Medical costs in Washington, DC
6 hospitals · 30 procedures tracked
By Kevin Nyk , Medical Billing Analyst · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
About the analyst
Kevin Nyk analyzes hospital pricing data at BillRazor Research. He specializes in Medicare reimbursement patterns and chargemaster pricing across U.S. hospitals. Expertise: hospital pricing, Medicare rates, chargemaster analysis.
CMS price transparency
6 hospitals
Updated 2026-04-03
Compare your charges against 4 CMS benchmark datasets — including the rates shown on this page.
Hospitals in metro
6
Procedures tracked
30
vs national avg
1.11x
Top procedures by average charge in WASHINGTON
All tracked procedures
| Procedure | Hospitals | Avg charge | vs national | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURSDRG 870 | 5 | $344,572 | 1.14x | 5.1x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 853 | 5 | $294,373 | 1.45x | 5.1x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CCDRG 454 | 4 | $281,564 | 1.12x | 5.3x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 329 | 4 | $270,660 | 1.35x | 5.3x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCCDRG 455 | 4 | $213,490 | 1.10x | 5.1x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCCDRG 460 | 4 | $211,300 | 1.34x | 6.2x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCCDRG 286 | 4 | $154,922 | 1.53x | 7.3x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CCDRG 330 | 4 | $150,722 | 1.37x | 6.9x |
| DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS WITH MCCDRG 056 | 4 | $140,160 | 1.47x | 7.5x |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH MCCDRG 374 | 4 | $137,340 | 1.45x | 6.9x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCCDRG 064 | 4 | $134,176 | 1.53x | 7.5x |
| MALIGNANCY OF HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM OR PANCREAS WITH MCCDRG 435 | 4 | $128,980 | 1.42x | 7.8x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCCDRG 522 | 4 | $119,076 | 1.25x | 6.4x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCCDRG 871 | 6 | $106,767 | 1.42x | 5.6x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCCDRG 377 | 5 | $100,468 | 1.27x | 5.7x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCCDRG 280 | 6 | $84,900 | 1.20x | 5.6x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCCDRG 682 | 6 | $80,813 | 1.34x | 5.4x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCCDRG 177 | 6 | $80,251 | 1.28x | 4.5x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILUREDRG 189 | 6 | $74,675 | 1.37x | 6.1x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCCDRG 291 | 6 | $67,199 | 1.34x | 5.5x |
Rates shown are from the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and CMS IPPS. BillRazor compares your bill against these data sources. See how it works →
Data sources: CMS Hospital Price Transparency files, Medicare IPPS DRG rates, FY 2024. All pricing data publicly available under 45 CFR Part 180.
City-level methodology: Cost indices are computed by comparing the average markup ratio of hospitals in this metro area against the national median. Values above 1.0x indicate higher-than-average charges relative to Medicare.