US Health Care Costs

Major Head and Neck Procedures with Cc in Maryland

MS-DRG 141: Major head and neck procedures with cc

$45,300typical hospital bill
$40,861typical amount paid
$35,776–$45,947range paid across 2 hospitals

Maryland hospitals billed Medicare a typical $45,300 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
The Johns Hopkins HospitalBaltimore11$40,872$35,776
University of Maryland Medical CenterBaltimore21$49,728$45,947

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.