US Health Care Costs

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Without C.d.e. Without Cc/Mcc in Maryland

MS-DRG 419: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy without c.d.e. without cc/mcc

$15,312typical hospital bill
$13,838typical amount paid
$13,075–$14,600range paid across 2 hospitals

Maryland hospitals billed Medicare a typical $15,312 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 CenterRockville13$14,736$13,075
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, IncAnnapolis16$15,888$14,600

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.