Maryland / Umd Baltimore Washington Medical Center
CMS certification 210043 · Glen Burnie, MD
Umd Baltimore Washington Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Umd Baltimore Washington Medical Center reported 4,565 Medicare inpatient stays across 120 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 1.08 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Maryland, number 38 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: 895 stays at an average charge of $26,773, 70% below the national average.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 4,565
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 1.08×
- 3Rank in MD (highest ratio = 1) 38 of 43
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 120 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Umd Baltimore Washington 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 | 895 | $26,773 | -70% | $24,778 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 240 | $15,385 | -73% | $14,213 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 127 | $20,311 | -65% | $18,789 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 109 | $12,926 | -74% | $11,895 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 93 | $9,715 | -76% | $9,036 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 89 | $57,532 | -75% | $53,353 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 82 | $11,386 | -70% | $10,504 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 73 | $14,477 | -74% | $13,447 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 70 | $11,171 | -73% | $10,297 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 65 | $13,664 | -72% | $12,614 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 63 | $25,069 | -66% | $23,142 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 62 | $10,296 | -72% | $9,609 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 59 | $12,243 | -68% | $11,389 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 58 | $13,886 | -77% | $12,932 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 56 | $20,148 | -69% | $18,585 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 55 | $14,058 | -72% | $13,117 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 54 | $15,780 | -78% | $14,576 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 53 | $11,014 | -76% | $10,163 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 51 | $14,162 | -75% | $13,208 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 51 | $10,866 | -70% | $10,099 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 51 | $10,361 | -72% | $9,551 |
| 885 Psychoses | 51 | $35,451 | -20% | $32,579 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 49 | $21,553 | -72% | $19,994 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 47 | $21,574 | -78% | $20,033 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 47 | $33,593 | -72% | $31,258 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 45 | $12,660 | -74% | $11,751 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 42 | $13,625 | -77% | $12,625 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 40 | $23,556 | -72% | $21,762 |
| 884 Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability | 37 | $19,418 | -69% | $18,023 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 36 | $14,453 | -65% | $13,311 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 34 | $12,576 | -72% | $11,776 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 34 | $32,083 | -68% | $29,481 |
| 101 Seizures without MCC | 33 | $16,970 | -65% | $15,678 |
| 164 Major Chest Procedures with CC | 33 | $34,401 | -73% | $31,866 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 33 | $30,750 | -70% | $28,276 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 33 | $10,959 | -77% | $10,168 |
| 057 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without MCC | 32 | $26,672 | -53% | $24,794 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 30 | $48,408 | -77% | $44,418 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 30 | $19,486 | -68% | $17,506 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 30 | $21,456 | -68% | $19,957 |
| 036 Carotid Artery Stent Procedures without CC/MCC | 29 | $34,096 | -61% | $31,558 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 28 | $10,039 | -80% | $9,295 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 28 | $18,662 | -71% | $17,335 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 27 | $14,382 | -77% | $13,274 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 27 | $12,194 | -76% | $11,286 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 27 | $10,511 | -76% | $9,846 |
| 071 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with CC | 26 | $12,016 | -76% | $11,127 |
| 066 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without... | 25 | $9,735 | -77% | $9,005 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 25 | $16,228 | -86% | $15,059 |
| 176 Pulmonary Embolism without MCC | 24 | $10,997 | -73% | $10,198 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 24 | $18,067 | -84% | $16,645 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 24 | $12,671 | -67% | $11,713 |
| 092 Other Disorders of Nervous System with CC | 23 | $12,402 | -76% | $11,551 |
| 253 Other Vascular Procedures with CC | 23 | $47,479 | -64% | $43,995 |
| 314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC | 23 | $25,562 | -73% | $23,612 |
| 602 Cellulitis with MCC | 23 | $15,390 | -74% | $14,132 |
| 660 Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with CC | 23 | $19,729 | -71% | $18,290 |
| 811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC | 23 | $17,813 | -74% | $16,396 |
| 394 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC | 22 | $10,570 | -78% | $9,747 |
| 563 Fracture, Sprain, Strain and Dislocation except Femur, Hip,... | 22 | $10,394 | -76% | $9,586 |
Showing the 60 most frequent of 120 DRGs.
Against the Maryland average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Umd Baltimore Washington Medical Center charged $26,773 on average, 1% less than the Maryland average of $26,908, and was paid $24,778 against a state average of $24,452. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Umd Baltimore Washington Medical Center charged $15,385 on average, 17% less than the Maryland average of $18,481, and was paid $14,213 against a state average of $16,664. For Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure (DRG 189), Umd Baltimore Washington Medical Center charged $20,311 on average, 13% less than the Maryland average of $23,291, and was paid $18,789 against a state average of $20,993. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Umd Baltimore Washington Medical Center charged $12,926 on average, 12% less than the Maryland average of $14,613, and was paid $11,895 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.