43/100
#1,488 nationally
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
3800 Reservoir Rd, Washington, DC 20007 · (202) 784-3000
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital billed $4.02 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
- 4.0x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 180
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in DC
- #5
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 3/5
- 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 55% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 52% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 27% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 22% 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 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
575 | $8,864 | $1,910 | -25% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
427 | $11,991 | $1,619 | +19% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
313 | $26,007 | $2,729 | +34% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
263 | $116,907 | $29,324 | +79% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
241 | $69,386 | $13,045 | +11% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
176 | $28,806 | $5,159 | +5% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
159 | $21,065 | $3,053 | +10% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
157 | $24,922 | $2,850 | +41% |
|
Complex GI Procedures
APC 5331 · Hospital outpatient visit |
144 | $18,420 | $5,799 | -39% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
128 | $43,126 | $7,183 | +8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Chemotherapy without Acute Leukemia as Secondary Diagnosis with Major Complications
MS-DRG 846 · Inpatient stay |
$363,171 | $87,200 | +238% |
|
Complications of Treatment with Major Complications
MS-DRG 919 · Inpatient stay |
$224,601 | $49,012 | +200% |
|
Amputation for Circulatory System Disorders Except Upper Limb and Toe with Major
MS-DRG 239 · Inpatient stay |
$542,263 | $111,183 | +174% |
|
Diabetes (with complications)
MS-DRG 638 · Inpatient stay |
$74,526 | $17,400 | +115% |
|
Respiratory Neoplasms with Major Complications
MS-DRG 180 · Inpatient stay |
$155,723 | $31,113 | +110% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$114,517 | $25,185 | +108% |
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
$153,124 | $34,722 | +101% |
|
Complications of Treatment with Complications
MS-DRG 920 · Inpatient stay |
$86,768 | $21,268 | +96% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5303 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,407 | $3,918 | -52% |
|
Complex GI Procedures
APC 5331 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,420 | $5,799 | -39% |
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
$26,912 | $16,473 | -25% |
|
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Major Complications
MS-DRG 453 · Inpatient stay |
$332,249 | $117,691 | -25% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,864 | $1,910 | -25% |
|
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 056 · Inpatient stay |
$65,853 | $28,717 | -24% |
|
Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5465 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$91,955 | $29,818 | -18% |
|
Pancreas, Liver and Shunt Procedures with Complications
MS-DRG 406 · Inpatient stay |
$119,472 | $36,844 | -16% |
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.