Emergency department visit (level 1) cost in Maryland

Prices at 33 hospitals in Maryland, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $124 — 40% below the US median ($208), roughly 11.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Greater Baltimore Medical Center Baltimore, MD $24 $16 ★ 5/5 231 min 13.5%
University of Maryland Medical Center Baltimore, MD $85 ★ 3/5 330 min 14.3%
University of Md Charles Regional Medical Center La Plata, MD $85 ★ 3/5 278 min 13.6%
University of Md St Joseph Medical Center Towson, MD $85 ★ 5/5 281 min 13.1%
Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical Ctr Fort Washington, MD $97 $99 ★ 4/5 214 min 14.9%
Western Maryland Regional Medical Center Cumberland, MD $98 $163 ★ 4/5 239 min 13.6%
Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center Rockville, MD $103 $105 ★ 2/5 200 min 14.5%
University of Md Baltimore Washington Medical Center Glen Burnie, MD $106 ★ 5/5 14.5%
Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center Silver Spring, MD $112 $114 ★ 3/5 309 min 14.9%
Calverthealth Medical Center Prince Frederick, MD $118 ★ 5/5 200 min 14.3%
Medstar Harbor Hospital Baltimore, MD $118 $121 ★ 4/5 208 min 13.7%
Meritus Medical Center Hagerstown, MD $119 ★ 3/5 250 min 15.9%
Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc Salisbury, MD $121 $123 ★ 4/5 176 min 13.8%
Frederick Health Hospital Frederick, MD $123 ★ 3/5 230 min 14.1%
Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Ctr, Inc Lanham, MD $123 ★ 3/5 272 min 12.8%
Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center Rosedale, MD $124 $126 ★ 3/5 384 min 15.0%
Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical Center Bel Air, MD $125 ★ 2/5 240 min 14.5%
Um Upper Chesapeake Behavioral Health Pavilion At Aberdeen, MD $125
Holy Cross Germantown Hospital Germantown, MD $131 $128 ★ 1/5 244 min 15.4%
Atlantic General Hospital Berlin, MD $132 $135 ★ 3/5 146 min 14.9%
Medstar Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore, MD $137 $139 ★ 5/5 216 min 13.5%
University of Md Shore Medical Center at Easton Easton, MD $139 ★ 4/5 179 min 12.6%
Mercy Medical Center Inc Baltimore, MD $142 ★ 3/5 242 min 15.5%
VA Maryland Healthcare System-Baltimore Baltimore, MD $142 ★ 2/5 17.2%
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc Annapolis, MD $144 ★ 3/5 245 min 14.8%

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)
$127
Cash / self-pay
$124
Insurer-negotiated
$127
Medicare pays
$11
$86$163
Median cash $124  ·  Medicare $11  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $124 — about 11.3× the Medicare rate ($11). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($22).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $127 list price could save about $3 (3%).

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