Emergency department visit cost in Maryland

Prices at 33 hospitals in Maryland, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $250 — 57% below the US median ($579), roughly 3.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Frederick Health Hospital Frederick, MD $123 ★ 3/5 230 min 14.1%
Atlantic General Hospital Berlin, MD $132 $264 ★ 3/5 146 min 14.9%
Medstar Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore, MD $137 $139 ★ 5/5 216 min 13.5%
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc Annapolis, MD $144 ★ 3/5 245 min 14.8%
Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center Rosedale, MD $148 $151 ★ 3/5 384 min 15.0%
Medstar Saint Mary's Hospital Leonardtown, MD $151 $154 ★ 4/5 254 min 13.3%
Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital Baltimore, MD $155 $159 ★ 3/5 234 min 14.9%
Greater Baltimore Medical Center Baltimore, MD $158 $126 ★ 5/5 231 min 13.5%
Medstar Harbor Hospital Baltimore, MD $177 $181 ★ 4/5 208 min 13.7%
Medstar Montgomery Medical Center Olney, MD $192 $196 ★ 3/5 254 min 14.4%
University of Md Baltimore Washington Medical Center Glen Burnie, MD $213 ★ 5/5 14.5%
Calverthealth Medical Center Prince Frederick, MD $235 ★ 5/5 200 min 14.3%
Meritus Medical Center Hagerstown, MD $238 ★ 3/5 250 min 15.9%
Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc Salisbury, MD $241 $184 ★ 4/5 176 min 13.8%
Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Ctr, Inc Lanham, MD $247 ★ 3/5 272 min 12.8%
Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical Center Bel Air, MD $250 ★ 2/5 240 min 14.5%
Um Upper Chesapeake Behavioral Health Pavilion At Aberdeen, MD $250
University of Maryland Medical Center Baltimore, MD $256 ★ 3/5 330 min 14.3%
University of Md Charles Regional Medical Center La Plata, MD $256 ★ 3/5 278 min 13.6%
University of Md St Joseph Medical Center Towson, MD $256 ★ 5/5 281 min 13.1%
Holy Cross Germantown Hospital Germantown, MD $261 $148 ★ 1/5 244 min 15.4%
University of Md Shore Medical Center at Easton Easton, MD $278 ★ 4/5 179 min 12.6%
Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Center Clinton, MD $283 $289 ★ 2/5 386 min 15.0%
Mercy Medical Center Inc Baltimore, MD $284 ★ 3/5 242 min 15.5%
VA Maryland Healthcare System-Baltimore Baltimore, MD $284 ★ 2/5 17.2%

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)
$255
Cash / self-pay
$250
Insurer-negotiated
$186
Medicare pays
$69
$145$309
Median cash $250  ·  Medicare $69  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $250 — about 3.6× the Medicare rate ($69). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($139).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $255 list price could save about $5 (2%).

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