Hospital Costs > Pleural Effusion W Cc > Pleural Effusion W Cc - costs for treatment in Maryland
| Hospital | City | Discharges | Avg Covered Charges | Avg Total Payment | Avg Medicare Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Memorial Hospital | Frederick | 11 | $9,269.18 | $8,559.82 | $7,512.55 |
| Johns Hopkins Hospital, The | Baltimore | 20 | $14,964.00 | $13,859.90 | $12,240.50 |
| Saint Agnes Hospital | Baltimore | 13 | $11,101.90 | $10,238.40 | $9,679.62 |
| Peninsula Regional Medical Center | Salisbury | 16 | $10,523.50 | $9,729.75 | $8,401.00 |
| Carroll Hospital Center | Westminster | 11 | $11,217.00 | $10,350.50 | $9,477.82 |
| University Of Maryland St Joseph Medical Center | Towson | 11 | $8,571.91 | $7,909.64 | $7,249.27 | Total 6 hospitals | 82 |
Source: Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data: Inpatient for FY2014
Average Covered Charges: The provider's average charge for services covered by Medicare for all discharges in the MS-DRG. These will vary from hospital to hospital because of differences in hospital charge structures.
Average Total Payments: The average total payments to all providers for the MS-DRG including the MSDRG amount, teaching, disproportionate share, capital, and outlier payments for all cases. Also included in average total payments are co-payment and deductible amounts that the patient is responsible for and any additional payments by third parties for coordination of benefits.
Average Medicare Payments: The average amount that Medicare pays to the provider for Medicare's share of the MS-DRG. Average Medicare payment amounts include the MS-DRG amount, teaching, disproportionate share, capital, and outlier payments for all cases. Medicare payments DO NOT include beneficiary co-payments and deductible amounts nor any additional payments from third parties for coordination of benefits. Note: In general, Medicare FFS claims with dates-of-service or dates-of-discharge on or after April 1, 2013, incurred a 2 percent reduction in Medicare payment. This is in response to mandatory across-the-board reductions in Federal spending, also known as sequestration
Hospital Rank: We have calculated the rank for each procedure within a hospital. The left number is the national ranking, the right one is the state ranking. For discharges, ranking is from highest # of discharges to lower (hospital with highest number of discharges ranks first). For charges and payments, lowest means a higher ranking.