Medstar Union Memorial Hospital
MedStar Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, MD charges 1.3x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 91 analyzed procedures, positioning it below the national average for hospital pricing.
Baltimore, MD 21218 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 5/5
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Priya Iyengar leads the billing code review team at BillRazor Research. She analyzes NCCI bundling edits, DRG coding, and regional rate variation. Expertise: NCCI bundling, DRG analysis, regional pricing.
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Pricing grade
A
Excellent
Avg markup vs Medicare
1.26x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
1.54x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
91
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $19,644 | $9,822 | — | 1.5x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $11,236 | $5,618 | — | 1.5x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $80,903 | $40,451 | — | 1.5x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH MCC | 242 | $45,757 | $22,879 | — | 1.5x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 468 | $42,581 | $21,290 | — | 1.4x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 473 | $39,266 | $19,633 | — | 1.4x |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION | 220 | $118,196 | $59,098 | — | 1.4x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $8,507 | $4,253 | — | 1.4x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $13,421 | $6,711 | — | 1.4x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $13,785 | $6,892 | — | 1.4x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $36,728 | $18,364 | — | 1.3x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $48,480 | $24,240 | — | 1.3x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $15,752 | $7,876 | — | 1.3x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 455 | $55,423 | $27,711 | — | 1.3x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 244 | $27,067 | $13,534 | — | 1.3x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC | 243 | $33,582 | $16,791 | — | 1.3x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $14,568 | $7,284 | — | 1.3x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $18,168 | $9,084 | — | 1.3x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $19,151 | $9,575 | — | 1.3x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $15,138 | $7,569 | — | 1.3x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH CC | 982 | $42,799 | $21,399 | — | 1.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $20,709 | $10,355 | — | 1.3x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH CC | 467 | $42,636 | $21,318 | — | 1.3x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $54,288 | $27,144 | — | 1.3x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $15,556 | $7,778 | — | 1.3x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $17,889 | $8,945 | — | 1.3x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $17,212 | $8,606 | — | 1.3x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $12,890 | $6,445 | — | 1.3x |
| HAND OR WRIST PROCEDURES, EXCEPT MAJOR THUMB OR JOINT PROCEDURES WITH CC/MCC | 513 | $19,495 | $9,748 | — | 1.3x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH CC | 292 | $16,451 | $8,226 | — | 1.3x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $14,505 | $7,253 | — | 1.3x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $13,398 | $6,699 | — | 1.3x |
| BONE DISEASES AND ARTHROPATHIES WITHOUT MCC | 554 | $14,288 | $7,144 | — | 1.3x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $12,880 | $6,440 | — | 1.3x |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $20,523 | $10,261 | — | 1.3x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC | 493 | $42,977 | $21,489 | — | 1.3x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $29,690 | $14,845 | — | 1.3x |
| POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS WITH MCC | 917 | $16,163 | $8,081 | — | 1.3x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $30,899 | $15,450 | — | 1.3x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $21,317 | $10,658 | — | 1.3x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $11,303 | $5,651 | — | 1.3x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC | 981 | $81,281 | $40,640 | — | 1.3x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $36,223 | $18,111 | — | 1.3x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $23,800 | $11,900 | — | 1.3x |
| POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS WITHOUT MCC | 918 | $12,806 | $6,403 | — | 1.3x |
| OTHER CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 229 | $74,972 | $37,486 | — | 1.3x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $16,104 | $8,052 | — | 1.3x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $13,392 | $6,696 | — | 1.3x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $33,474 | $16,737 | — | 1.2x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCC | 811 | $19,114 | $9,557 | — | 1.2x |
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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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