US Health Care Costs

Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours in Maryland

MS-DRG 207: Respiratory system diagnosis with ventilator support >96 hours

$87,279typical hospital bill
$75,809typical amount paid
$63,010–$95,213range paid across 7 hospitals

Maryland hospitals billed Medicare a typical $87,279 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
Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical CenterRockville13$71,644$63,010
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterBaltimore12$79,439$69,113
Sinai Hospital of BaltimoreBaltimore17$86,559$74,877
Saint Agnes HospitalBaltimore15$87,279$75,809
University of Maryland Medical CenterBaltimore12$94,207$82,176
Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and HospitalBaltimore15$105,003$92,982
The Johns Hopkins HospitalBaltimore11$108,930$95,213

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.