US Health Care Costs

Postoperative and Post-Traumatic Infections Without Mcc in Maryland

MS-DRG 863: Postoperative and post-traumatic infections without mcc

$20,163typical hospital bill
$17,506typical amount paid
$10,751–$27,174range paid across 5 hospitals

Maryland hospitals billed Medicare a typical $20,163 for this stay in 2024, about 1.2 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
Greater Baltimore Medical CenterBaltimore11$11,244$10,751
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, IncAnnapolis16$11,693$10,960
Mercy Medical Center IncBaltimore11$20,163$17,506
The Johns Hopkins HospitalBaltimore24$20,663$18,142
University of Maryland Medical CenterBaltimore17$29,653$27,174

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.