US Health Care Costs

Other Factors Influencing Health Status in Maryland

MS-DRG 951: Other factors influencing health status

$5,868typical hospital bill
$5,278typical amount paid
$1,849–$6,709range paid across 5 hospitals

Maryland hospitals billed Medicare a typical $5,868 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
Garrett Regional Medical CenterOakland13$2,058$1,849
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical CenterColumbia19$4,606$4,142
Frederick Health HospitalFrederick12$5,868$5,278
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, IncAnnapolis26$7,269$6,696
Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical CenterBel Air17$7,290$6,709

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.