US Health Care Costs

Depressive Neuroses in Maryland

MS-DRG 881: Depressive neuroses

$38,251typical hospital bill
$33,973typical amount paid
$8,198–$59,747range paid across 2 hospitals

Maryland hospitals billed Medicare a typical $38,251 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Meritus Medical CenterHagerstown15$8,899$8,198
Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and HospitalBaltimore14$67,604$59,747

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.