X-ray of the ankle Cost in Baltimore, MD (2026)

Prices at 11 hospitals in Baltimore, MD, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $218 — 21% below the US median ($276), roughly 5.9× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Greater Baltimore Medical Center	Baltimore, MD	$76	$39	★ 5/5	231 min	13.5%
Mercy Medical Center Inc	Baltimore, MD	$147	—	★ 3/5	242 min	15.5%
VA Maryland Healthcare System-Baltimore	Baltimore, MD	$147	—	★ 2/5	—	17.2%
University of Maryland Medical Center	Baltimore, MD	$183	—	★ 3/5	330 min	14.3%
Medstar Harbor Hospital	Baltimore, MD	$192	$196	★ 4/5	208 min	13.7%
Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital	Baltimore, MD	$218	$223	★ 3/5	234 min	14.9%
Umd Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute	Baltimore, MD	$236	—	—	—	—
Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital	Baltimore, MD	$246	—	—	—	—
University of Md Medical Center Midtown Campus	Baltimore, MD	$290	—	★ 3/5	246 min	14.4%
Medstar Union Memorial Hospital	Baltimore, MD	$291	$297	★ 5/5	216 min	13.5%
Kennedy Krieger Institute	Baltimore, MD	$438	—	—	—	—

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)

$223

Cash / self-pay

$218

Insurer-negotiated

$209

Medicare pays

$37

$147$291

Median cash $218 · Medicare $37 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $218 — about 5.9× the Medicare rate ($37). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($74).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $223 list price could save about $4 (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
Donna Magid, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Baltimore, MD	384
Franco Verde, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Baltimore, MD	348
Lew Schon, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Baltimore, MD	341
Brad Cogan, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Baltimore, MD	262
Clifford Jeng, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Baltimore, MD	231
John Campbell, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	Baltimore, MD	195
David Safferman, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Baltimore, MD	173
Steven Kulik, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	Baltimore, MD	162
Antoni Parellada, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Baltimore, MD	161
Harry Auster, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Baltimore, MD	129
Il Kyoon Kim	Diagnostic Radiology	Baltimore, MD	128
John Thompson	Orthopedic Surgery	Baltimore, MD	113

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