Meritus Medical Center
MERITUS MEDICAL CENTER in Hagerstown, MD charges 1.2x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 126 analyzed procedures, making it one of the lower-markup nonprofit hospitals in the region.
Hagerstown, MD 21742 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 2/5
About the analyst
Michael Glenn reviews CMS datasets and drug pricing at BillRazor Research. He focuses on NADAC acquisition costs and procedure coding accuracy. Expertise: drug pricing, NADAC data, CPT coding.
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Pricing grade
A
Excellent
Avg markup vs Medicare
1.24x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
1.79x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
126
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0.8%
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 CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC | 184 | $9,508 | $4,754 | — | 1.8x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH CC | 083 | $9,687 | $4,843 | — | 1.6x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $9,681 | $4,840 | — | 1.4x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $6,646 | $3,323 | — | 1.4x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 314 | $13,502 | $6,751 | — | 1.4x |
| OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 565 | $10,794 | $5,397 | — | 1.4x |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 441 | $24,356 | $12,178 | — | 1.4x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $7,840 | $3,920 | — | 1.4x |
| AMPUTATION OF LOWER LIMB FOR ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC DISORDERS WITH CC | 617 | $18,464 | $9,232 | — | 1.3x |
| NEUROSES EXCEPT DEPRESSIVE | 882 | $7,699 | $3,849 | — | 1.3x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $10,629 | $5,314 | — | 1.3x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $9,406 | $4,703 | — | 1.3x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITH CC | 086 | $9,761 | $4,881 | — | 1.3x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $20,242 | $10,121 | — | 1.3x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $9,296 | $4,648 | — | 1.3x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $11,251 | $5,625 | — | 1.3x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $9,009 | $4,505 | — | 1.3x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 684 | $9,609 | $4,805 | — | 1.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $11,187 | $5,593 | — | 1.3x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $6,815 | $3,407 | — | 1.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $10,378 | $5,189 | — | 1.3x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $19,623 | $9,811 | — | 1.3x |
| INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE WITH CC | 386 | $10,448 | $5,224 | — | 1.3x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $9,470 | $4,735 | — | 1.3x |
| POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS WITHOUT MCC | 918 | $8,295 | $4,148 | — | 1.3x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $14,510 | $7,255 | — | 1.3x |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 442 | $13,056 | $6,528 | — | 1.3x |
| MAJOR HEMATOLOGICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL DIAGNOSES EXCEPT SICKLE CELL CRISIS AND COAGULATIO | 809 | $16,575 | $8,287 | — | 1.3x |
| PNEUMOTHORAX WITH CC | 200 | $10,549 | $5,274 | — | 1.3x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $10,675 | $5,338 | — | 1.3x |
| BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH CC/MCC | 202 | $12,025 | $6,013 | — | 1.3x |
| AFTERCARE WITH CC/MCC | 949 | $22,601 | $11,301 | — | 1.3x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 315 | $9,709 | $4,854 | — | 1.3x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $11,087 | $5,543 | — | 1.3x |
| TENDONITIS, MYOSITIS AND BURSITIS WITHOUT MCC | 558 | $12,424 | $6,212 | — | 1.3x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $14,881 | $7,440 | — | 1.3x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $31,057 | $15,529 | — | 1.3x |
| URINARY STONES WITHOUT MCC | 694 | $8,666 | $4,333 | — | 1.3x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $10,623 | $5,311 | — | 1.3x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 300 | $10,648 | $5,324 | — | 1.3x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $11,100 | $5,550 | — | 1.3x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $11,395 | $5,697 | — | 1.3x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $10,515 | $5,257 | — | 1.3x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $10,849 | $5,424 | — | 1.3x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $11,097 | $5,548 | — | 1.3x |
| TRAUMA TO THE SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST WITHOUT MCC | 605 | $11,415 | $5,708 | — | 1.3x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $18,568 | $9,284 | — | 1.3x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $10,012 | $5,006 | — | 1.3x |
| PSYCHOSES | 885 | $12,814 | $6,407 | — | 1.2x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $14,402 | $7,201 | — | 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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