MRI of the shoulder cost in Maryland

Prices at 34 hospitals in Maryland, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $934 — 58% below the US median ($2,228), roughly 3.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University of Md Baltimore Washington Medical Center Glen Burnie, MD $447 ★ 5/5 14.5%
Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical Center Bel Air, MD $468 ★ 2/5 240 min 14.5%
Um Upper Chesapeake Behavioral Health Pavilion At Aberdeen, MD $468
Western Maryland Regional Medical Center Cumberland, MD $489 $815 ★ 4/5 239 min 13.6%
Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center Silver Spring, MD $490 $500 ★ 3/5 309 min 14.9%
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc Annapolis, MD $497 ★ 3/5 245 min 14.8%
Medstar Saint Mary's Hospital Leonardtown, MD $497 $508 ★ 4/5 254 min 13.3%
Calverthealth Medical Center Prince Frederick, MD $651 ★ 5/5 200 min 14.3%
Frederick Health Hospital Frederick, MD $792 ★ 3/5 230 min 14.1%
Mercy Medical Center Inc Baltimore, MD $798 ★ 3/5 242 min 15.5%
VA Maryland Healthcare System-Baltimore Baltimore, MD $798 ★ 2/5 17.2%
Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center Rosedale, MD $841 $858 ★ 3/5 384 min 15.0%
Holy Cross Hospital Silver Spring, MD $902 $282 ★ 2/5 314 min 15.5%
Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center Rockville, MD $909 $927 ★ 2/5 200 min 14.5%
Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc Salisbury, MD $927 $946 ★ 4/5 176 min 13.8%
Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Center Clinton, MD $928 $947 ★ 2/5 386 min 15.0%
Holy Cross Germantown Hospital Germantown, MD $934 $282 ★ 1/5 244 min 15.4%
University of Md Capital Region Medical Center Upper Marlboro, MD $983 ★ 1/5 258 min 15.2%
Meritus Medical Center Hagerstown, MD $1,026 ★ 3/5 250 min 15.9%
University of Md Shore Medical Ctr at Chestertown Chestertown, MD $1,047 ★ 5/5 174 min 14.0%
Atlantic General Hospital Berlin, MD $1,072 $1,072 ★ 3/5 146 min 14.9%
Medstar Harbor Hospital Baltimore, MD $1,098 $1,121 ★ 4/5 208 min 13.7%
University of Md Shore Medical Center at Easton Easton, MD $1,249 ★ 4/5 179 min 12.6%
Greater Baltimore Medical Center Baltimore, MD $1,292 $1,319 ★ 5/5 231 min 13.5%
University of Md Medical Center Midtown Campus Baltimore, MD $1,393 ★ 3/5 246 min 14.4%

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)
$975
Cash / self-pay
$934
Insurer-negotiated
$947
Medicare pays
$313
$489$1,442
Median cash $934  ·  Medicare $313  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $934 — about 3.0× the Medicare rate ($313). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($625).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $975 list price could save about $41 (4%).

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