Maryland / Holy Cross Germantown Hospital
CMS certification 210065 · Germantown, MD · 4 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Holy Cross Germantown Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Holy Cross Germantown Hospital reported 1,288 Medicare inpatient stays across 43 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 1.11 times what it was paid — mid-range in Maryland, number 26 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: 219 stays at an average charge of $24,652, 73% below the national average.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,288
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 1.11×
- 3Rank in MD (highest ratio = 1) 26 of 43
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 4
Inpatient stays
For the 43 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Holy Cross Germantown 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 | 219 | $24,652 | -73% | $22,379 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 70 | $16,569 | -71% | $14,851 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 67 | $16,883 | -71% | $15,171 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 65 | $14,754 | -70% | $13,291 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 60 | $9,282 | -75% | $8,296 |
| 885 Psychoses | 49 | $13,564 | -69% | $12,062 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 48 | $22,975 | -67% | $20,491 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 48 | $16,432 | -73% | $15,076 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 41 | $15,627 | -70% | $13,884 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 32 | $12,946 | -74% | $11,738 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 30 | $43,134 | -81% | $38,650 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 29 | $9,850 | -75% | $8,815 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 29 | $29,800 | -70% | $26,569 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 29 | $19,746 | -70% | $17,612 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 28 | $9,382 | -75% | $8,455 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 25 | $10,560 | -74% | $9,443 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 23 | $11,375 | -80% | $10,256 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 20 | $14,726 | -81% | $13,237 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 20 | $10,943 | -76% | $9,987 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 20 | $25,776 | -78% | $22,878 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 20 | $9,652 | -80% | $8,587 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 20 | $12,110 | -69% | $10,845 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 19 | $10,940 | -71% | $9,712 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 19 | $15,272 | -75% | $13,561 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 18 | $11,279 | -80% | $10,391 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 17 | $27,367 | -71% | $24,258 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 17 | $26,723 | -74% | $23,799 |
| 071 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with CC | 15 | $11,721 | -77% | $10,347 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 15 | $26,328 | -57% | $23,584 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 15 | $21,159 | -71% | $18,884 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 14 | $20,270 | -80% | $17,966 |
| 070 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with MCC | 13 | $29,696 | -61% | $26,329 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 13 | $11,908 | -74% | $10,560 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 13 | $7,783 | -80% | $7,137 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 13 | $8,639 | -76% | $7,887 |
| 468 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without CC/MCC | 13 | $49,072 | -60% | $43,677 |
| 811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC | 13 | $18,338 | -73% | $16,265 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 12 | $19,464 | -70% | $17,598 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 12 | $19,771 | -77% | $17,681 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 12 | $9,870 | -80% | $8,779 |
| 208 Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96... | 11 | $30,709 | -77% | $27,616 |
| 292 Heart Failure and Shock with CC | 11 | $10,262 | -74% | $9,385 |
| 467 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with CC | 11 | $61,874 | -61% | $54,647 |
Against the Maryland average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Holy Cross Germantown Hospital charged $24,652 on average, 8% less than the Maryland average of $26,908, and was paid $22,379 against a state average of $24,452. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Holy Cross Germantown Hospital charged $16,569 on average, 10% less than the Maryland average of $18,481, and was paid $14,851 against a state average of $16,664. For Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure (DRG 189), Holy Cross Germantown Hospital charged $16,883 on average, 28% less than the Maryland average of $23,291, and was paid $15,171 against a state average of $20,993. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Holy Cross Germantown Hospital charged $14,754 on average, 1% more than the Maryland average of $14,613, and was paid $13,291 against a state average of $13,259.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Holy Cross Germantown Hospital in Germantown, MD, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2024-03-15 (CMS case 1655)
- CAP Request — 2024-06-24 (CMS case 1655)
- Closure Notice — 2024-08-06 (CMS case 1655)
- Met Requirements — 2025-07-11 (CMS case 5663)
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.