Maryland / Holy Cross Hospital
CMS certification 210004 · Silver Spring, MD · 4 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Holy Cross Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Holy Cross Hospital reported 2,456 Medicare inpatient stays across 64 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 1.1 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Maryland, number 31 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: 475 stays at an average charge of $27,023, 70% below the national average.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 2,456
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 1.1×
- 3Rank in MD (highest ratio = 1) 31 of 43
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 4
Inpatient stays
For the 64 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Holy Cross 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 | 475 | $27,023 | -70% | $24,407 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 149 | $19,138 | -66% | $17,299 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 108 | $20,287 | -65% | $18,278 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 78 | $15,472 | -68% | $14,133 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 71 | $10,408 | -72% | $9,390 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 63 | $22,427 | -68% | $20,265 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 62 | $54,843 | -76% | $50,198 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 55 | $14,946 | -73% | $13,610 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 55 | $14,547 | -72% | $13,222 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 54 | $15,267 | -74% | $14,033 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 53 | $11,592 | -76% | $10,463 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 48 | $24,086 | -76% | $21,796 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 45 | $18,616 | -69% | $16,831 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 45 | $12,388 | -70% | $11,319 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 43 | $25,399 | -61% | $22,557 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 43 | $27,662 | -62% | $24,982 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 38 | $24,098 | -72% | $21,731 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 35 | $11,723 | -71% | $10,542 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 35 | $10,984 | -70% | $9,883 |
| 460 Spinal Fusion except Cervical without MCC | 33 | $54,065 | -68% | $50,060 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 33 | $13,113 | -70% | $12,252 |
| 071 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with CC | 32 | $15,691 | -69% | $14,099 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 32 | $8,721 | -76% | $7,851 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 32 | $83,744 | -74% | $75,222 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 31 | $13,515 | -72% | $13,236 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 29 | $10,062 | -73% | $9,141 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 28 | $14,568 | -74% | $13,344 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 28 | $31,982 | -73% | $28,873 |
| 331 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures without CC/MCC | 28 | $23,733 | -72% | $21,469 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 28 | $24,417 | -76% | $21,949 |
| 025 Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with MCC | 27 | $45,780 | -80% | $41,425 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 27 | $13,697 | -73% | $12,405 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 25 | $13,698 | -65% | $12,379 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 24 | $21,382 | -67% | $19,311 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 23 | $21,182 | -72% | $19,029 |
| 252 Other Vascular Procedures with MCC | 21 | $33,823 | -80% | $30,500 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 21 | $12,303 | -73% | $11,068 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 21 | $28,554 | -69% | $26,006 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 21 | $30,465 | -70% | $27,380 |
| 854 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 20 | $28,409 | -71% | $25,904 |
| 004 Tracheostomy with MV >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis except... | 18 | $157,724 | -74% | $142,146 |
| 394 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC | 18 | $11,632 | -75% | $10,556 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 17 | $10,882 | -72% | $9,954 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 17 | $25,283 | -62% | $22,695 |
| 811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC | 17 | $18,061 | -74% | $16,396 |
| 070 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with MCC | 16 | $33,172 | -56% | $29,760 |
| 314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC | 16 | $21,638 | -77% | $20,070 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 16 | $60,983 | -72% | $54,739 |
| 101 Seizures without MCC | 15 | $9,339 | -81% | $8,401 |
| 176 Pulmonary Embolism without MCC | 15 | $8,265 | -80% | $7,804 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 15 | $17,315 | -72% | $16,012 |
| 027 Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures without... | 14 | $35,210 | -75% | $31,841 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 13 | $13,862 | -69% | $12,925 |
| 536 Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without MCC | 13 | $10,808 | -71% | $9,917 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 13 | $10,123 | -76% | $9,246 |
| 026 Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with CC | 12 | $30,969 | -81% | $28,417 |
| 066 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without... | 12 | $9,724 | -77% | $8,932 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 12 | $13,389 | -73% | $12,294 |
| 100 Seizures with MCC | 12 | $23,440 | -75% | $24,610 |
| 292 Heart Failure and Shock with CC | 12 | $11,443 | -71% | $10,709 |
Showing the 60 most frequent of 64 DRGs.
Against the Maryland average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Holy Cross Hospital charged $27,023 on average, 0% less than the Maryland average of $26,908, and was paid $24,407 against a state average of $24,452. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Holy Cross Hospital charged $19,138 on average, 4% more than the Maryland average of $18,481, and was paid $17,299 against a state average of $16,664. For Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure (DRG 189), Holy Cross Hospital charged $20,287 on average, 13% less than the Maryland average of $23,291, and was paid $18,278 against a state average of $20,993. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Holy Cross Hospital charged $15,472 on average, 6% more than the Maryland average of $14,613, and was paid $14,133 against a state average of $13,259.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, MD, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- CAP Request — 2023-06-22 (CMS case 1613)
- CMP Notice — 2023-09-05 (CMS case 1613)
- Closure Notice — 2023-09-13 (CMS case 1613)
- Met Requirements — 2025-07-11 (CMS case 5676)
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.