New York / Samaritan Medical Center
CMS certification 330157 · Watertown, NY · 4 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Samaritan Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Samaritan Medical Center reported 807 Medicare inpatient stays across 33 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.34 times what it was paid — mid-range in New York, number 81 of 123 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 2.74×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 141 stays at an average charge of $49,634, 45% below the national average. It also billed 1,638 outpatient services, charging 4.63 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 807
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.34×
- 3Rank in NY (highest ratio = 1) 81 of 123
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 4
Inpatient stays
For the 33 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Samaritan 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 | 141 | $49,634 | -45% | $22,810 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 60 | $40,021 | -29% | $15,413 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 46 | $38,105 | -48% | $19,207 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 37 | $42,821 | -39% | $19,387 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 36 | $38,636 | -33% | $14,241 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 36 | $26,718 | -46% | $11,880 |
| 885 Psychoses | 35 | $27,308 | -38% | $16,138 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 29 | $20,044 | -50% | $9,042 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 26 | $35,317 | -41% | $14,740 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 20 | $31,762 | -37% | $12,823 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 20 | $32,246 | -29% | $10,066 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 20 | $26,168 | -31% | $9,356 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 19 | $31,229 | -36% | $11,412 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 19 | $48,780 | -52% | $23,951 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 19 | $33,813 | -34% | $13,547 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 18 | $47,552 | -21% | $14,420 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 18 | $32,547 | -20% | $9,816 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 16 | $31,641 | -18% | $9,597 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 16 | $100,317 | -56% | $57,432 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 15 | $16,122 | -59% | $9,227 |
| 884 Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability | 15 | $39,607 | -37% | $20,104 |
| 066 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without... | 14 | $34,179 | -19% | $8,079 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 14 | $22,635 | -49% | $10,621 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 13 | $68,422 | -31% | $21,391 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 13 | $47,027 | -16% | $11,765 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 13 | $29,728 | -34% | $11,411 |
| 191 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with CC | 12 | $31,150 | -21% | $9,863 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 12 | $28,837 | -22% | $9,147 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 11 | $26,961 | -56% | $14,797 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 11 | $29,365 | -40% | $11,116 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 11 | $25,618 | -31% | $10,248 |
| 811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC | 11 | $38,262 | -44% | $16,199 |
| 813 Coagulation Disorders | 11 | $31,927 | -60% | $18,035 |
Outpatient services
Against the New York average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Samaritan Medical Center charged $49,634 on average, 58% less than the New York average of $116,930, and was paid $22,810 against a state average of $24,426. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Samaritan Medical Center charged $40,021 on average, 51% less than the New York average of $81,161, and was paid $15,413 against a state average of $16,034. For Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC (DRG 698), Samaritan Medical Center charged $38,105 on average, 61% less than the New York average of $97,403, and was paid $19,207 against a state average of $20,125. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Samaritan Medical Center charged $42,821 on average, 55% less than the New York average of $94,371, and was paid $19,387 against a state average of $19,472. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $15,047 was 7% below the state average of $16,178. For Level 2 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5372), its average charge of $1,301 was 62% below the state average of $3,429. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $21,301 was 20% below the state average of $26,675. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $3,508 was 73% below the state average of $12,815.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown, NY, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- CAP Request — 2024-10-07 (CMS case 2775)
- Closure Notice — 2024-11-11 (CMS case 2775)
- Warning Notice — 2026-03-09 (CMS case 7192)
- Closure Notice — 2026-06-22 (CMS case 7192)
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.