Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital

5601 Loch Raven Boulevard · Baltimore, MD 21239

🤖AI Overview

This hospital has one of the fairest pricing structures in the country, with a markup of only 1.2x.

Total Charges

$100.5M

Medicare Payments

$83.1M

Discharges

4,058

Avg Length of Stay

6.6 days

Markup Ratio

1.2x

Risk Score

2.79

Fairness Grade: A

Excellent — charges less than 2x what Medicare pays

Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital charges an average of $24,765 per discharge, but Medicare only pays $20,476 — a markup of 1.2x. Grades are based on this ratio: A (under 2x), B (2–3x), C (3–4x), D (4–5x), F (over 5x).

How This Hospital Compares

Markup Ratio

This Hospital

1.2x

State Avg

1.2x

National Avg

5.3x

Avg Charge per Discharge

This Hospital

$24,765

State Avg

$26,322

National Avg

$69,838

Avg Length of Stay

This Hospital

6.6 days

State Avg

6.1 days

National Avg

4.8 days

Patient Demographics

Age Distribution

Under 65

17.2%

65–74

36.8%

75–84

30.9%

85+

15.1%

Gender

56.1%

Female

43.9%

Male

Dual Eligibility

36.3%

Dual Eligible

63.7%

Non-Dual

Race & Ethnicity

White

38.6%

Black

57.2%

Hispanic

1.0%

Asian

1.2%

Chronic Condition Profile

Prevalence of chronic conditions among this hospital's Medicare patients

Hypertension

75.0%

High Cholesterol

75.0%

Arthritis

59.4%

Diabetes

56.5%

Chronic Kidney Disease

53.5%

Mood Disorders

50.3%

Ischemic Heart Disease

48.2%

Heart Failure

45.6%

Depression

45.0%

Anxiety

39.1%

COPD

34.9%

Atrial Fibrillation

33.0%

Stroke/TIA

31.3%

Alzheimer's/Dementia

29.2%

Tobacco Use

24.2%

Cancer

21.1%

Substance Use

18.1%

Asthma

16.1%

Osteoporosis

11.6%

Bipolar Disorder

11.4%

Schizophrenia/Psychosis

7.3%

Parkinson's

3.8%

PTSD

3.1%

Personality Disorders

1.9%

ADHD/Conduct Disorders

1.6%

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⚠️ Important: Data reflects Medicare inpatient claims. Charges represent what hospitals bill — not what patients typically pay. Medicare payment amounts reflect negotiated rates. Individual patient costs depend on insurance coverage and specific services.