Aftercare, Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue with Mcc in Maryland

MS-DRG 559: Aftercare, musculoskeletal system and connective tissue with mcc

$39,214typical hospital bill

$34,579typical amount paid

$28,348–$52,016range paid across 7 hospitals

Maryland hospitals billed Medicare a typical $39,214 for this stay in 2024, about 1.1 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

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

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital	Baltimore	39	$31,815	$28,348
The Johns Hopkins Hospital	Baltimore	12	$32,124	$28,709
Meritus Medical Center	Hagerstown	29	$36,467	$33,523
Umd Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute	Baltimore	21	$39,214	$34,579
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center	Baltimore	23	$42,061	$36,666
University of Md Shore Medical Center at Easton	Easton	13	$50,365	$44,951
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore	Baltimore	18	$59,110	$52,016

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.