What Medicare pays Maryland hospitals and surgery centers for knee, hip and shoulder replacement, what hospitals list, and which cost the most and the least.
Maryland requires a certificate of need for new surgery centers.
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| Hospital | City | Inpatient paid | List price | Outpatient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Md St Joseph Medical Center | Towson | $18,420 | $20,699 | — |
| Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc | Annapolis | $19,777 | $21,430 | — |
| Suburban Hospital | Bethesda | $20,521 | $22,938 | — |
| Medstar Montgomery Medical Center | Olney | $20,602 | $23,239 | — |
| Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center | Rosedale | $22,544 | $24,688 | — |
| Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center | Columbia | $23,353 | $25,515 | — |
| Mercy Medical Center Inc | Baltimore | $24,194 | $27,821 | — |
| Holy Cross Germantown Hospital | Germantown | $24,258 | $27,367 | — |
| Garrett Regional Medical Center | Oakland | $24,967 | $27,996 | — |
| Meritus Medical Center | Hagerstown | $25,015 | $27,250 | — |
| Hospital | City | Inpatient paid | List price | Outpatient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Hospital of Cecil County | Elkton | $42,205 | $47,819 | — |
| Johns Hopkins Hospital, the | Baltimore | $39,013 | $44,401 | — |
| Sinai Hospital of Baltimore | Baltimore | $35,542 | $39,907 | — |
| University of Md Charles Regional Medical Center | La Plata | $34,608 | $32,499 | — |
| Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center | Silver Spring | $32,240 | $36,059 | — |
| University of Md Upper Chesapeake Medical Center | Bel Air | $31,995 | $35,355 | — |
| Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center | Baltimore | $31,274 | $36,015 | — |
| Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Ctr, Inc | Lanham | $29,890 | $32,291 | — |
| Greater Baltimore Medical Center | Baltimore | $29,288 | $33,160 | — |
| Medstar Union Memorial Hospital | Baltimore | $28,000 | $31,513 | — |
In 2024 Medicare paid Maryland hospitals a median $26,027 per inpatient hip or knee replacement stay (MS-DRG 470, 25 hospitals) and a median — per outpatient case. An orthopedic surgery center is paid about $8,953 for a knee.
University of Md St Joseph Medical Center ($18,420), Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc ($19,777), Suburban Hospital ($20,521).
The median list (chargemaster) price is $29,860, about 1.1× what Medicare pays.
Maryland requires a certificate of need for new surgery centers. CON is required for ambulatory surgical facilities with three or more operating rooms; smaller centers receive a coverage determination instead.