Kidney failure, with major complications in Maryland
MS-DRG 682: Renal failure with mcc
$19,631typical hospital bill
$18,294typical amount paid
$13,134–$42,733range paid across 36 hospitals
Maryland hospitals billed Medicare a typical $19,631 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)
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.