US Health Care Costs

Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.r. Procedures with Cc in Maryland

MS-DRG 516: Other musculoskeletal system and connective tissue o.r. procedures with cc

$25,913typical hospital bill
$22,728typical amount paid
$19,753–$40,904range paid across 5 hospitals

Maryland hospitals billed Medicare a typical $25,913 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 HospitalBethesda12$22,141$19,753
Western Maryland Regional Medical CenterCumberland15$23,587$20,957
The Johns Hopkins HospitalBaltimore12$25,913$22,728
Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, IncSalisbury11$27,614$24,680
Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical CenterRockville11$46,531$40,904

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.