US Health Care Costs

Medstar Saint Mary's Hospital

25500 Point Lookout Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650 · (301) 475-6001

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

The money

$69what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$35.7Mnet income, all sources
11.7%margin on patient care alone
$4.1Mcost of charity care (2.3% of costs)
$3.6Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
94beds

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 871267$20,855$19,845
Heart failure, with major complications 291132$16,064$15,306
Respiratory failure 18984$19,740$18,870
Sepsis 87264$13,428$12,741
Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities 48355$31,233$29,396
Pneumonia, with major complications 19343$17,122$16,076
Psychoses 88538$17,550$16,814
Lung infection, with major complications 17734$18,194$16,844
Urinary tract infection 69033$11,874$11,457
COPD, with major complications 19031$17,451$16,375
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06530$13,131$12,518
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85330$32,476$31,814
Kidney failure, with complications 68328$15,235$14,929
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37824$13,836$13,220
Stomach and digestive disorders 39224$13,164$12,544
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64124$13,564$13,108
Heart attack, with major complications 28022$14,046$13,304
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30922$12,617$11,336
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30821$17,115$17,101
Pneumonia, with complications 19419$14,454$12,614
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60319$13,904$13,271
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64019$19,641$18,400
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68919$16,238$15,660
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 85419$16,908$16,227
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint Without Cc/Mcc 48218$24,741$23,055
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69817$19,688$18,518
Ischemic Stroke, Precerebral Occlusion or Transient Ischemia with Thrombolytic Agent Wit 06214$19,626$17,517
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 20814$37,860$33,987
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38914$8,400$8,133
Gastrointestinal Obstruction Without Cc/Mcc 39014$7,553$7,144
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48114$30,709$29,279
Anemia and blood disorders 81214$13,184$13,008
Lung infection, with complications 17813$16,451$16,291
Heart attack, with complications 28113$11,309$10,411
Irregular heartbeat 31013$9,957$9,792
Diabetes, with complications 63813$11,954$11,357
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37712$15,181$14,161
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis Without Mcc 53612$8,884$8,193
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction Without Cc/Mcc 06611$8,611$8,038
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52211$32,432$32,857

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