CT scan of the arm with contrast cost in Maryland

Prices at 30 hospitals in Maryland, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $256 — 83% below the US median ($1,520), roughly 1.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University of Md Capital Region Medical Center Upper Marlboro, MD $164 ★ 1/5 258 min 15.2%
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc Annapolis, MD $175 ★ 3/5 245 min 14.8%
Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Ctr, Inc Lanham, MD $187 ★ 3/5 272 min 12.8%
Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center Silver Spring, MD $195 $199 ★ 3/5 309 min 14.9%
Medstar Saint Mary's Hospital Leonardtown, MD $197 $201 ★ 4/5 254 min 13.3%
University of Maryland Medical Center Baltimore, MD $215 ★ 3/5 330 min 14.3%
University of Md Charles Regional Medical Center La Plata, MD $215 ★ 3/5 278 min 13.6%
University of Md St Joseph Medical Center Towson, MD $215 ★ 5/5 281 min 13.1%
Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center Rockville, MD $215 $220 ★ 2/5 200 min 14.5%
Medstar Montgomery Medical Center Olney, MD $229 $234 ★ 3/5 254 min 14.4%
Frederick Health Hospital Frederick, MD $231 ★ 3/5 230 min 14.1%
Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc Salisbury, MD $232 $236 ★ 4/5 176 min 13.8%
Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center Rosedale, MD $237 $241 ★ 3/5 384 min 15.0%
Greater Baltimore Medical Center Baltimore, MD $248 $254 ★ 5/5 231 min 13.5%
Calverthealth Medical Center Prince Frederick, MD $256 ★ 5/5 200 min 14.3%
Atlantic General Hospital Berlin, MD $278 $278 ★ 3/5 146 min 14.9%
Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Center Clinton, MD $285 $290 ★ 2/5 386 min 15.0%
Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical Ctr Fort Washington, MD $289 $295 ★ 4/5 214 min 14.9%
Umd Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute Baltimore, MD $292
Holy Cross Hospital Silver Spring, MD $293 $240 ★ 2/5 314 min 15.5%
Mercy Medical Center Inc Baltimore, MD $315 ★ 3/5 242 min 15.5%
VA Maryland Healthcare System-Baltimore Baltimore, MD $315 ★ 2/5 17.2%
Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital Baltimore, MD $359 $366 ★ 3/5 234 min 14.9%
Medstar Harbor Hospital Baltimore, MD $389 $396 ★ 4/5 208 min 13.7%
Medstar Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore, MD $448 $458 ★ 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 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)
$258
Cash / self-pay
$256
Insurer-negotiated
$241
Medicare pays
$199
$193$491
Median cash $256  ·  Medicare $199  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $256 — about 1.3× the Medicare rate ($199). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($399).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $258 list price could save about $1 (0%).

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