US Health Care Costs

Major Chest Trauma with Cc in Maryland

MS-DRG 184: Major chest trauma with cc

$12,834typical hospital bill
$11,532typical amount paid
$9,801–$16,674range paid across 4 hospitals

Maryland hospitals billed Medicare a typical $12,834 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 HospitalBethesda24$10,989$9,801
Meritus Medical CenterHagerstown14$11,221$10,219
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterBaltimore13$14,447$12,845
Sinai Hospital of BaltimoreBaltimore32$18,890$16,674

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.