US Health Care Costs

Malignancy of Hepatobiliary System or Pancreas with Cc in Maryland

MS-DRG 436: Malignancy of hepatobiliary system or pancreas with cc

$18,335typical hospital bill
$16,282typical amount paid
$13,044–$20,744range paid across 4 hospitals

Maryland hospitals billed Medicare a typical $18,335 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
Frederick Health HospitalFrederick12$14,397$13,044
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, IncAnnapolis12$15,516$14,294
Mercy Medical Center IncBaltimore11$21,154$18,271
The Johns Hopkins HospitalBaltimore11$23,526$20,744

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.