Maryland / University of Maryland Medical Center
CMS certification 210002 · Baltimore, MD · 3 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
University of Maryland Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
University of Maryland Medical Center reported 4,732 Medicare inpatient stays across 164 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 1.09 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Maryland, number 35 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: 243 stays at an average charge of $65,774, 27% below the national average.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 4,732
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 1.09×
- 3Rank in MD (highest ratio = 1) 35 of 43
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 3
Inpatient stays
For the 164 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, University of Maryland Medical Center charged more than the national average in 8 (5%). 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 | 243 | $65,774 | -27% | $62,864 |
| 267 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 119 | $87,047 | -61% | $81,760 |
| 266 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 91 | $124,170 | -56% | $114,421 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 89 | $47,219 | -53% | $42,488 |
| 885 Psychoses | 84 | $56,843 | +29% | $52,293 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 83 | $49,215 | -51% | $45,170 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 83 | $121,734 | -47% | $110,145 |
| 025 Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with MCC | 81 | $106,453 | -54% | $95,831 |
| 460 Spinal Fusion except Cervical without MCC | 81 | $77,543 | -54% | $70,846 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 79 | $62,385 | +11% | $56,026 |
| 220 Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures... | 77 | $170,387 | -38% | $157,255 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 74 | $27,871 | -50% | $25,137 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 70 | $51,537 | -54% | $46,610 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 65 | $29,281 | -60% | $26,995 |
| 023 Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns... | 56 | $88,776 | -68% | $81,598 |
| 847 Chemotherapy without Acute Leukemia As Secondary Diagnosis... | 56 | $27,488 | -59% | $25,329 |
| 003 ECMO or Tracheostomy with MV >96 Hours or Principal... | 55 | $258,674 | -75% | $236,966 |
| 083 Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with CC | 54 | $30,932 | -58% | $28,574 |
| 236 Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization without MCC | 49 | $103,996 | -51% | $96,059 |
| 219 Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures... | 48 | $204,013 | -49% | $184,101 |
| 270 Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with MCC | 47 | $115,218 | -56% | $105,788 |
| 454 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with CC | 45 | $162,531 | -42% | $148,553 |
| 314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC | 41 | $69,052 | -27% | $83,235 |
| 472 Cervical Spinal Fusion with CC | 41 | $69,306 | -52% | $63,838 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 41 | $71,597 | -48% | $62,848 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 41 | $23,307 | -43% | $21,323 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 40 | $14,940 | -67% | $14,465 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 39 | $54,345 | -54% | $50,010 |
| 493 Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures except Hip, Foot and... | 39 | $50,603 | -57% | $46,477 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 39 | $24,013 | -46% | $21,946 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 38 | $63,384 | -26% | $58,633 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 38 | $25,363 | -58% | $22,757 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 38 | $17,690 | -52% | $16,279 |
| 057 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without MCC | 37 | $35,159 | -38% | $31,737 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 35 | $61,538 | +7% | $57,213 |
| 650 Kidney Transplant with Hemodialysis with MCC | 35 | $162,247 | -61% | $148,488 |
| 652 Kidney Transplant | 35 | $153,483 | -54% | $141,554 |
| 981 Extensive O.R. Procedures Unrelated To Principal Diagnosis... | 35 | $146,716 | -32% | $143,780 |
| 101 Seizures without MCC | 34 | $26,777 | -45% | $24,629 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 33 | $91,805 | -57% | $80,852 |
| 027 Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures without... | 32 | $71,522 | -49% | $65,715 |
| 164 Major Chest Procedures with CC | 32 | $47,825 | -62% | $44,109 |
| 012 Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or... | 31 | $132,529 | -45% | $119,983 |
| 024 Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns... | 31 | $68,578 | -64% | $61,721 |
| 235 Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization with MCC | 31 | $123,787 | -58% | $113,738 |
| 269 Aortic and Heart Assist Procedures except Pulsation Balloon... | 31 | $157,495 | -18% | $144,980 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 31 | $21,650 | -46% | $19,815 |
| 964 Other Multiple Significant Trauma with CC | 31 | $34,867 | -55% | $43,728 |
| 026 Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with CC | 30 | $67,885 | -59% | $60,536 |
| 082 Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with MCC | 30 | $43,166 | -63% | $39,580 |
| 253 Other Vascular Procedures with CC | 30 | $100,050 | -24% | $92,344 |
| 029 Spinal Procedures with CC or Spinal Neurostimulators | 29 | $74,817 | -56% | $69,012 |
| 271 Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with CC | 29 | $97,683 | -44% | $89,526 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 29 | $32,319 | -57% | $29,819 |
| 840 Lymphoma and Non-Acute Leukemia with MCC | 29 | $94,374 | -39% | $86,362 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 28 | $35,428 | -46% | $32,626 |
| 857 Postoperative or Post-Traumatic Infections with O.R.... | 28 | $50,685 | -49% | $46,788 |
| 957 Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma with... | 28 | $143,278 | -64% | $131,814 |
| 393 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with MCC | 27 | $74,163 | -3% | $82,049 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 27 | $17,669 | -64% | $16,351 |
Showing the 60 most frequent of 164 DRGs.
Against the Maryland average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), University of Maryland Medical Center charged $65,774 on average, 144% more than the Maryland average of $26,908, and was paid $62,864 against a state average of $24,452. For Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures without MCC (DRG 267), University of Maryland Medical Center charged $87,047 on average, 18% more than the Maryland average of $73,891, and was paid $81,760 against a state average of $66,743. For Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures with MCC (DRG 266), University of Maryland Medical Center charged $124,170 on average, 16% more than the Maryland average of $106,699, and was paid $114,421 against a state average of $95,944. For Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC (DRG 481), University of Maryland Medical Center charged $47,219 on average, 46% more than the Maryland average of $32,444, and was paid $42,488 against a state average of $29,254.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named University of Maryland Medical Center 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 — 2023-04-19 (CMS case 519)
- Closure Notice — 2023-08-03 (CMS case 519)
- Met Requirements — 2025-03-14 (CMS case 3277)
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.