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Medical back problems without MCC

In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $9,373 per stay at 1,284 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $7,503 and $10,232.

National figures, 2024

Average payment per case: $9,373
Typical range (middle half of hospitals): $7,503–$10,232
Medicare’s share: $7,11476% of the payment
Average billed charge: $50,120
Hospitals reporting: 1,28443,981 stays

Hospitals in Maryland

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Average payment across these 30 hospitals: $12,869National $9,373 · Maryland $12,869
Median hospital: $11,739
Lowest to highest: $7,667–$34,878
Medicare stays: 1,161

30 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Medical back problems without MCC by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical CenterColumbia, MD · CCN 210048	67	$7,667	18% below the national average	$6,000	$8,422
Holy Cross Germantown HospitalGermantown, MD · CCN 210065	12	$8,779	About average	$7,283	$9,870
Suburban HospitalBethesda, MD · CCN 210022	74	$8,794	About average	$7,258	$9,796
University Of Maryland St Joseph Medical CenterTowson, MD · CCN 210063	51	$9,069	About average	$7,623	$10,139
Union Hospital Of Cecil CountyElkton, MD · CCN 210032	12	$9,139	About average	$8,323	$10,274
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, IncAnnapolis, MD · CCN 210023	103	$9,407	About average	$8,053	$10,210
Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, IncSalisbury, MD · CCN 210019	21	$9,721	About average	$6,914	$10,484
Frederick Health HospitalFrederick, MD · CCN 210005	47	$9,938	About average	$8,653	$11,029
Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical CenterSilver Spring, MD · CCN 210016	28	$10,659	14% above the national average	$9,260	$11,863
MedStar Good Samaritan HospitalBaltimore, MD · CCN 210056	26	$10,694	14% above the national average	$9,564	$12,066
Meritus Medical CenterHagerstown, MD · CCN 210001	54	$11,026	18% above the national average	$9,591	$11,911
Mercy Medical Center IncBaltimore, MD · CCN 210008	30	$11,065	18% above the national average	$9,814	$12,766
Carroll Hospital CenterWestminster, MD · CCN 210033	28	$11,077	18% above the national average	$9,737	$12,559
Saint Agnes HospitalBaltimore, MD · CCN 210011	15	$11,299	21% above the national average	$9,885	$13,000
Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical CenterRockville, MD · CCN 210057	60	$11,726	25% above the national average	$10,044	$13,205
University Of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical CenterGlen Burnie, MD · CCN 210043	45	$11,751	25% above the national average	$9,834	$12,660
Greater Baltimore Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · CCN 210044	58	$11,817	26% above the national average	$10,523	$13,341
MedStar Montgomery Medical CenterOlney, MD · CCN 210018	34	$12,306	31% above the national average	$10,962	$13,880
MedStar Harbor HospitalBaltimore, MD · CCN 210034	23	$12,437	33% above the national average	$11,302	$13,905
MedStar Franklin Square Medical CenterRosedale, MD · CCN 210015	50	$12,481	33% above the national average	$10,547	$13,942
Holy Cross HospitalSilver Spring, MD · CCN 210004	31	$13,236	41% above the national average	$10,794	$13,515
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · CCN 210029	34	$14,615	56% above the national average	$13,183	$16,620
UMD Upper Chesapeake Medical CenterBel Air, MD · CCN 210049	65	$15,899	70% above the national average	$14,118	$17,864
MedStar Union Memorial HospitalBaltimore, MD · CCN 210024	28	$16,237	73% above the national average	$14,622	$18,288
Western Maryland Regional Medical CenterCumberland, MD · CCN 210027	15	$19,709	110% above the national average	$18,295	$22,274
Sinai Hospital Of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD · CCN 210012	46	$19,975	113% above the national average	$18,360	$22,626
The Johns Hopkins HospitalBaltimore, MD · CCN 210009	39	$20,127	115% above the national average	$18,568	$22,878
University Of Maryland Capital Region Medical CenterUpper Marlboro, MD · CCN 210003	23	$21,738	132% above the national average	$20,319	$23,035
Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center, IncLanham, MD · CCN 210051	17	$27,205	190% above the national average	$21,428	$28,916
University Of Maryland Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · CCN 210002	25	$34,878	272% above the national average	$32,973	$38,007

National trend

Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.

Average payment
Average billed charge

2020: 33,867 stays at 1,109 hospitals · 2021: 35,951 stays at 1,145 hospitals · 2022: 35,321 stays at 1,101 hospitals · 2023: 40,385 stays at 1,209 hospitals · 2024: 43,981 stays at 1,284 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Medical back problems without MCC
Year of care	Average payment	Average billed charge
2020	$7,959	$40K
2021	$8,469	$42K
2022	$8,599	$46K
2023	$9,001	$47K
2024	$9,373	$50K

By state, 2024

Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.

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Average payment by state for Medical back problems without MCC, 2024
State	Hospitals	Cases	Average payment	Typical range
Arkansas	15	261	$7,198	$6,678–$7,444
Mississippi	11	276	$7,405	$6,803–$7,590
Iowa	15	446	$7,532	$6,781–$7,579
Kentucky	15	492	$7,648	$6,929–$8,342
Louisiana	13	336	$7,658	$6,700–$8,419
Montana	7	116	$7,819	$7,463–$8,038
Kansas	12	567	$7,955	$6,873–$8,028
Missouri	29	1,091	$8,204	$6,742–$8,237
Ohio	57	1,814	$8,251	$6,870–$8,914
West Virginia	11	300	$8,257	$7,136–$8,707
Florida	116	4,956	$8,304	$7,218–$8,890
Indiana	28	897	$8,318	$7,290–$8,346
Oklahoma	10	338	$8,356	$7,349–$8,414
Colorado	20	466	$8,431	$7,705–$8,631
North Dakota	4	142	$8,473	$7,531–$8,811
Virginia	31	1,194	$8,487	$7,330–$8,464
South Carolina	24	662	$8,491	$7,159–$9,243
New Hampshire	10	295	$8,537	$7,584–$8,830
Pennsylvania	76	2,748	$8,592	$7,084–$9,175
Alabama	19	509	$8,643	$6,976–$8,231
Nebraska	10	322	$8,645	$7,478–$9,172
Michigan	42	1,528	$8,667	$7,911–$9,393
Vermont	1	31	$8,707	$8,707–$8,707
Arizona	22	739	$8,733	$7,413–$9,673
Maine	3	77	$8,744	$8,167–$8,915
Wisconsin	18	484	$8,798	$7,216–$8,732
Minnesota	19	694	$8,895	$7,403–$8,898
Tennessee	26	808	$8,900	$7,224–$8,825
New Mexico	5	81	$8,952	$7,482–$10,259
Idaho	4	103	$8,953	$8,893–$9,256
Texas	83	2,642	$8,978	$7,716–$9,435
Utah	8	208	$9,079	$7,160–$9,467
South Dakota	4	139	$9,101	$8,076–$9,558
North Carolina	28	943	$9,102	$7,366–$9,191
Delaware	3	218	$9,137	$8,735–$10,572
Washington	23	508	$9,217	$8,203–$9,655
Illinois	62	2,172	$9,297	$7,563–$9,486
Nevada	13	468	$9,378	$8,495–$9,931
Massachusetts	38	1,673	$9,466	$7,936–$10,530
Rhode Island	3	83	$9,631	$8,335–$10,319
Alaska	2	54	$9,673	$9,059–$10,063
New Jersey	48	1,949	$9,831	$8,208–$10,725
Wyoming	2	38	$9,868	$9,383–$10,184
Oregon	10	243	$10,385	$9,789–$11,180
District of Columbia	4	106	$10,417	$10,203–$12,526
Georgia	34	1,003	$10,614	$7,765–$10,284
Connecticut	15	412	$10,795	$9,404–$10,640
California	126	4,008	$11,463	$9,954–$12,124
New York	72	3,118	$12,009	$9,136–$13,026
Maryland	30	1,161	$12,869	$10,118–$15,578
Hawaii	3	62	$12,935	$12,011–$15,135

About these numbers

Average payment is what Medicare paid plus the patient’s deductible and coinsurance (and any other insurer), averaged over the hospital’s Medicare cases. It covers the hospital’s part of the care; doctors bill separately. Billed charges are the hospital’s list prices, which few patients pay.

Medicare sets its payments by formula, adjusting for local wages, teaching programs, the share of low-income patients and unusually costly cases. Those adjustments drive most differences between hospitals, so a lower payment doesn’t mean better or worse care, and Medicare patients’ own costs usually vary much less than the totals. Private insurance pays different, usually higher, prices.

Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (Medicare fee-for-service claims). CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 stays. More in the glossary.