US Health Care Costs

Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures Except Hip, Foot and Femur Without Cc/Mcc in Maryland

MS-DRG 494: Lower extremity and humerus procedures except hip, foot and femur without cc/mcc

$25,746typical hospital bill
$23,901typical amount paid
$16,439–$26,249range paid across 3 hospitals

Maryland hospitals billed Medicare a typical $25,746 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
Suburban HospitalBethesda12$18,551$16,439
University of Md Baltimore Washington Medical CenterGlen Burnie13$25,746$23,901
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, IncAnnapolis11$28,011$26,249

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.