Maryland / Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
CMS certification 210048 · Columbia, MD
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center reported 4,662 Medicare inpatient stays across 105 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 1.1 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Maryland, number 32 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: 547 stays at an average charge of $18,982, 79% below the national average.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 4,662
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 1.1×
- 3Rank in MD (highest ratio = 1) 32 of 43
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 105 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Johns Hopkins Howard County 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 | 547 | $18,982 | -79% | $17,351 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 308 | $11,986 | -79% | $11,007 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 209 | $15,001 | -74% | $13,665 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 146 | $8,520 | -77% | $7,762 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 118 | $9,965 | -80% | $9,167 |
| 885 Psychoses | 106 | $28,701 | -35% | $26,008 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 103 | $17,916 | -75% | $16,288 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 96 | $9,984 | -75% | $9,125 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 90 | $13,119 | -78% | $12,032 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 80 | $8,088 | -80% | $7,362 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 80 | $16,328 | -78% | $14,791 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 78 | $10,682 | -81% | $9,740 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 77 | $10,266 | -80% | $9,315 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 75 | $8,136 | -82% | $7,406 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 74 | $7,507 | -80% | $6,866 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 74 | $15,244 | -77% | $13,954 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 67 | $8,422 | -83% | $7,667 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 67 | $8,422 | -77% | $7,716 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 67 | $42,881 | -81% | $39,484 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 65 | $10,108 | -79% | $9,264 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 63 | $23,701 | -76% | $21,467 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 62 | $13,347 | -82% | $12,201 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 60 | $7,977 | -79% | $7,312 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 60 | $9,466 | -80% | $8,665 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 59 | $13,739 | -77% | $12,536 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 54 | $14,263 | -86% | $13,091 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 52 | $12,399 | -75% | $11,266 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 46 | $8,542 | -83% | $7,639 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 44 | $13,170 | -71% | $12,001 |
| 057 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without MCC | 43 | $12,468 | -78% | $11,172 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 41 | $10,033 | -82% | $9,049 |
| 071 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with CC | 39 | $10,225 | -80% | $9,235 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 39 | $25,966 | -75% | $23,569 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 37 | $9,098 | -77% | $8,159 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 37 | $7,844 | -82% | $7,188 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 35 | $6,985 | -81% | $6,447 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 34 | $13,104 | -80% | $12,204 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 34 | $18,031 | -70% | $16,696 |
| 394 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC | 34 | $8,402 | -82% | $7,708 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 32 | $18,542 | -78% | $17,047 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 32 | $25,515 | -73% | $23,353 |
| 314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC | 31 | $32,137 | -66% | $28,500 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 31 | $31,050 | -74% | $29,173 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 31 | $23,150 | -65% | $20,826 |
| 884 Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability | 30 | $11,198 | -82% | $10,145 |
| 445 Disorders of The Biliary Tract with CC | 29 | $13,359 | -77% | $12,106 |
| 563 Fracture, Sprain, Strain and Dislocation except Femur, Hip,... | 29 | $9,853 | -77% | $8,915 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 29 | $11,856 | -72% | $10,593 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 26 | $23,202 | -80% | $21,201 |
| 483 Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper... | 26 | $26,596 | -79% | $23,995 |
| 811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC | 25 | $11,603 | -83% | $10,538 |
| 180 Respiratory Neoplasms with MCC | 24 | $19,461 | -78% | $17,693 |
| 393 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with MCC | 24 | $12,171 | -84% | $11,032 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 24 | $66,092 | -80% | $61,532 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 23 | $18,576 | -83% | $17,265 |
| 372 Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections... | 23 | $10,893 | -77% | $10,024 |
| 101 Seizures without MCC | 22 | $9,338 | -81% | $8,497 |
| 070 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with MCC | 21 | $17,780 | -77% | $16,200 |
| 176 Pulmonary Embolism without MCC | 21 | $7,234 | -83% | $6,683 |
| 554 Bone Diseases and Arthropathies without MCC | 21 | $9,864 | -74% | $8,857 |
Showing the 60 most frequent of 105 DRGs.
Against the Maryland average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center charged $18,982 on average, 29% less than the Maryland average of $26,908, and was paid $17,351 against a state average of $24,452. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center charged $11,986 on average, 35% less than the Maryland average of $18,481, and was paid $11,007 against a state average of $16,664. For Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure (DRG 189), Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center charged $15,001 on average, 36% less than the Maryland average of $23,291, and was paid $13,665 against a state average of $20,993. For Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC (DRG 690), Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center charged $8,520 on average, 27% less than the Maryland average of $11,624, and was paid $7,762 against a state average of $10,498.
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.