US Health Care Costs

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

MS-DRG 418: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy without c.d.e. with cc

$22,801typical hospital bill
$20,530typical amount paid
$16,363–$37,061range paid across 14 hospitals

Maryland hospitals billed Medicare a typical $22,801 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
Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical CenterRockville12$18,523$16,363
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, IncAnnapolis27$18,786$17,286
University of Md St Joseph Medical CenterTowson15$20,004$17,750
Atlantic General HospitalBerlin14$20,031$18,356
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical CenterColumbia18$19,765$18,435
Meritus Medical CenterHagerstown22$20,260$18,663
Carroll Hospital CenterWestminster14$22,905$20,200
Greater Baltimore Medical CenterBaltimore15$23,358$20,860
University of Md Baltimore Washington Medical CenterGlen Burnie12$22,697$21,249
Suburban HospitalBethesda12$24,338$21,567
Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, IncSalisbury19$24,985$22,314
Frederick Health HospitalFrederick22$25,442$22,856
Medstar Franklin Square Medical CenterRosedale13$26,910$23,652
The Johns Hopkins HospitalBaltimore12$42,038$37,061

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.