Pregnancy ultrasound (second or third trimester) cost in Maryland

Prices at 35 hospitals in Maryland, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $679 — 24% above the US median ($549), roughly 5.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Greater Baltimore Medical Center Baltimore, MD $278 $145 ★ 5/5 231 min 13.5%
University of Md Baltimore Washington Medical Center Glen Burnie, MD $444 ★ 5/5 14.5%
Western Maryland Regional Medical Center Cumberland, MD $464 $774 ★ 4/5 239 min 13.6%
Frederick Health Hospital Frederick, MD $505 ★ 3/5 230 min 14.1%
Medstar Saint Mary's Hospital Leonardtown, MD $549 $560 ★ 4/5 254 min 13.3%
Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center Silver Spring, MD $554 $566 ★ 3/5 309 min 14.9%
University of Maryland Medical Center Baltimore, MD $580 ★ 3/5 330 min 14.3%
University of Md Charles Regional Medical Center La Plata, MD $580 ★ 3/5 278 min 13.6%
University of Md St Joseph Medical Center Towson, MD $580 ★ 5/5 281 min 13.1%
Luminis Health J Kent McNew Family Medical Center Annapolis, MD $582
Holy Cross Germantown Hospital Germantown, MD $622 $609 ★ 1/5 244 min 15.4%
Mercy Medical Center Inc Baltimore, MD $639 ★ 3/5 242 min 15.5%
VA Maryland Healthcare System-Baltimore Baltimore, MD $639 ★ 2/5 17.2%
Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center Rockville, MD $651 $664 ★ 2/5 200 min 14.5%
Holy Cross Hospital Silver Spring, MD $654 $641 ★ 2/5 314 min 15.5%
University of Md Capital Region Medical Center Upper Marlboro, MD $655 ★ 1/5 258 min 15.2%
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc Annapolis, MD $677 ★ 3/5 245 min 14.8%
Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical Center Bel Air, MD $681 ★ 2/5 240 min 14.5%
Um Upper Chesapeake Behavioral Health Pavilion At Aberdeen, MD $681
Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc Salisbury, MD $782 $798 ★ 4/5 176 min 13.8%
Meritus Medical Center Hagerstown, MD $810 ★ 3/5 250 min 15.9%
Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Center Clinton, MD $829 $846 ★ 2/5 386 min 15.0%
Medstar Harbor Hospital Baltimore, MD $832 $849 ★ 4/5 208 min 13.7%
Atlantic General Hospital Berlin, MD $887 $887 ★ 3/5 146 min 14.9%
Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Ctr, Inc Lanham, MD $929 ★ 3/5 272 min 12.8%

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)
$694
Cash / self-pay
$679
Insurer-negotiated
$798
Medicare pays
$136
$518$1,028
Median cash $679  ·  Medicare $136  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $679 — about 5.0× the Medicare rate ($136). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($272).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $694 list price could save about $16 (2%).

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