MRI of the abdomen with contrast cost in Maryland

Prices at 33 hospitals in Maryland, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,150 — 47% below the US median ($2,188), roughly 3.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University of Md Baltimore Washington Medical Center Glen Burnie, MD $555 — ★ 5/5 — 14.5%
Medstar Saint Mary's Hospital Leonardtown, MD $579 $591 ★ 4/5 254 min 13.3%
Western Maryland Regional Medical Center Cumberland, MD $607 $1,012 ★ 4/5 239 min 13.6%
Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center Silver Spring, MD $609 $621 ★ 3/5 309 min 14.9%
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc Annapolis, MD $617 — ★ 3/5 245 min 14.8%
Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical Center Bel Air, MD $647 — ★ 2/5 240 min 14.5%
Um Upper Chesapeake Behavioral Health Pavilion At Aberdeen, MD $647 — — — —
Calverthealth Medical Center Prince Frederick, MD $808 — ★ 5/5 200 min 14.3%
Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center Rosedale, MD $978 $998 ★ 3/5 384 min 15.0%
Frederick Health Hospital Frederick, MD $983 — ★ 3/5 230 min 14.1%
Mercy Medical Center Inc Baltimore, MD $991 — ★ 3/5 242 min 15.5%
VA Maryland Healthcare System-Baltimore Baltimore, MD $991 — ★ 2/5 — 17.2%
Holy Cross Germantown Hospital Germantown, MD $1,024 $1,003 ★ 1/5 244 min 15.4%
Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Center Clinton, MD $1,080 $1,102 ★ 2/5 386 min 15.0%
Holy Cross Hospital Silver Spring, MD $1,119 $179 ★ 2/5 314 min 15.5%
Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center Rockville, MD $1,128 $1,151 ★ 2/5 200 min 14.5%
Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc Salisbury, MD $1,150 $1,174 ★ 4/5 176 min 13.8%
Meritus Medical Center Hagerstown, MD $1,273 — ★ 3/5 250 min 15.9%
Medstar Harbor Hospital Baltimore, MD $1,278 $1,304 ★ 4/5 208 min 13.7%
University of Md Shore Medical Ctr at Chestertown Chestertown, MD $1,299 — ★ 5/5 174 min 14.0%
Atlantic General Hospital Berlin, MD $1,331 $1,331 ★ 3/5 146 min 14.9%
University of Md Capital Region Medical Center Upper Marlboro, MD $1,359 — ★ 1/5 258 min 15.2%
University of Md Shore Medical Center at Easton Easton, MD $1,550 — ★ 4/5 179 min 12.6%
Greater Baltimore Medical Center Baltimore, MD $1,604 $1,636 ★ 5/5 231 min 13.5%
Medstar Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore, MD $1,638 $1,671 ★ 5/5 216 min 13.5%

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)
$1,174
Cash / self-pay
$1,150
Insurer-negotiated
$1,162
Medicare pays
$300
$610$1,781
Median cash $1,150  ·  Medicare $300  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,150 — about 3.8× the Medicare rate ($300). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($601).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,174 list price could save about $23 (2%).

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