Prices at 7 hospitals in Baltimore, MD, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $452 — 76% below the US median ($1,922), roughly 2.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medstar Union Memorial Hospital | Baltimore, MD | $238 | $243 | ★ 5/5 | 218 min | — |
| Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital | Baltimore, MD | $245 | $250 | ★ 3/5 | 247 min | — |
| Mercy Medical Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $452 | — | ★ 3/5 | 237 min | — |
| VA Maryland Healthcare System-Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $452 | — | ★ 2/5 | — | — |
| Greater Baltimore Medical Center | Baltimore, MD | $732 | $747 | ★ 5/5 | 228 min | — |
| University of Md Medical Center Midtown Campus | Baltimore, MD | $789 | — | ★ 3/5 | 243 min | — |
| University of Maryland Medical Center | Baltimore, MD | $813 | — | ★ 3/5 | 309 min | — |
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 September 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)
Typical cash price here is $452 — about 2.2× the Medicare rate ($204). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($409).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $461 list price could save about $9 (2%).
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Doctors who perform this in Baltimore
Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.
| Clinician | Specialty | Location | Medicare services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manjiri Didolkar, MD, MS | Diagnostic Radiology | Baltimore, MD | 535 |
| Omid Yeganeh, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Baltimore, MD | 486 |
| Alan Mo | Diagnostic Radiology | Baltimore, MD | 473 |
| Loralie Ma, MD | Diagnostic Radiology | Baltimore, MD | 431 |
| Joseph Kovacich, D.O. | Diagnostic Radiology | Baltimore, MD | 383 |
| Michael Trakhtenbroit, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Baltimore, MD | 376 |
| Aimee Maceda, MD | Diagnostic Radiology | Baltimore, MD | 325 |
| Nicholas Georges, MD | Diagnostic Radiology | Baltimore, MD | 317 |
| Sherif Saad, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Baltimore, MD | 306 |
| Heidi Cooper, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Baltimore, MD | 285 |
| Irina Kapustina, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Baltimore, MD | 274 |
| Jan Fritz, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Baltimore, MD | 267 |
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