Maryland / Northwest Hospital Center
CMS certification 210040 · Randallstown, MD · 2 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Northwest Hospital Center: charges and Medicare payments
Northwest Hospital Center reported 2,428 Medicare inpatient stays across 61 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 1.13 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Maryland, number 12 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: 299 stays at an average charge of $28,260, 69% below the national average.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 2,428
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 1.13×
- 3Rank in MD (highest ratio = 1) 12 of 43
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 2
Inpatient stays
For the 61 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Northwest Hospital 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 | 299 | $28,260 | -69% | $25,000 |
| 885 Psychoses | 198 | $20,433 | -54% | $18,113 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 176 | $22,192 | -61% | $19,700 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 108 | $22,707 | -61% | $20,081 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 101 | $25,105 | -64% | $22,267 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 93 | $18,707 | -62% | $16,637 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 65 | $12,902 | -66% | $11,486 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 61 | $16,816 | -59% | $14,903 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 56 | $16,576 | -70% | $14,705 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 56 | $20,835 | -72% | $18,689 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 52 | $20,799 | -65% | $18,362 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 48 | $61,790 | -73% | $54,666 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 47 | $25,251 | -58% | $22,321 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 46 | $17,280 | -64% | $15,276 |
| 208 Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96... | 42 | $34,606 | -75% | $30,587 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 39 | $15,135 | -59% | $13,533 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 38 | $29,367 | -55% | $25,938 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 37 | $29,012 | -71% | $25,628 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 36 | $16,157 | -58% | $14,299 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 35 | $14,673 | -63% | $12,986 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 34 | $20,111 | -56% | $17,965 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 34 | $18,343 | -64% | $16,307 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 32 | $22,680 | -56% | $20,033 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 31 | $13,079 | -69% | $11,688 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 31 | $10,653 | -76% | $9,476 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 29 | $19,058 | -66% | $16,818 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 27 | $21,109 | -72% | $18,653 |
| 314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC | 27 | $39,738 | -58% | $36,351 |
| 176 Pulmonary Embolism without MCC | 25 | $14,961 | -64% | $13,328 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 25 | $33,367 | -61% | $29,461 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 24 | $21,279 | -67% | $18,879 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 24 | $11,036 | -69% | $9,781 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 24 | $39,532 | -67% | $34,893 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 22 | $18,265 | -51% | $16,157 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 21 | $27,661 | -73% | $24,434 |
| 292 Heart Failure and Shock with CC | 20 | $17,240 | -56% | $15,234 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 20 | $16,378 | -64% | $14,480 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 19 | $11,748 | -70% | $10,492 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 19 | $26,516 | -60% | $23,684 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 19 | $14,877 | -69% | $13,289 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 19 | $75,127 | -77% | $66,788 |
| 394 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC | 17 | $24,444 | -48% | $21,615 |
| 191 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with CC | 16 | $17,705 | -55% | $15,668 |
| 393 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with MCC | 16 | $22,480 | -71% | $19,892 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 15 | $11,695 | -77% | $10,473 |
| 305 Hypertension without MCC | 15 | $15,263 | -62% | $13,665 |
| 388 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with MCC | 15 | $16,873 | -75% | $15,318 |
| 101 Seizures without MCC | 14 | $17,855 | -63% | $15,905 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 14 | $51,933 | -76% | $45,847 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 14 | $21,491 | -65% | $19,173 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 14 | $30,646 | -70% | $27,073 |
| 917 Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with MCC | 14 | $21,253 | -72% | $19,045 |
| 304 Hypertension with MCC | 13 | $18,032 | -68% | $15,695 |
| 897 Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation... | 13 | $12,084 | -67% | $10,694 |
| 100 Seizures with MCC | 12 | $26,939 | -71% | $23,794 |
| 558 Tendonitis, Myositis and Bursitis without MCC | 12 | $15,374 | -63% | $13,852 |
| 066 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without... | 11 | $14,353 | -66% | $14,670 |
| 202 Bronchitis and Asthma with CC/MCC | 11 | $17,035 | -63% | $15,070 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 11 | $12,291 | -57% | $10,878 |
| 811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC | 11 | $25,541 | -63% | $22,625 |
Showing the 60 most frequent of 61 DRGs.
Against the Maryland average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Northwest Hospital Center charged $28,260 on average, 5% more than the Maryland average of $26,908, and was paid $25,000 against a state average of $24,452. For Psychoses (DRG 885), Northwest Hospital Center charged $20,433 on average, 21% less than the Maryland average of $25,841, and was paid $18,113 against a state average of $23,130. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Northwest Hospital Center charged $22,192 on average, 20% more than the Maryland average of $18,481, and was paid $19,700 against a state average of $16,664. For Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure (DRG 189), Northwest Hospital Center charged $22,707 on average, 3% less than the Maryland average of $23,291, and was paid $20,081 against a state average of $20,993.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Northwest Hospital Center in Randallstown, MD, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2025-06-10 (CMS case 5014)
- Met Requirements — 2026-06-08 (CMS case 7949)
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.