Carotid artery ultrasound Cost in Baltimore, MD

Prices at 9 hospitals in Baltimore, MD, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,200 — 58% above the US median ($761), roughly 7.7× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Greater Baltimore Medical Center	Baltimore, MD	$444	$204	★ 5/5	231 min	13.5%
Mercy Medical Center Inc	Baltimore, MD	$921	—	★ 3/5	242 min	15.5%
VA Maryland Healthcare System-Baltimore	Baltimore, MD	$921	—	★ 2/5	—	17.2%
University of Maryland Medical Center	Baltimore, MD	$1,145	—	★ 3/5	330 min	14.3%
Medstar Harbor Hospital	Baltimore, MD	$1,200	$1,224	★ 4/5	208 min	13.7%
Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital	Baltimore, MD	$1,365	$1,393	★ 3/5	234 min	14.9%
Umd Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute	Baltimore, MD	$1,472	—	—	—	—
University of Md Medical Center Midtown Campus	Baltimore, MD	$1,814	—	★ 3/5	246 min	14.4%
Medstar Union Memorial Hospital	Baltimore, MD	$1,818	$1,855	★ 5/5	216 min	13.5%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated August 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)

$1,224

Cash / self-pay

$1,200

Insurer-negotiated

$1,309

Medicare pays

$156

$826$1,815

Median cash $1,200 · Medicare $156 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,200 — about 7.7× the Medicare rate ($156). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($313).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,224 list price could save about $24 (2%).

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Doctors who perform this in Baltimore

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Ahmad Abu-Ghaida, M.D.	Vascular Surgery	Baltimore, MD	866
Jeffrey Banker, M.D.	Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology	Baltimore, MD	726
David Coll, M.D.	Vascular Surgery	Baltimore, MD	446
Bruce Perler, M.D.	Vascular Surgery	Baltimore, MD	382
Michael Zatina, M.D.	Vascular Surgery	Baltimore, MD	378
Kevin Brown, MD	Vascular Surgery	Baltimore, MD	257
Darcy Wolfman, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Baltimore, MD	245
Julia Wen, M.D.	Cardiology	Baltimore, MD	231
Leah Bergman, D.O.	Cardiology	Baltimore, MD	225
Sunal Makadia, M.D.	Cardiology	Baltimore, MD	182
Gregory Steiner, M.D.	Vascular Surgery	Baltimore, MD	154
David Badger, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Baltimore, MD	150

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