Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures Without Cardiac Catheterization in Maryland

MS-DRG 220: Cardiac valve and other major cardiothoracic procedures without cardiac catheterization

$79,499typical hospital bill

$71,895typical amount paid

$60,365–$157,255range paid across 7 hospitals

Maryland hospitals billed Medicare a typical $79,499 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
Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center	Silver Spring	20	$67,414	$60,365
University of Md St Joseph Medical Center	Towson	36	$75,268	$67,122
The Johns Hopkins Hospital	Baltimore	101	$77,818	$70,618
Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc	Salisbury	14	$79,696	$71,895
Suburban Hospital	Bethesda	13	$79,499	$73,012
Medstar Union Memorial Hospital	Baltimore	29	$121,011	$107,544
University of Maryland Medical Center	Baltimore	77	$170,387	$157,255

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.