The average cost of Diverticulitis under insurance in Maryland is
$4,850 But it should be less.

Lowest cost among listed hospitals: $3,709 (Fort Washington Medical Center)
Highest cost among listed hospitals: $6,765 (Johns Hopkins Hospital)
* Based on 2020/2021, Private 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 Diverticulitis can be higher because of .

Showing data for: Private insurance provider, 2020/2021

Average total costs by hospital:

Expected Care

The care you expect to pay for during Diverticulitis:

  • Diverticulitis
  • Colorectal Resection
  • Colonscopy

Potentially Avoidable Complications

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

  • Urinary Tract Infection
  • Fluid Electrolyte Acid Base problems
  • Sepsis
  • Other Cardiac Arrhythmias, and Acute Kidney Failure 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
Johns Hopkins Hospital
$6,765
Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Center
$6,264
Doctors Community Hospital
$5,876
Meritus Medical Center
$5,829
Western Maryland Regional Medical Center
$5,639
Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital
$5,548
Suburban Hospital
$5,525
Greater Baltimore Medical Center
$5,412
University Of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center
$5,267
Medstar Harbor Hospital
$5,243
Saint Agnes Hospital
$5,037
University Of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center
$4,982
Medstar Montgomery Medical Center
$4,931
Anne Arundel Medical Center
$4,880
University Of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center
$4,845
University Of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center
$4,745
Howard County General Hospital
$4,660
Adventist Healthcare Washington Adventist Hospital
$4,635
University Of Maryland Capital Region Health
$4,632
Carroll Hospital Center
$4,606
University of Maryland Harford Memorial Hospital
$4,602
Mercy Medical Center
$4,591
Frederick Memorial Hospital
$4,503
Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center
$4,490
Medstar Union Memorial Hospital
$4,456
Union Hospital OF Cecil County
$4,448
University Of Maryland Shore Regional Health System
$4,444
Northwest Hospital
$4,399
Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center
$4,348
Holy Cross Germantown Hospital
$4,200
Calvert Memorial Hospital
$4,187
Medstar St. Mary's Hospital
$4,147
Atlantic General Hospital
$4,009
Peninsula Regional Medical Center
$3,935
Holy Cross Hospital
$3,874
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
$3,741
Fort Washington Medical Center
$3,709

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: Private insurance provider, 2020/2021

QUALITY INDICATORCOST
Hospital Name Readmission Rate Potentially Avoidable
Complications 		Total Cost
Johns Hopkins Hospital 0.0% Average $6,765
Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Center 9.1% Average $6,264
Doctors Community Hospital 0.0% Worse, more complications $5,876
Meritus Medical Center 2.2% Average $5,829
Western Maryland Regional Medical Center 5.6% Average $5,639
Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital 0.0% Worse, more complications $5,548
Suburban Hospital 1.9% Average $5,525
Greater Baltimore Medical Center 3.0% Better, fewer complications $5,412
University Of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center 10.6% Worse, more complications $5,267
Medstar Harbor Hospital 15.4% Average $5,243
Saint Agnes Hospital 3.8% Better, fewer complications $5,037
University Of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center 2.9% Average $4,982
Medstar Montgomery Medical Center 2.1% Better, fewer complications $4,931
Anne Arundel Medical Center 3.7% Better, fewer complications $4,880
University Of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center 1.7% Average $4,845
University Of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center 2.9% Average $4,745
Howard County General Hospital 5.9% Average $4,660
Adventist Healthcare Washington Adventist Hospital 3.0% Average $4,635
University Of Maryland Capital Region Health 2.6% Average $4,632
Carroll Hospital Center 4.6% Worse, more complications $4,606
University of Maryland Harford Memorial Hospital 3.7% Average $4,602
Mercy Medical Center 6.7% Average $4,591
Frederick Memorial Hospital 2.4% Average $4,503
Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center 6.9% Average $4,490
Medstar Union Memorial Hospital 0.0% Average $4,456
Union Hospital OF Cecil County 0.0% Average $4,448
University Of Maryland Shore Regional Health System 5.2% Better, fewer complications $4,444
Northwest Hospital 0.0% Average $4,399
Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center 5.3% Average $4,348
Holy Cross Germantown Hospital 2.0% Average $4,200
Calvert Memorial Hospital 0.0% Average $4,187
Medstar St. Mary's Hospital 3.8% Average $4,147
Atlantic General Hospital 3.8% Better, fewer complications $4,009
Peninsula Regional Medical Center 6.0% Average $3,935
Holy Cross Hospital 4.0% Average $3,874
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center 6.7% Worse, more complications $3,741
Fort Washington Medical Center 7.7% Average $3,709

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