US Health Care Costs

Postoperative or Post-Traumatic Infections with O.r. Procedures with Mcc in Maryland

MS-DRG 856: Postoperative or post-traumatic infections with o.r. procedures with mcc

$59,650typical hospital bill
$52,149typical amount paid
$35,518–$89,562range paid across 5 hospitals

Maryland hospitals billed Medicare a typical $59,650 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
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, IncAnnapolis11$38,276$35,518
Medstar Franklin Square Medical CenterRosedale13$52,777$46,825
The Johns Hopkins HospitalBaltimore17$59,650$52,149
University of Md Baltimore Washington Medical CenterGlen Burnie12$61,368$56,901
University of Maryland Medical CenterBaltimore19$96,685$89,562

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.