Medstar Georgetown University Hospital vs Howard University Hospital Corp

The same procedures, at each hospital, with what they charge and what that care is actually paid for.

Medstar Georgetown University Hospital

Washington, DC

4.0x

charged per $1 actually paid

Washington, DC

2.9x

charged per $1 actually paid

Only procedures every hospital here publishes a price for, so the comparison is like for like.

Procedure	Medstar Georgetown Uni...	Howard University Hosp...
Comprehensive Observation Services	$26,007	$19,484
Sepsis (severe)	$116,907	$104,810
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	$11,991	$6,057
Heart Failure (severe)	$65,929	$52,501
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures	$21,757	$27,292
Level 3 Urology and Related Services	$16,139	$13,994
Level 3 Vascular Procedures	$21,065	$14,461
Level 4 Urology and Related Services	$20,207	$16,260
Pneumonia (severe)	$73,490	$44,210
Sepsis (without major complications)	$69,725	$37,889
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)	$46,137	$26,061
Respiratory Failure	$73,901	$93,583
Heart Attack (severe)	$79,220	$86,346
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)	$332,575	$183,049
Kidney Failure (with complications)	$51,502	$33,118
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (with complications)	$63,896	$40,562
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures	$12,230	$7,933
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)	$91,915	$37,165
Kidney Failure (severe)	$90,898	$58,586
Stroke (with complications)	$61,100	$52,451
Stroke (severe)	$153,124	$110,370
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)	$51,141	$35,693
Fainting	$57,364	$42,135
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (severe)	$94,686	$77,289
Psychoses	$26,912	$31,032