H. pylori test cost in Maryland

Prices at 22 hospitals in Maryland, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $57 — 65% below the US median ($164), roughly 0.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Western Maryland Regional Medical Center Cumberland, MD $32 $54 ★ 4/5 239 min 13.6%
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc Annapolis, MD $36 ★ 3/5 245 min 14.8%
Frederick Health Hospital Frederick, MD $40 ★ 3/5 230 min 14.1%
Holy Cross Germantown Hospital Germantown, MD $42 $39 ★ 1/5 244 min 15.4%
Medstar Saint Mary's Hospital Leonardtown, MD $43 $44 ★ 4/5 254 min 13.3%
Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center Rosedale, MD $43 $44 ★ 3/5 384 min 15.0%
Luminis Health J Kent McNew Family Medical Center Annapolis, MD $44
Medstar Montgomery Medical Center Olney, MD $53 $54 ★ 3/5 254 min 14.4%
Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc Salisbury, MD $55 $56 ★ 4/5 176 min 13.8%
Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical Center Bel Air, MD $57 ★ 2/5 240 min 14.5%
Um Upper Chesapeake Behavioral Health Pavilion At Aberdeen, MD $57
Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Center Clinton, MD $57 $59 ★ 2/5 386 min 15.0%
Medstar Harbor Hospital Baltimore, MD $58 $59 ★ 4/5 208 min 13.7%
Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital Baltimore, MD $59 $60 ★ 3/5 234 min 14.9%
Holy Cross Hospital Silver Spring, MD $59 $56 ★ 2/5 314 min 15.5%
Atlantic General Hospital Berlin, MD $63 $63 ★ 3/5 146 min 14.9%
Mercy Medical Center Inc Baltimore, MD $64 ★ 3/5 242 min 15.5%
VA Maryland Healthcare System-Baltimore Baltimore, MD $64 ★ 2/5 17.2%
Medstar Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore, MD $65 $66 ★ 5/5 216 min 13.5%
University of Md Shore Medical Center at Easton Easton, MD $66 ★ 4/5 179 min 12.6%
University of Md Shore Medical Ctr at Chestertown Chestertown, MD $161 ★ 5/5 174 min 14.0%

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)
$59
Cash / self-pay
$57
Insurer-negotiated
$56
Medicare pays
$67
$40$65
Median cash $57  ·  Medicare $67  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $57 — about 0.8× the Medicare rate ($67). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($135).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $59 list price could save about $1 (2%).

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