US Health Care Costs

Respiratory Neoplasms with Cc in Maryland

MS-DRG 181: Respiratory neoplasms with cc

$21,925typical hospital bill
$19,178typical amount paid
$15,801–$23,069range paid across 3 hospitals

Maryland hospitals billed Medicare a typical $21,925 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
Sinai Hospital of BaltimoreBaltimore11$18,535$15,801
The Johns Hopkins HospitalBaltimore15$21,925$19,178
Mercy Medical Center IncBaltimore11$26,475$23,069

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.