US Health Care Costs

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Without C.d.e. with Mcc in Maryland

MS-DRG 417: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy without c.d.e. with mcc

$29,164typical hospital bill
$27,040typical amount paid
$24,508–$28,151range paid across 3 hospitals

Maryland hospitals billed Medicare a typical $29,164 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
Frederick Health HospitalFrederick11$27,228$24,508
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, IncAnnapolis11$29,164$27,040
University of Md St Joseph Medical CenterTowson12$31,739$28,151

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.