Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center in Columbia, MD charges 1.3x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 119 analyzed procedures, positioning it below the national average for hospital pricing.
Columbia, MD 21044 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 3/5
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Pricing grade
A
Excellent
Avg markup vs Medicare
1.27x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
1.63x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
119
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DYSEQUILIBRIUM | 149 | $6,540 | $3,270 | — | 1.6x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $4,724 | $2,362 | — | 1.6x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $7,650 | $3,825 | — | 1.6x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $21,983 | $10,992 | — | 1.6x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITHOUT CC/MCC | 195 | $6,474 | $3,237 | — | 1.6x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $12,144 | $6,072 | — | 1.5x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $8,087 | $4,043 | — | 1.5x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITHOUT MCC | 556 | $5,358 | $2,679 | — | 1.5x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $8,238 | $4,119 | — | 1.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 379 | $5,739 | $2,869 | — | 1.5x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $7,649 | $3,825 | — | 1.4x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC | 191 | $7,504 | $3,752 | — | 1.4x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $8,400 | $4,200 | — | 1.4x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $6,301 | $3,150 | — | 1.4x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $9,826 | $4,913 | — | 1.4x |
| TENDONITIS, MYOSITIS AND BURSITIS WITHOUT MCC | 558 | $6,523 | $3,261 | — | 1.4x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $7,532 | $3,766 | — | 1.4x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $25,289 | $12,645 | — | 1.4x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $11,292 | $5,646 | — | 1.4x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $8,037 | $4,019 | — | 1.4x |
| BONE DISEASES AND ARTHROPATHIES WITHOUT MCC | 554 | $9,215 | $4,608 | — | 1.3x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $7,249 | $3,624 | — | 1.3x |
| TRAUMA TO THE SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST WITHOUT MCC | 605 | $7,929 | $3,965 | — | 1.3x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $7,757 | $3,879 | — | 1.3x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $11,133 | $5,566 | — | 1.3x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $9,075 | $4,538 | — | 1.3x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $7,140 | $3,570 | — | 1.3x |
| ORGANIC DISTURBANCES AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY | 884 | $9,299 | $4,649 | — | 1.3x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 179 | $8,462 | $4,231 | — | 1.3x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $10,092 | $5,046 | — | 1.3x |
| HYPERTENSION WITH MCC | 304 | $7,771 | $3,885 | — | 1.3x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $8,863 | $4,431 | — | 1.3x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $8,980 | $4,490 | — | 1.3x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $11,488 | $5,744 | — | 1.3x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $10,611 | $5,305 | — | 1.3x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $9,224 | $4,612 | — | 1.3x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 684 | $7,394 | $3,697 | — | 1.3x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $8,159 | $4,080 | — | 1.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $8,065 | $4,032 | — | 1.3x |
| DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 057 | $12,102 | $6,051 | — | 1.3x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $8,877 | $4,438 | — | 1.3x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $14,677 | $7,339 | — | 1.3x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $8,900 | $4,450 | — | 1.3x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH CC | 292 | $6,579 | $3,290 | — | 1.3x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $6,958 | $3,479 | — | 1.3x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH MCC | 444 | $16,291 | $8,146 | — | 1.3x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $10,449 | $5,225 | — | 1.3x |
| CRANIAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 074 | $10,333 | $5,166 | — | 1.3x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $7,918 | $3,959 | — | 1.3x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 178 | $10,597 | $5,299 | — | 1.3x |
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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