Lung infection, with major complications in Maryland

MS-DRG 177: Respiratory infections and inflammations with mcc

$20,182typical hospital bill

$18,275typical amount paid

$13,366–$44,221range paid across 40 hospitals

Maryland hospitals billed Medicare a typical $20,182 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Suburban Hospital	Bethesda	99	$15,617	$13,366
University of Md St Joseph Medical Center	Towson	49	$15,550	$13,827
Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical Center	Bel Air	53	$15,593	$14,031
University of Md Shore Medical Center at Easton	Easton	29	$16,160	$14,472
University of Md Baltimore Washington Medical Center	Glen Burnie	54	$15,780	$14,576
Calverthealth Medical Center	Prince Frederick	45	$16,587	$15,092
Union Hospital of Cecil County	Elkton	48	$17,262	$15,412
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center	Columbia	103	$17,916	$16,288
Medstar Harbor Hospital	Baltimore	33	$17,787	$16,462
Atlantic General Hospital	Berlin	50	$17,863	$16,502
Garrett Regional Medical Center	Oakland	11	$18,613	$16,530
Medstar Saint Mary's Hospital	Leonardtown	34	$18,194	$16,844
Frederick Health Hospital	Frederick	140	$18,610	$17,056
Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc	Salisbury	81	$19,078	$17,078
Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center	Rosedale	87	$19,291	$17,393
Medstar Montgomery Medical Center	Olney	55	$19,720	$17,444
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc	Annapolis	180	$19,345	$17,861
Mercy Medical Center Inc	Baltimore	16	$22,077	$17,957
Meritus Medical Center	Hagerstown	104	$19,674	$18,102
Greater Baltimore Medical Center	Baltimore	102	$20,644	$18,194
Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Center	Clinton	40	$18,829	$18,355
Saint Agnes Hospital	Baltimore	54	$21,531	$18,732
Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical Ctr	Fort Washington	15	$22,148	$19,397
Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center	Rockville	91	$22,741	$20,019
Carroll Hospital Center	Westminster	88	$22,742	$20,082
Holy Cross Hospital	Silver Spring	63	$22,427	$20,265
Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Ctr, Inc	Lanham	50	$21,620	$20,390
Holy Cross Germantown Hospital	Germantown	48	$22,975	$20,491
University of Md Charles Regional Medical Center	La Plata	32	$19,019	$20,661
University of Md Capital Region Medical Center	Upper Marlboro	14	$25,336	$21,376
Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center	Silver Spring	71	$24,140	$21,710
Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital	Baltimore	50	$24,727	$22,008
Northwest Hospital Center	Randallstown	101	$25,105	$22,268
Medstar Union Memorial Hospital	Baltimore	19	$27,486	$22,666
Western Maryland Regional Medical Center	Cumberland	62	$26,763	$23,737
University of Md Shore Medical Ctr at Chestertown	Chestertown	11	$28,797	$26,442
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore	Baltimore	60	$30,428	$26,741
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center	Baltimore	83	$34,883	$30,487
The Johns Hopkins Hospital	Baltimore	112	$38,589	$34,484
University of Maryland Medical Center	Baltimore	25	$48,816	$44,221

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.