Maryland / Garrett Regional Medical Center
CMS certification 210017 · Oakland, MD
Garrett Regional Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Garrett Regional Medical Center reported 345 Medicare inpatient stays across 12 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 1.12 times what it was paid — mid-range in Maryland, number 16 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: 87 stays at an average charge of $20,776, 77% below the national average.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 345
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 1.12×
- 3Rank in MD (highest ratio = 1) 16 of 43
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 12 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Garrett Regional Medical 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 | 87 | $20,776 | -77% | $18,461 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 50 | $27,996 | -70% | $24,967 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 47 | $16,058 | -72% | $14,267 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 32 | $13,262 | -73% | $11,756 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 29 | $16,332 | -68% | $14,581 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 19 | $13,293 | -65% | $11,809 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 15 | $12,823 | -66% | $11,377 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 14 | $16,053 | -73% | $14,256 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 14 | $10,510 | -73% | $9,321 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 14 | $15,674 | -61% | $13,909 |
| 951 Other Factors Influencing Health Status | 13 | $2,058 | -92% | $1,849 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 11 | $18,613 | -74% | $16,530 |
Against the Maryland average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Garrett Regional Medical Center charged $20,776 on average, 23% less than the Maryland average of $26,908, and was paid $18,461 against a state average of $24,452. For Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without MCC (DRG 470), Garrett Regional Medical Center charged $27,996 on average, 3% less than the Maryland average of $28,915, and was paid $24,967 against a state average of $26,000. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Garrett Regional Medical Center charged $16,058 on average, 13% less than the Maryland average of $18,481, and was paid $14,267 against a state average of $16,664. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Garrett Regional Medical Center charged $13,262 on average, 9% less than the Maryland average of $14,613, and was paid $11,756 against a state average of $13,259.
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.