Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures with Cardiac Catheterization Wit in Maryland

MS-DRG 216: Cardiac valve and other major cardiothoracic procedures with cardiac catheterization wit

$169,007typical hospital bill

$148,941typical amount paid

$132,311–$187,979range paid across 4 hospitals

Maryland hospitals billed Medicare a typical $169,007 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 Union Memorial Hospital	Baltimore	19	$147,677	$132,311
University of Md St Joseph Medical Center	Towson	15	$158,801	$140,995
The Johns Hopkins Hospital	Baltimore	13	$179,214	$156,888
University of Maryland Medical Center	Baltimore	13	$232,158	$187,979

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.