Hospital prices in Maryland

44 Maryland hospitals reported 130,650 Medicare inpatient stays in 2024. The median hospital charged 1.12 times what it was paid — below the national median of 4.15×, number 51 of 51. The widest gap was at Saint Agnes Hospital (1.17×), the narrowest at University of MD Charles Regional Medical Center (0.91×). CMS's price-transparency list records 83 enforcement actions involving 37 Maryland hospitals.

1Median charge ÷ paid 1.12×
2Hospitals reporting 44
3Medicare inpatient stays 130,650
4Price-transparency actions 83

Inpatient charge-to-payment ratio, the 15 Maryland hospitals with the widest gap (100+ Medicare stays), bars to scale. Source: CMS DY2024.

Most common stays in Maryland

DRG	Stays	MD avg charge	US avg charge	MD avg paid
871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with...	14,696	$26,908	$90,297	$24,452
291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC	7,932	$18,481	$56,380	$16,664
189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure	4,086	$23,291	$57,570	$20,993
872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without...	3,140	$14,613	$49,049	$13,259
885 Psychoses	3,021	$25,841	$44,040	$23,130
690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC	2,972	$11,624	$37,821	$10,498
177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC	2,462	$22,045	$70,592	$19,812
392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive...	2,318	$12,078	$40,165	$10,883
193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC	2,223	$17,101	$59,757	$15,416
065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC...	2,202	$15,497	$55,724	$13,981

Every hospital

Hospital	Stays	Ratio	Actions
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc Annapolis	8,707	1.08×	–
Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Baltimore	8,680	1.13×	–
Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center Rosedale	5,532	1.12×	–
Meritus Medical Center Hagerstown	5,357	1.08×	4
Frederick Health Hospital Frederick	5,211	1.1×	3
Suburban Hospital Bethesda	5,148	1.12×	1
University of MD Upper Chesapeake Medical Center Bel Air	5,096	1.11×	–
Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc Salisbury	5,064	1.11×	–
University of Maryland Medical Center Baltimore	4,732	1.09×	3
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center Columbia	4,662	1.1×	–
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore Baltimore	4,657	1.14×	3
Umd Baltimore Washington Medical Center Glen Burnie	4,565	1.08×	–
University of MD St Joseph Medical Center Towson	4,343	1.12×	–
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Baltimore	4,098	1.15×	1
Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center Rockville	3,802	1.13×	3
Carroll Hospital Center Westminster	3,473	1.13×	1
Greater Baltimore Medical Center Baltimore	3,359	1.14×	–
Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital Baltimore	3,091	1.13×	–
U P M C Western Maryland Cumberland	3,090	1.13×	3
Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center Silver Spring	3,064	1.11×	1
Medstar Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore	2,910	1.13×	–
University of MD Shore Medical Center at Easton Easton	2,589	1.12×	–
Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Ctr, Inc Lanham	2,486	1.07×	–
Saint Agnes Hospital Baltimore	2,477	1.17×	2
Holy Cross Hospital Silver Spring	2,456	1.1×	4
Northwest Hospital Center Randallstown	2,428	1.13×	2
Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Center Clinton	2,265	1.05×	–
Medstar Montgomery Medical Center Olney	2,123	1.12×	–
University of MD Charles Regional Medical Center La Plata	1,678	0.91×	–
Union Hospital of Cecil County Elkton	1,636	1.12×	2
University of MD Capital Region Medical Center Upper Marlboro	1,555	1.04×	–
Medstar Harbor Hospital Baltimore	1,547	1.11×	–
Calverthealth Medical Center Prince Frederick	1,483	1.11×	4
Medstar Saint Mary's Hospital Leonardtown	1,318	1.05×	–
Holy Cross Germantown Hospital Germantown	1,288	1.11×	4
Mercy Medical Center Inc Baltimore	1,234	1.15×	–
Atlantic General Hospital Berlin	977	1.09×	4
Umd Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute Baltimore	576	1.13×	–
Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital Baltimore	537	1.12×	3
University of MD Medical Center Midtown Campus Baltimore	421	1.13×	1
Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical Ctr Fort Washington	391	1.13×	–
Garrett Regional Medical Center Oakland	345	1.12×	–
Umd Shore Medical Ctr at Chestertown Chestertown	155	1.1×	–
University of MD Harford Memorial Hospital Havre De Grace	44	1.08×	–

Price-transparency enforcement in Maryland

25 “met requirements” findings, 23 warning notices, 23 closure notices, 11 corrective-action-plan requests, 1 civil-penalty notice — CMS's actions under the hospital price-transparency rule since 2021. See the enforcement page for what each step means.

Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient 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.