Maryland / Frederick Health Hospital
CMS certification 210005 · Frederick, MD · 3 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Frederick Health Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Frederick Health Hospital reported 5,211 Medicare inpatient stays across 126 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 1.1 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Maryland, number 30 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: 468 stays at an average charge of $20,696, 77% below the national average.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 5,211
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 1.1×
- 3Rank in MD (highest ratio = 1) 30 of 43
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 3
Inpatient stays
For the 126 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Frederick Health 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 | 468 | $20,696 | -77% | $18,796 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 327 | $14,552 | -74% | $13,146 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 225 | $15,900 | -72% | $14,486 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 158 | $13,314 | -73% | $12,065 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 146 | $9,345 | -75% | $8,461 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 140 | $18,610 | -74% | $17,056 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 128 | $10,743 | -73% | $9,756 |
| 885 Psychoses | 116 | $16,867 | -62% | $15,463 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 98 | $9,956 | -74% | $9,111 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 96 | $14,053 | -76% | $12,860 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 96 | $14,716 | -74% | $13,356 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 94 | $10,175 | -73% | $9,204 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 91 | $9,254 | -75% | $8,490 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 90 | $12,783 | -74% | $11,638 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 83 | $12,982 | -77% | $11,711 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 72 | $10,630 | -74% | $9,739 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 72 | $43,063 | -81% | $39,049 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 67 | $10,077 | -78% | $9,124 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 65 | $8,811 | -76% | $7,962 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 64 | $13,802 | -70% | $12,441 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 62 | $31,126 | -69% | $28,121 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 59 | $22,300 | -80% | $20,124 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 59 | $15,504 | -74% | $13,981 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 56 | $17,040 | -77% | $15,454 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 55 | $29,703 | -71% | $27,089 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 54 | $14,188 | -72% | $12,775 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 52 | $11,917 | -81% | $10,858 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 48 | $20,700 | -79% | $18,711 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 47 | $11,029 | -77% | $9,938 |
| 057 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without MCC | 45 | $14,009 | -75% | $12,660 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 45 | $18,382 | -78% | $16,692 |
| 176 Pulmonary Embolism without MCC | 43 | $9,954 | -76% | $9,088 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 43 | $17,148 | -74% | $15,541 |
| 948 Signs and Symptoms without MCC | 42 | $10,168 | -73% | $9,480 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 39 | $6,484 | -77% | $5,947 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 39 | $9,164 | -76% | $8,286 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 38 | $11,210 | -73% | $10,117 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 36 | $23,421 | -80% | $21,294 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 36 | $11,809 | -75% | $10,852 |
| 191 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with CC | 33 | $9,706 | -76% | $8,988 |
| 563 Fracture, Sprain, Strain and Dislocation except Femur, Hip,... | 33 | $10,396 | -76% | $9,380 |
| 071 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with CC | 31 | $13,185 | -74% | $11,804 |
| 884 Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability | 31 | $14,414 | -77% | $12,949 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 30 | $13,185 | -74% | $12,050 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 30 | $11,930 | -80% | $11,352 |
| 854 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 30 | $21,413 | -78% | $19,457 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 29 | $11,038 | -78% | $10,123 |
| 390 Gastrointestinal Obstruction without CC/MCC | 29 | $7,025 | -75% | $6,330 |
| 394 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC | 29 | $9,502 | -80% | $8,652 |
| 292 Heart Failure and Shock with CC | 28 | $9,976 | -74% | $9,012 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 27 | $10,650 | -79% | $9,785 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 27 | $16,299 | -79% | $14,823 |
| 660 Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with CC | 27 | $15,532 | -77% | $14,143 |
| 243 Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with CC | 26 | $37,163 | -67% | $34,027 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 26 | $45,724 | -79% | $41,506 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 26 | $40,798 | -66% | $37,524 |
| 897 Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation... | 26 | $8,877 | -76% | $7,912 |
| 536 Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without MCC | 25 | $9,067 | -76% | $8,181 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 24 | $14,737 | -77% | $13,292 |
| 445 Disorders of The Biliary Tract with CC | 24 | $13,769 | -76% | $12,643 |
Showing the 60 most frequent of 126 DRGs.
Against the Maryland average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Frederick Health Hospital charged $20,696 on average, 23% less than the Maryland average of $26,908, and was paid $18,796 against a state average of $24,452. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Frederick Health Hospital charged $14,552 on average, 21% less than the Maryland average of $18,481, and was paid $13,146 against a state average of $16,664. For Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure (DRG 189), Frederick Health Hospital charged $15,900 on average, 32% less than the Maryland average of $23,291, and was paid $14,486 against a state average of $20,993. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Frederick Health Hospital charged $13,314 on average, 9% less than the Maryland average of $14,613, and was paid $12,065 against a state average of $13,259.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Frederick Health Hospital in Frederick, MD, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2024-11-08 (CMS case 2864)
- CAP Request — 2025-02-13 (CMS case 2864)
- Closure Notice — 2025-03-12 (CMS case 2864)
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.