Hospital Costs > Pleural Effusion W Mcc > Pleural Effusion W Mcc - costs for treatment in Maryland
| Hospital | City | Discharges | Avg Covered Charges | Avg Total Payment | Avg Medicare Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard County General Hospital | Columbia | 15 | $8,247.80 | $7,695.33 | $6,790.87 |
| Meritus Medical Center | Hagerstown | 14 | $13,446.10 | $12,392.90 | $12,071.20 |
| Peninsula Regional Medical Center | Salisbury | 14 | $13,766.80 | $12,692.40 | $12,178.10 |
| Univerity Of Md Balto Washington Medical Center | Glen Burnie | 12 | $11,149.40 | $10,291.90 | $9,233.25 |
| University Of Maryland Shore Medical Center At Easton | Easton | 15 | $19,585.20 | $18,056.40 | $17,333.20 | Total 5 hospitals | 70 |
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.