The average cost of Pneumonia under insurance in Maryland is
$14,257 But it should be less.

Lowest cost among listed hospitals: $9,727 (Atlantic General Hospital)
Highest cost among listed hospitals: $17,422 (Suburban Hospital)
* Based on 2020/2021, Medicaid insurance provider data

That's a pretty big difference.

Let's talk about that.

Sometimes prices, especially inpatient facility costs, are just higher.
Not only that, the overall cost of Pneumonia can be higher because of .

Showing data for: Medicaid insurance provider, 2020/2021

Average total costs by hospital:

Expected Care

The care you expect to pay for during Pneumonia:

  • Care for Pneumonia

Potentially Avoidable Complications

The care you don't expect to pay for during Pneumonia, called "Potentially Avoidable Complications":

  • Respiratory Failure
  • Sepsis
  • Respiratory Insufficiency
  • Other lung complications and Fluid Electrolyte Acid Base problems account for 50% of all PAC Services

For example, getting an infection in the hospital is a and can add as much as $20,000 to the cost of a single patient's care.

Hospital Name
Cost for care you expect to pay for
Cost for care you don't expect to pay for
Average Total Cost
Suburban Hospital
$17,422
Northwest Hospital
$16,720
University Of Maryland Capital Region Health
$16,618
Holy Cross Germantown Hospital
$16,063
Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore
$15,989
University Of Maryland Medical Center
$15,832
Doctors Community Hospital
$15,252
Holy Cross Hospital
$14,977
Adventist Healthcare Washington Adventist Hospital
$14,929
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
$14,924
University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus
$14,830
Saint Agnes Hospital
$14,751
Anne Arundel Medical Center
$14,594
Western Maryland Regional Medical Center
$14,558
Carroll Hospital Center
$14,465
Medstar Union Memorial Hospital
$14,405
Mercy Medical Center
$14,375
Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital
$14,285
Bon Secours Hospital
$14,268
Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center
$14,256
University Of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center
$14,246
University Of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center
$14,237
Frederick Memorial Hospital
$14,046
Medstar Harbor Hospital
$13,976
University Of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center
$13,930
Greater Baltimore Medical Center
$13,885
Howard County General Hospital
$13,655
Johns Hopkins Hospital
$13,589
Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center
$13,489
Medstar St. Mary's Hospital
$13,473
Meritus Medical Center
$13,344
Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Center
$13,255
Medstar Montgomery Medical Center
$13,244
Peninsula Regional Medical Center
$13,224
Union Hospital OF Cecil County
$13,209
University of Maryland Harford Memorial Hospital
$13,190
University Of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center
$12,332
University Of Maryland Shore Regional Health System
$11,782
Fort Washington Medical Center
$11,716
Calvert Memorial Hospital
$9,835
Atlantic General Hospital
$9,727

Can't find your hospital?

Hospitals are listed if they had a certain number of of care that took place within the specific timeframe and population studied. Read more...

Here's another way to look at

events can also be used to produce a quality performance measure for each hospital. The rate is the share of a hospital's patient that included one or more complications. Readmission rate is also a measure of quality. Read more about potentially avoidable complications and readmission rates.

Showing data for: Medicaid insurance provider, 2020/2021

QUALITY INDICATORCOST
Hospital Name Readmission Rate Potentially Avoidable
Complications 		Total Cost
Suburban Hospital 9.1% Average $17,422
Northwest Hospital 13.0% Average $16,720
University Of Maryland Capital Region Health 15.7% Average $16,618
Holy Cross Germantown Hospital 0.0% Average $16,063
Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore 9.9% Average $15,989
University Of Maryland Medical Center 14.4% Average $15,832
Doctors Community Hospital 3.6% Average $15,252
Holy Cross Hospital 12.8% Average $14,977
Adventist Healthcare Washington Adventist Hospital 20.5% Better, fewer complications $14,929
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center 7.5% Average $14,924
University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus 9.6% Better, fewer complications $14,830
Saint Agnes Hospital 11.0% Average $14,751
Anne Arundel Medical Center 7.8% Average $14,594
Western Maryland Regional Medical Center 7.1% Average $14,558
Carroll Hospital Center 17.5% Average $14,465
Medstar Union Memorial Hospital 18.7% Average $14,405
Mercy Medical Center 12.1% Average $14,375
Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital 21.1% Average $14,285
Bon Secours Hospital 14.8% Average $14,268
Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center 15.0% Average $14,256
University Of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center 9.9% Average $14,246
University Of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center 10.6% Average $14,237
Frederick Memorial Hospital 9.7% Average $14,046
Medstar Harbor Hospital 31.3% Average $13,976
University Of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center 7.2% Average $13,930
Greater Baltimore Medical Center 10.2% Average $13,885
Howard County General Hospital 5.7% Average $13,655
Johns Hopkins Hospital 4.5% Average $13,589
Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center 30.3% Average $13,489
Medstar St. Mary's Hospital 11.5% Average $13,473
Meritus Medical Center 4.8% Average $13,344
Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Center 8.5% Average $13,255
Medstar Montgomery Medical Center 10.8% Better, fewer complications $13,244
Peninsula Regional Medical Center 16.5% Average $13,224
Union Hospital OF Cecil County 17.1% Average $13,209
University of Maryland Harford Memorial Hospital 35.1% Average $13,190
University Of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center 9.2% Average $12,332
University Of Maryland Shore Regional Health System 10.0% Worse, more complications $11,782
Fort Washington Medical Center 3.8% Better, fewer complications $11,716
Calvert Memorial Hospital 9.4% Worse, more complications $9,835
Atlantic General Hospital 6.3% Worse, more complications $9,727

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