Maryland / Medstar Montgomery Medical Center
CMS certification 210018 · Olney, MD
Medstar Montgomery Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Medstar Montgomery Medical Center reported 2,123 Medicare inpatient stays across 56 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 1.12 times what it was paid — mid-range in Maryland, number 19 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 $19,624, 78% below the national average.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 2,123
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 1.12×
- 3Rank in MD (highest ratio = 1) 19 of 43
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 56 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Medstar Montgomery 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 | 475 | $19,624 | -78% | $17,456 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 124 | $16,697 | -71% | $14,830 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 97 | $14,723 | -74% | $13,107 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 83 | $13,481 | -73% | $12,105 |
| 885 Psychoses | 70 | $15,129 | -66% | $13,448 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 58 | $11,140 | -71% | $10,038 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 55 | $19,720 | -72% | $17,444 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 49 | $12,150 | -70% | $10,948 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 46 | $12,445 | -76% | $11,173 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 43 | $16,976 | -77% | $15,060 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 41 | $10,582 | -74% | $9,303 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 40 | $13,106 | -78% | $11,709 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 39 | $15,676 | -74% | $13,965 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 38 | $22,771 | -77% | $20,172 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 38 | $40,523 | -82% | $36,335 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 37 | $12,013 | -68% | $10,710 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 34 | $23,066 | -77% | $20,445 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 34 | $13,880 | -72% | $12,306 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 32 | $10,587 | -72% | $9,652 |
| 884 Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability | 32 | $12,412 | -80% | $11,017 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 31 | $16,475 | -70% | $14,722 |
| 460 Spinal Fusion except Cervical without MCC | 31 | $60,942 | -64% | $53,828 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 27 | $17,308 | -83% | $15,327 |
| 057 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without MCC | 26 | $16,788 | -70% | $14,883 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 25 | $14,648 | -70% | $13,025 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 23 | $13,301 | -71% | $11,933 |
| 563 Fracture, Sprain, Strain and Dislocation except Femur, Hip,... | 23 | $11,835 | -72% | $10,505 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 23 | $61,795 | -81% | $54,894 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 22 | $9,661 | -73% | $8,588 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 22 | $12,227 | -72% | $10,851 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 20 | $13,828 | -70% | $12,363 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 20 | $9,040 | -77% | $8,037 |
| 482 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint without CC/MCC | 20 | $21,778 | -72% | $19,459 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 20 | $16,888 | -74% | $15,040 |
| 948 Signs and Symptoms without MCC | 19 | $14,618 | -62% | $12,956 |
| 521 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 18 | $23,882 | -82% | $21,156 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 17 | $14,726 | -71% | $13,267 |
| 202 Bronchitis and Asthma with CC/MCC | 17 | $10,176 | -78% | $9,041 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 17 | $17,918 | -71% | $15,896 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 17 | $23,239 | -75% | $20,602 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 16 | $14,825 | -80% | $13,146 |
| 393 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with MCC | 16 | $18,259 | -76% | $16,284 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 16 | $22,125 | -67% | $19,576 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 15 | $10,879 | -72% | $9,653 |
| 811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC | 15 | $18,310 | -73% | $16,218 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 14 | $15,035 | -73% | $13,301 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 14 | $25,314 | -82% | $22,434 |
| 536 Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without MCC | 14 | $9,967 | -74% | $8,875 |
| 066 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without... | 13 | $11,622 | -73% | $10,477 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 13 | $15,104 | -82% | $13,583 |
| 445 Disorders of The Biliary Tract with CC | 13 | $16,425 | -72% | $14,561 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 13 | $13,583 | -67% | $12,131 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 13 | $9,451 | -80% | $8,396 |
| 299 Peripheral Vascular Disorders with MCC | 12 | $15,466 | -79% | $13,703 |
| 854 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 12 | $27,519 | -72% | $24,359 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 11 | $7,786 | -85% | $6,931 |
Against the Maryland average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Medstar Montgomery Medical Center charged $19,624 on average, 27% less than the Maryland average of $26,908, and was paid $17,456 against a state average of $24,452. For Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure (DRG 189), Medstar Montgomery Medical Center charged $16,697 on average, 28% less than the Maryland average of $23,291, and was paid $14,830 against a state average of $20,993. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Medstar Montgomery Medical Center charged $14,723 on average, 20% less than the Maryland average of $18,481, and was paid $13,107 against a state average of $16,664. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Medstar Montgomery Medical Center charged $13,481 on average, 8% less than the Maryland average of $14,613, and was paid $12,105 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.