Maryland / University of MD Medical Center Midtown Campus
CMS certification 210038 · Baltimore, MD · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
University of MD Medical Center Midtown Campus: charges and Medicare payments
University of MD Medical Center Midtown Campus reported 421 Medicare inpatient stays across 15 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 1.13 times what it was paid — mid-range in Maryland, number 15 of 43 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 1.12×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 885, Psychoses: 103 stays at an average charge of $31,293, 29% below the national average.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 421
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 1.13×
- 3Rank in MD (highest ratio = 1) 15 of 43
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 15 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, University of MD Medical Center Midtown Campus charged more than the national average in 1 (7%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 885 Psychoses | 103 | $31,293 | -29% | $27,831 |
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 57 | $54,121 | -40% | $47,631 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 35 | $28,918 | -49% | $26,134 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 30 | $115,089 | +100% | $103,376 |
| 897 Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation... | 30 | $11,854 | -68% | $10,778 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 22 | $26,038 | -57% | $23,044 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 22 | $23,260 | -43% | $19,138 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 19 | $19,314 | -52% | $17,332 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 17 | $38,223 | -42% | $26,738 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 17 | $37,374 | -49% | $33,925 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 16 | $30,391 | -40% | $26,789 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 15 | $14,396 | -61% | $12,993 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 14 | $16,703 | -63% | $15,381 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 12 | $33,427 | -67% | $29,860 |
| 252 Other Vascular Procedures with MCC | 12 | $61,124 | -64% | $55,601 |
Against the Maryland average
For Psychoses (DRG 885), University of MD Medical Center Midtown Campus charged $31,293 on average, 21% more than the Maryland average of $25,841, and was paid $27,831 against a state average of $23,130. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), University of MD Medical Center Midtown Campus charged $54,121 on average, 101% more than the Maryland average of $26,908, and was paid $47,631 against a state average of $24,452. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), University of MD Medical Center Midtown Campus charged $28,918 on average, 56% more than the Maryland average of $18,481, and was paid $26,134 against a state average of $16,664. For Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure (DRG 189), University of MD Medical Center Midtown Campus charged $115,089 on average, 394% more than the Maryland average of $23,291, and was paid $103,376 against a state average of $20,993.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named University of MD Medical Center Midtown Campus in Baltimore, MD, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2025-04-11 (CMS case 3741)
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.