US Health Care Costs

Medstar Montgomery Medical Center

18101 Prince Philip Drive, Olney, MD 20832 · (301) 774-8882

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$78what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$6.5Mnet income, all sources
−5.5%margin on patient care alone
$5.0Mcost of charity care (2.7% of costs)
$3.5Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
100beds

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 871475$19,624$17,456
Respiratory failure 189124$16,697$14,830
Heart failure, with major complications 29197$14,723$13,107
Sepsis 87283$13,481$12,105
Psychoses 88570$15,129$13,448
Urinary tract infection 69058$11,140$10,038
Lung infection, with major complications 17755$19,720$17,444
Kidney failure, with complications 68349$12,150$10,948
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68946$12,445$11,173
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69843$16,976$15,060
Stomach and digestive disorders 39241$10,582$9,303
Pneumonia, with major complications 19340$13,106$11,709
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64039$15,676$13,965
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48138$22,771$20,172
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85338$40,523$36,335
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64137$12,013$10,710
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52234$23,066$20,445
Back problems (no surgery) 55234$13,880$12,306
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60332$10,587$9,652
Delirium and other mental confusion 88432$12,412$11,017
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06531$16,475$14,722
Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) 46031$60,942$53,828
Stroke, with major complications 06427$17,308$15,327
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 05726$16,788$14,883
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37825$14,648$13,025
Lung infection, with complications 17823$13,301$11,933
Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) 56323$11,835$10,505
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87023$61,795$54,894
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30922$9,661$8,588
Anemia and blood disorders 81222$12,227$10,851
Fainting 31220$13,828$12,363
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38920$9,040$8,037
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint Without Cc/Mcc 48220$21,778$19,459
Kidney failure, with major complications 68220$16,888$15,040
Signs and Symptoms Without Mcc 94819$14,618$12,956
Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture with Mcc 52118$23,882$21,156
COPD, with major complications 19017$14,726$13,267
Bronchitis and Asthma with Cc/Mcc 20217$10,176$9,041
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39117$17,918$15,896
Hip or knee replacement 47017$23,239$20,602
Heart attack, with major complications 28016$14,825$13,146
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Mcc 39316$18,259$16,284
Diabetes, with major complications 63716$22,125$19,576
Pneumonia, with complications 19415$10,879$9,653
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81115$18,310$16,218
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30814$15,035$13,301
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48014$25,314$22,434
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis Without Mcc 53614$9,967$8,875
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction Without Cc/Mcc 06613$11,622$10,477
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37713$15,104$13,583
Disorders of the Biliary Tract with Cc 44513$16,425$14,561
Diabetes, with complications 63813$13,583$12,131
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69913$9,451$8,396
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Mcc 29912$15,466$13,703
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 85412$27,519$24,359
Heart attack, with complications 28111$7,786$6,931

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