University of Md St Joseph Medical Center
University of MD St Joseph Medical Center in Towson charges 1.3x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 110 analyzed procedures, positioning this nonprofit hospital below typical industry markups.
Towson, MD 21204 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 5/5
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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
1.28x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
1.57x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
110
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $10,122 | $5,061 | — | 1.6x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $5,938 | $2,969 | — | 1.6x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $8,358 | $4,179 | — | 1.5x |
| BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH CC/MCC | 202 | $12,445 | $6,223 | — | 1.5x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $21,699 | $10,850 | — | 1.5x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $9,633 | $4,817 | — | 1.4x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $10,747 | $5,374 | — | 1.4x |
| DYSEQUILIBRIUM | 149 | $8,259 | $4,130 | — | 1.4x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $13,346 | $6,673 | — | 1.4x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $9,582 | $4,791 | — | 1.4x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $20,579 | $10,289 | — | 1.4x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $10,130 | $5,065 | — | 1.4x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITHOUT MCC | 234 | $53,554 | $26,777 | — | 1.4x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $8,431 | $4,215 | — | 1.4x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $8,381 | $4,191 | — | 1.4x |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 543 | $14,735 | $7,368 | — | 1.4x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $8,877 | $4,439 | — | 1.4x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $10,805 | $5,403 | — | 1.4x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $10,924 | $5,462 | — | 1.4x |
| BONE DISEASES AND ARTHROPATHIES WITHOUT MCC | 554 | $9,439 | $4,719 | — | 1.4x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $9,289 | $4,645 | — | 1.4x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCC | 811 | $16,888 | $8,444 | — | 1.4x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $12,190 | $6,095 | — | 1.3x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 300 | $9,256 | $4,628 | — | 1.3x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $10,588 | $5,294 | — | 1.3x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $9,622 | $4,811 | — | 1.3x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 235 | $67,726 | $33,863 | — | 1.3x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $12,897 | $6,449 | — | 1.3x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $8,792 | $4,396 | — | 1.3x |
| DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 057 | $13,605 | $6,803 | — | 1.3x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $10,111 | $5,055 | — | 1.3x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $9,345 | $4,672 | — | 1.3x |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH CC | 372 | $9,937 | $4,968 | — | 1.3x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $9,083 | $4,541 | — | 1.3x |
| TRAUMA TO THE SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST WITHOUT MCC | 605 | $8,133 | $4,067 | — | 1.3x |
| ENDOCRINE DISORDERS WITH CC | 644 | $8,562 | $4,281 | — | 1.3x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $14,927 | $7,463 | — | 1.3x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 454 | $53,810 | $26,905 | — | 1.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $12,045 | $6,022 | — | 1.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $11,989 | $5,994 | — | 1.3x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 178 | $10,972 | $5,486 | — | 1.3x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $10,872 | $5,436 | — | 1.3x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $11,185 | $5,592 | — | 1.3x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $8,650 | $4,325 | — | 1.3x |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 375 | $13,456 | $6,728 | — | 1.3x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH CC | 292 | $9,683 | $4,841 | — | 1.3x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 315 | $9,773 | $4,887 | — | 1.3x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $16,162 | $8,081 | — | 1.3x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $12,337 | $6,169 | — | 1.3x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 299 | $10,354 | $5,177 | — | 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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