Medstar Washington Hospital Center
MEDSTAR WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER, a nonprofit hospital in Washington, DC, charges 5.5x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 181 analyzed procedures.
Washington, DC 20010 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 3/5
About the analyst
David Park researches procedure pricing and insurance reimbursement patterns at BillRazor Research. He specializes in cost comparison across care settings and metropolitan areas. Expertise: procedure pricing, insurance reimbursement, cost comparison.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
5.49x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
14.39x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
181
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
1.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAJOR MALE PELVIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 708 | $62,579 | $31,290 | — | 14.4x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH MCC | 388 | $129,524 | $64,762 | — | 11.7x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, EXPIRED WITH MCC | 283 | $197,503 | $98,752 | — | 9.1x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $75,416 | $37,708 | — | 8.4x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $54,384 | $27,192 | — | 8.3x |
| POSTOPERATIVE AND POST-TRAUMATIC INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 862 | $128,589 | $64,294 | — | 8.1x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $52,210 | $26,105 | — | 8x |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 543 | $78,034 | $39,017 | — | 7.9x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC | 493 | $174,925 | $87,463 | — | 7.8x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $48,754 | $24,377 | — | 7.7x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $34,525 | $17,263 | — | 7.5x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $47,067 | $23,533 | — | 7.5x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $52,965 | $26,482 | — | 7.4x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $60,725 | $30,363 | — | 7.3x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $46,165 | $23,082 | — | 7.2x |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC | 184 | $60,575 | $30,287 | — | 7.1x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $143,968 | $71,984 | — | 7.1x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $135,318 | $67,659 | — | 7.1x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 357 | $139,487 | $69,743 | — | 7.1x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $63,681 | $31,840 | — | 7x |
| PERIPHERAL, CRANIAL NERVE AND OTHER NERVOUS SYSTEM PROCEDURES WITH CC OR PERIPHERAL NEUR | 041 | $138,688 | $69,344 | — | 7x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 254 | $101,237 | $50,618 | — | 6.9x |
| AMPUTATION FOR CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DISORDERS EXCEPT UPPER LIMB AND TOE WITH CC | 240 | $169,999 | $85,000 | — | 6.9x |
| MALIGNANCY OF HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM OR PANCREAS WITH MCC | 435 | $128,102 | $64,051 | — | 6.9x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $238,726 | $119,363 | — | 6.9x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $26,284 | $13,142 | — | 6.9x |
| ENDOCRINE DISORDERS WITH CC | 644 | $73,045 | $36,523 | — | 6.8x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $103,997 | $51,998 | — | 6.8x |
| STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 328 | $99,483 | $49,742 | — | 6.8x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $56,571 | $28,286 | — | 6.7x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $130,359 | $65,180 | — | 6.7x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 393 | $91,214 | $45,607 | — | 6.7x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $37,112 | $18,556 | — | 6.7x |
| UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR NON-MALIGNANCY WITH CC/MCC | 742 | $111,341 | $55,670 | — | 6.7x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $62,485 | $31,243 | — | 6.6x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $40,641 | $20,321 | — | 6.4x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $49,945 | $24,973 | — | 6.4x |
| COMPLICATIONS OF TREATMENT WITH CC | 920 | $44,059 | $22,029 | — | 6.4x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $38,730 | $19,365 | — | 6.2x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $44,828 | $22,414 | — | 6.2x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $68,909 | $34,455 | — | 6.2x |
| OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH MCC | 907 | $220,608 | $110,304 | — | 6.2x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $90,438 | $45,219 | — | 6.1x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 438 | $103,861 | $51,930 | — | 6.1x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $66,151 | $33,076 | — | 6x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITH CC | 086 | $63,727 | $31,863 | — | 6x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $51,068 | $25,534 | — | 6x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $113,178 | $56,589 | — | 6x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $117,744 | $58,872 | — | 6x |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH MCC | 183 | $79,249 | $39,625 | — | 6x |
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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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