US Health Care Costs

Headaches Without Mcc in Maryland

MS-DRG 103: Headaches without mcc

$13,675typical hospital bill
$12,204typical amount paid
$8,342–$15,799range paid across 3 hospitals

Maryland hospitals billed Medicare a typical $13,675 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 CenterHagerstown13$9,111$8,342
Medstar Franklin Square Medical CenterRosedale13$13,675$12,204
The Johns Hopkins HospitalBaltimore13$16,448$15,799

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.