US Health Care Costs

Pneumothorax with Mcc in Maryland

MS-DRG 199: Pneumothorax with mcc

$20,905typical hospital bill
$18,647typical amount paid
$14,455–$23,325range paid across 3 hospitals

Maryland hospitals billed Medicare a typical $20,905 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
Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, IncSalisbury12$16,127$14,455
Suburban HospitalBethesda11$20,905$18,647
University of Md Baltimore Washington Medical CenterGlen Burnie12$25,032$23,325

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.