46/100
#1,388 nationally
Medstar Washington Hospital Center
110 Irving Street Nw, Washington, DC 20010 · (202) 877-7000
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Medstar Washington Hospital Center billed $4.17 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
- 4.2x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 220
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in DC
- #4
- 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 52% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 55% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 34% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 42% 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 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
840 | $29,291 | $3,271 | +16% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
671 | $122,110 | $23,880 | -8% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
446 | $27,409 | $2,750 | +41% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
421 | $95,122 | $23,936 | +46% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
388 | $4,888 | $693 | +56% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
321 | $64,703 | $16,198 | +49% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
274 | $11,602 | $1,609 | +15% |
|
Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures without Major
MS-DRG 267 · Inpatient stay |
270 | $209,725 | $52,262 | +11% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
257 | $17,523 | $3,251 | -8% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
244 | $26,963 | $5,753 | -22% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis with Major Complications
MS-DRG 535 · Inpatient stay |
$105,533 | $18,956 | +104% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (with complications)
MS-DRG 854 · Inpatient stay |
$165,326 | $29,260 | +99% |
|
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 299 · Inpatient stay |
$133,034 | $24,577 | +98% |
|
Postoperative or Post-traumatic Infections with Operating Room Procedures with
MS-DRG 857 · Inpatient stay |
$184,062 | $26,653 | +90% |
|
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications
MS-DRG 394 · Inpatient stay |
$72,995 | $13,890 | +88% |
|
Signs and Symptoms with Major Complications
MS-DRG 947 · Inpatient stay |
$96,322 | $18,324 | +76% |
|
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Major Complications
MS-DRG 371 · Inpatient stay |
$118,092 | $23,040 | +72% |
|
Diabetes with Major Complications
MS-DRG 637 · Inpatient stay |
$94,806 | $19,133 | +68% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 4 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5464 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$37,752 | $22,324 | -53% |
|
Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without Major Complications
MS-DRG 274 · Inpatient stay |
$67,021 | $33,640 | -46% |
|
Level 3 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5303 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,271 | $3,919 | -44% |
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,509 | $1,686 | -43% |
|
Complex GI Procedures
APC 5331 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,621 | $5,632 | -41% |
|
Female Reproductive System Reconstructive Procedures
MS-DRG 748 · Inpatient stay |
$35,647 | $14,621 | -39% |
|
Heart Catheter Procedure (without major complications)
MS-DRG 322 · Inpatient stay |
$70,660 | $22,084 | -31% |
|
Chemotherapy without Acute Leukemia as Secondary Diagnosis with Complications
MS-DRG 847 · Inpatient stay |
$37,884 | $15,991 | -29% |
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.