Maryland / Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
CMS certification 210012 · Baltimore, MD · 3 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore: charges and Medicare payments
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore reported 4,657 Medicare inpatient stays across 133 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 1.14 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Maryland, number 5 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: 254 stays at an average charge of $44,294, 51% below the national average.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 4,657
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 1.14×
- 3Rank in MD (highest ratio = 1) 5 of 43
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 3
Inpatient stays
For the 133 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore charged more than the national average in 1 (1%). 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 | 254 | $44,294 | -51% | $38,007 |
| 885 Psychoses | 179 | $24,082 | -45% | $21,066 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 178 | $23,986 | -57% | $20,854 |
| 057 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without MCC | 151 | $34,693 | -39% | $30,652 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 151 | $31,268 | -46% | $27,658 |
| 561 Aftercare, Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue... | 120 | $31,997 | -2% | $28,157 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 118 | $25,109 | -55% | $22,229 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 116 | $17,362 | -54% | $15,370 |
| 560 Aftercare, Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue with... | 106 | $30,353 | -35% | $26,770 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 85 | $44,834 | -56% | $39,597 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 78 | $39,219 | -61% | $34,166 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 69 | $18,670 | -54% | $16,472 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 65 | $18,661 | -59% | $17,279 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 64 | $21,572 | -56% | $18,988 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 62 | $19,509 | -51% | $17,316 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 60 | $30,428 | -57% | $26,741 |
| 101 Seizures without MCC | 53 | $19,501 | -60% | $17,089 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 52 | $21,750 | -64% | $19,175 |
| 467 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with CC | 52 | $58,393 | -63% | $51,296 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 51 | $33,293 | -55% | $29,266 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 50 | $40,004 | -39% | $34,138 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 47 | $23,774 | -48% | $20,414 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 46 | $22,626 | -54% | $19,975 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 45 | $15,714 | -56% | $13,832 |
| 945 Rehabilitation with CC/MCC | 44 | $31,730 | -43% | $27,853 |
| 949 Aftercare with CC/MCC | 44 | $41,383 | -15% | $36,468 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 43 | $25,170 | -56% | $21,057 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 41 | $27,867 | -43% | $24,520 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 40 | $49,223 | -42% | $43,263 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 40 | $84,675 | -63% | $75,031 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 39 | $31,943 | -58% | $28,066 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 38 | $52,046 | -56% | $45,944 |
| 468 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without CC/MCC | 38 | $47,514 | -62% | $42,401 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 37 | $33,779 | -71% | $30,055 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 37 | $31,101 | -39% | $27,346 |
| 025 Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with MCC | 36 | $86,825 | -62% | $73,915 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 36 | $18,588 | -50% | $16,453 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 35 | $39,907 | -57% | $35,542 |
| 236 Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization without MCC | 34 | $49,288 | -77% | $43,932 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 34 | $37,526 | -63% | $32,999 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 34 | $28,855 | -52% | $25,313 |
| 184 Major Chest Trauma with CC | 32 | $18,890 | -66% | $16,674 |
| 056 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders with MCC | 31 | $39,511 | -59% | $34,922 |
| 066 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without... | 31 | $17,154 | -59% | $15,102 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 31 | $18,036 | -53% | $15,929 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 31 | $20,885 | -59% | $18,493 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 30 | $19,329 | -48% | $17,087 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 29 | $19,987 | -60% | $17,097 |
| 243 Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with CC | 29 | $39,566 | -64% | $34,765 |
| 267 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 29 | $66,841 | -70% | $58,696 |
| 023 Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns... | 28 | $88,365 | -69% | $77,554 |
| 100 Seizures with MCC | 27 | $49,030 | -48% | $43,212 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 26 | $32,400 | -50% | $27,404 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 26 | $19,378 | -56% | $17,063 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 26 | $64,343 | -80% | $56,656 |
| 033 Ventricular Shunt Procedures without CC/MCC | 25 | $24,901 | -71% | $22,074 |
| 314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC | 25 | $32,377 | -66% | $28,562 |
| 083 Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with CC | 24 | $25,649 | -65% | $22,617 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 24 | $63,692 | -54% | $56,026 |
| 563 Fracture, Sprain, Strain and Dislocation except Femur, Hip,... | 24 | $21,468 | -50% | $18,896 |
Showing the 60 most frequent of 133 DRGs.
Against the Maryland average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Sinai Hospital of Baltimore charged $44,294 on average, 65% more than the Maryland average of $26,908, and was paid $38,007 against a state average of $24,452. For Psychoses (DRG 885), Sinai Hospital of Baltimore charged $24,082 on average, 7% less than the Maryland average of $25,841, and was paid $21,066 against a state average of $23,130. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Sinai Hospital of Baltimore charged $23,986 on average, 30% more than the Maryland average of $18,481, and was paid $20,854 against a state average of $16,664. For Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without MCC (DRG 057), Sinai Hospital of Baltimore charged $34,693 on average, 12% more than the Maryland average of $31,080, and was paid $30,652 against a state average of $27,671.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Sinai Hospital of Baltimore in Baltimore, MD, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2025-04-11 (CMS case 3745)
- Closure Notice — 2025-04-18 (CMS case 3745)
- Met Requirements — 2025-06-12 (CMS case 5028)
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.