Meritus Medical Center

11116 Medical Campus Road · Hagerstown, MD 21742

🤖AI Overview

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

Total Charges

$110.8M

Medicare Payments

$91.9M

Discharges

5,875

Avg Length of Stay

5.0 days

Markup Ratio

1.2x

Risk Score

1.97

Fairness Grade: A

Excellent — charges less than 2x what Medicare pays

Meritus Medical Center charges an average of $18,853 per discharge, but Medicare only pays $15,649 — 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

$18,853

State Avg

$26,322

National Avg

$69,838

Avg Length of Stay

This Hospital

5.0 days

State Avg

6.1 days

National Avg

4.8 days

Patient Demographics

Age Distribution

Under 65

15.1%

65–74

32.8%

75–84

31.9%

85+

20.2%

Gender

55.6%

Female

44.4%

Male

Dual Eligibility

25.8%

Dual Eligible

74.2%

Non-Dual

Race & Ethnicity

White

91.4%

Black

4.8%

Hispanic

1.2%

Asian

0.6%

Chronic Condition Profile

Prevalence of chronic conditions among this hospital's Medicare patients

Hypertension

75.0%

High Cholesterol

75.0%

Arthritis

56.8%

Mood Disorders

48.8%

Diabetes

48.0%

Ischemic Heart Disease

47.4%

Anxiety

46.0%

Depression

44.0%

Chronic Kidney Disease

38.3%

COPD

37.6%

Atrial Fibrillation

34.5%

Heart Failure

31.0%

Alzheimer's/Dementia

22.3%

Stroke/TIA

21.1%

Tobacco Use

21.1%

Cancer

20.5%

Asthma

15.1%

Osteoporosis

14.6%

Substance Use

12.6%

Bipolar Disorder

8.6%

Schizophrenia/Psychosis

5.7%

Parkinson's

3.4%

PTSD

3.3%

Personality Disorders

3.2%

ADHD/Conduct Disorders

2.3%

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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.