CT scan of the head with and without contrast cost in Baltimore, MD

Prices at 9 hospitals in Baltimore, MD, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $229 — 86% below the US median ($1,646), roughly 1.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University of Maryland Medical Center Baltimore, MD $168 — ★ 3/5 330 min 14.3%
Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital Baltimore, MD $187 $191 ★ 3/5 234 min 14.9%
Greater Baltimore Medical Center Baltimore, MD $194 $198 ★ 5/5 231 min 13.5%
Medstar Harbor Hospital Baltimore, MD $203 $207 ★ 4/5 208 min 13.7%
Umd Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute Baltimore, MD $229 — — — —
Medstar Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore, MD $234 $239 ★ 5/5 216 min 13.5%
Mercy Medical Center Inc Baltimore, MD $246 — ★ 3/5 242 min 15.5%
VA Maryland Healthcare System-Baltimore Baltimore, MD $246 — ★ 2/5 — 17.2%
University of Md Medical Center Midtown Campus Baltimore, MD $378 — ★ 3/5 246 min 14.4%

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 June 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)
$233
Cash / self-pay
$229
Insurer-negotiated
$203
Medicare pays
$173
$183$273
Median cash $229  ·  Medicare $173  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $229 — about 1.3× the Medicare rate ($173). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($346).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $233 list price could save about $5 (2%).

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