US Health Care Costs

Mini-stroke (TIA) in Maryland

MS-DRG 069: Transient ischemia without thrombolytic

$12,323typical hospital bill
$11,448typical amount paid
$7,639–$47,636range paid across 23 hospitals

Maryland hospitals billed Medicare a typical $12,323 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
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical CenterColumbia46$8,542$7,639
Meritus Medical CenterHagerstown33$9,183$8,414
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, IncAnnapolis49$9,140$8,502
Medstar Franklin Square Medical CenterRosedale19$9,897$8,946
University of Md St Joseph Medical CenterTowson24$10,088$8,973
University of Md Baltimore Washington Medical CenterGlen Burnie28$10,039$9,295
Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Ctr, IncLanham27$10,316$9,611
Frederick Health HospitalFrederick27$10,650$9,785
Suburban HospitalBethesda16$11,199$9,948
Greater Baltimore Medical CenterBaltimore18$11,903$10,508
Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical CenterBel Air36$12,323$11,172
Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, IncSalisbury12$12,355$11,448
Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical CenterSilver Spring20$13,104$11,747
Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical CenterRockville26$13,584$11,962
University of Md Capital Region Medical CenterUpper Marlboro16$12,155$12,037
Holy Cross HospitalSilver Spring12$13,389$12,294
University of Md Shore Medical Center at EastonEaston17$14,142$12,663
Western Maryland Regional Medical CenterCumberland36$15,030$13,339
Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital CenterClinton12$14,968$14,365
Sinai Hospital of BaltimoreBaltimore22$16,765$14,769
Carroll Hospital CenterWestminster15$16,557$14,860
The Johns Hopkins HospitalBaltimore12$21,913$19,270
Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and HospitalBaltimore18$53,720$47,636

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.