11/100
#2,364 nationally
George Washington Univ Hospital
900 23Rd St Nw, Washington, DC 20037 · (202) 716-4605
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, George Washington Univ Hospital billed $8.08 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 8.1x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 118
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in DC
- #6
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 2/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 12% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 15% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 6% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 10% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
262 | $36,447 | $2,332 | +210% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
214 | $14,584 | $1,618 | +45% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
208 | $223,509 | $26,897 | +243% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
154 | $134,734 | $17,487 | +210% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
131 | $51,494 | $2,735 | +165% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
102 | $31,985 | $2,027 | +148% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
97 | $25,344 | $1,915 | +116% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
92 | $37,942 | $3,339 | +50% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
76 | $147,133 | $19,023 | +77% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
67 | $33,989 | $3,223 | +78% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Major Complications
MS-DRG 432 · Inpatient stay |
$291,668 | $34,840 | +265% |
|
Malignancy of Hepatobiliary System or Pancreas with Major Complications
MS-DRG 435 · Inpatient stay |
$292,377 | $31,283 | +258% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (severe)
MS-DRG 377 · Inpatient stay |
$249,542 | $25,654 | +251% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$223,509 | $26,897 | +243% |
|
Diabetes with Major Complications
MS-DRG 637 · Inpatient stay |
$192,785 | $25,903 | +242% |
|
Other Vascular Procedures with Complications
MS-DRG 253 · Inpatient stay |
$369,852 | $36,143 | +229% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (with complications)
MS-DRG 699 · Inpatient stay |
$123,960 | $14,107 | +229% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (severe)
MS-DRG 308 · Inpatient stay |
$153,878 | $16,565 | +225% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 4 Vascular Procedures
APC 5184 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$44,399 | $5,156 | +23% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$173,696 | $24,234 | +31% |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,280 | $1,589 | +32% |
|
Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without Major Complications
MS-DRG 274 · Inpatient stay |
$165,201 | $35,979 | +33% |
|
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5155 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$52,180 | $7,003 | +36% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$92,424 | $11,243 | +37% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$71,660 | $10,914 | +39% |
|
Heart Catheter Procedure (without major complications)
MS-DRG 322 · Inpatient stay |
$141,952 | $22,062 | +40% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.