60/100
#955 nationally
Howard University Hospital Corp
2041 Georgia Ave Nw, Washington, DC 20060 · (202) 745-6100
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Howard University Hospital Corp billed $2.85 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
- 2.9x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 35
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in DC
- #1
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 1/5
- 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 77% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 64% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 44% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 35% 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 |
173 | $10,611 | $2,363 | -10% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
124 | $104,810 | $33,883 | +61% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
57 | $52,501 | $20,567 | +21% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
43 | $19,484 | $2,801 | about average |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
24 | $58,586 | $22,897 | +11% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
24 | $26,061 | $13,319 | -12% |
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
22 | $31,032 | $22,452 | -14% |
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 812 · Inpatient stay |
21 | $32,308 | $14,660 | -13% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
21 | $16,260 | $3,397 | -21% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
20 | $35,693 | $12,863 | +17% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$93,583 | $21,715 | +93% |
|
COPD (severe)
MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay |
$73,757 | $20,144 | +76% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$104,810 | $33,883 | +61% |
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
$110,370 | $34,933 | +45% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$86,346 | $27,932 | +41% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$52,501 | $20,567 | +21% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
$35,693 | $12,863 | +17% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
$52,451 | $15,849 | +15% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 811 · Inpatient stay |
$31,884 | $21,455 | -43% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,057 | $1,659 | -40% |
|
Chest Pain
MS-DRG 313 · Inpatient stay |
$22,342 | $11,112 | -34% |
|
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without Major
MS-DRG 897 · Inpatient stay |
$21,782 | $13,602 | -33% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,933 | $1,644 | -29% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,448 | $3,914 | -25% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,461 | $3,261 | -24% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$37,165 | $20,378 | -23% |
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.