US Health Care Costs

Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy Without Cc/Mcc in Maryland

MS-DRG 195: Simple pneumonia and pleurisy without cc/mcc

$9,214typical hospital bill
$8,475typical amount paid
$5,725–$9,638range paid across 6 hospitals

Maryland hospitals billed Medicare a typical $9,214 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
University of Md Baltimore Washington Medical CenterGlen Burnie11$6,199$5,725
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical CenterColumbia15$6,287$5,800
Frederick Health HospitalFrederick22$9,269$8,457
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, IncAnnapolis36$9,158$8,494
Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical CenterBel Air12$10,522$9,617
Greater Baltimore Medical CenterBaltimore19$10,833$9,638

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.