% below the national average. It also billed 1,267 outpatient services, charging 3.57 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 592
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.6×
- 3Rank in NY (highest ratio = 1) 69 of 123
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 21 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Columbia Memorial Hospital charged more than the national average in 1 (5%). 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 | 108 | $37,135 | -59% | $17,333 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 80 | $35,520 | -37% | $12,031 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 47 | $33,711 | -33% | $10,132 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 46 | $21,501 | -43% | $7,404 |
| 885 Psychoses | 34 | $53,526 | +22% | $16,193 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 28 | $41,632 | -41% | $15,061 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 27 | $43,089 | -16% | $13,134 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 23 | $24,107 | -60% | $12,019 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 21 | $17,549 | -64% | $9,101 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 20 | $32,947 | -55% | $14,565 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 18 | $25,781 | -47% | $8,912 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 16 | $25,695 | -33% | $7,687 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 16 | $18,493 | -54% | $7,184 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 16 | $38,710 | -62% | $18,064 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 15 | $19,856 | -47% | $8,828 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 14 | $23,351 | -35% | $6,931 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 14 | $50,797 | -57% | $24,042 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 14 | $20,015 | -46% | $7,385 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 13 | $33,727 | -64% | $16,953 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 11 | $28,624 | -37% | $8,088 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 11 | $27,280 | -59% | $12,091 |
Outpatient services
Against the New York average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Columbia Memorial Hospital charged $37,135 on average, 68% less than the New York average of $116,930, and was paid $17,333 against a state average of $24,426. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Columbia Memorial Hospital charged $35,520 on average, 56% less than the New York average of $81,161, and was paid $12,031 against a state average of $16,034. For Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC (DRG 190), Columbia Memorial Hospital charged $33,711 on average, 48% less than the New York average of $64,680, and was paid $10,132 against a state average of $14,203. For Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC (DRG 690), Columbia Memorial Hospital charged $21,501 on average, 59% less than the New York average of $52,794, and was paid $7,404 against a state average of $10,297. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $13,688 was 49% below the state average of $26,675. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $8,614 was 47% below the state average of $16,178. For Level 2 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5372), its average charge of $900 was 74% below the state average of $3,429. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $6,239 was 51% below the state average of $12,815.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson, NY, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2025-04-29 (CMS case 4183)
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.