US Health Care Costs

Medstar Harbor Hospital

3001 South Hanover Street, Baltimore, MD 21225 · (410) 350-3201

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNo emergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$74what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$3.2Mnet income, all sources
−13.2%margin on patient care alone
$10.0Mcost of charity care (5.6% of costs)
$3.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
125beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance (charity care) policy; ask for it if a bill is hard to pay.

Hospital stays

Medicare figures are 2024 averages for this hospital; the bars show how much of the bill was actually paid.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Sepsis, with major complications 871225$23,848$21,501
Psychoses 885180$20,676$18,660
Heart failure, with major complications 291133$21,110$18,394
Respiratory failure 18983$20,776$18,782
Sepsis 87263$13,784$12,500
COPD, with major complications 19056$16,445$14,858
Fainting 31238$13,242$11,994
Urinary tract infection 69038$12,345$11,218
Lung infection, with major complications 17733$17,787$16,462
Heart attack, with major complications 28032$18,480$16,952
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64031$20,745$18,616
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85330$50,859$45,680
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64128$14,768$13,410
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68928$18,483$16,611
Pneumonia, with major complications 19326$16,050$14,577
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06525$14,842$13,520
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30823$16,060$14,653
Back problems (no surgery) 55223$13,905$12,437
Heart attack, with complications 28121$9,845$8,879
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30921$12,644$11,418
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37821$16,878$15,121
Stomach and digestive disorders 39221$12,004$10,756
Kidney failure, with complications 68321$13,545$12,284
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60320$10,786$9,761
Hypertension with Mcc 30419$14,899$13,808
Lung infection, with complications 17818$12,825$11,734
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37718$26,779$24,117
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48116$40,602$36,742
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69816$25,004$22,254
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence Without Rehabilitation Therapy Without Mcc 89716$11,205$10,184
Other circulation problems, with major complications 31415$25,354$23,050
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38915$17,913$16,228
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39115$12,888$11,607
Kidney failure, with major complications 68215$25,067$22,845
Stroke, with major complications 06414$27,599$24,577
Seizures 10114$12,921$12,006
Pneumonia, with complications 19414$15,287$13,926
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48014$52,692$48,095
Diabetes, with complications 63814$11,097$10,055
Heart Failure and Shock with Cc 29213$11,321$10,295
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 05712$18,219$16,446
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 19112$12,412$11,266
High blood pressure 30512$12,782$11,690
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 85412$40,930$37,320
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52211$35,472$32,029
Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) 56311$11,762$10,762
Delirium and other mental confusion 88411$43,365$39,261

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