State Price Transparency Index

Maryland Hospital Rates

Compare cash discount rates and insurance negotiated prices for medical procedures across Maryland healthcare facilities.

State Hospitals 5

Shoppable Procedures 106

vs U.S. Median Price +12% above the U.S. average

How Maryland prices compare 106 procedures · +12% vs U.S. median

Hip or knee replacement

U.S. median

$19,245

In Maryland

$34,377

+$15,132 more here

U.S.

Across 106 shoppable procedures, Maryland hospitals typically charge above the national median — worth shopping around. It varies a lot by procedure and hospital — the examples below and the full lists show where.

In real dollars — U.S. median vs Maryland

Cataract surgery with lens implant $2,590 → $569 −78%
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) $6,176 → $7,643 +24%
Colonoscopy (diagnostic) $976 → $1,501 +54%
Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) $572 → $261 −54%
MRI, brain (no contrast) $339 → $535 +58%

Best value: Greater Baltimore Medical Center (Baltimore) — about 23% below its fair BaseRate. How we calculate this →

Which insurers negotiate prices in Maryland

Across the 15 Maryland hospitals that publish negotiated rates, here’s how many each major insurer has a deal with. A gap can mean higher out-of-pocket costs or a bigger chance of an out-of-network bill.

Aetna 9 of 15 hospitals

Blue Cross Blue Shield 9 of 15 hospitals

Cigna 9 of 15 hospitals

Humana 9 of 15 hospitals

UnitedHealthcare 8 of 15 hospitals

Kaiser Permanente 7 of 15 hospitals

Also negotiating in Maryland: Amerigroup (7) · AmeriHealth (6) · UniCare (1) · CareSource (1) · UPMC Health Plan (1).

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Ranked by how their prices compare to the fair BaseRate — best value first. The × fair figure is geo-adjusted, so a rural hospital isn't unfairly dinged for its location. Tap any hospital for its full price list.

Greater Baltimore Medical Center · Baltimore 53 priced 0.77× fair
Western Maryland Hospital Center · Hagerstown 39 priced 0.82× fair
Kennedy Krieger Institute · Baltimore 10 priced 0.83× fair
Atlantic General Hospital · Berlin 109 priced 1.00× fair
Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc · Salisbury 83 priced 1.00× fair
Johns Hopkins Hospital, The · Baltimore no price data
Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center · Rosedale no price data
Garrett Regional Medical Center · Oakland no price data
Medstar Montgomery Medical Center · Olney no price data
Suburban Hospital · Bethesda no price data
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc · Annapolis no price data
Medstar Union Memorial Hospital · Baltimore no price data
Western Maryland Regional Medical Center · Cumberland no price data
Medstar Saint Mary's Hospital · Leonardtown no price data
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center · Baltimore no price data
University of Md Shore Medical Ctr at Chestertown · Chestertown no price data
Union Hospital of Cecil County · Elkton no price data
Medstar Harbor Hospital · Baltimore no price data
University of Md Charles Regional Medical Center · La Plata no price data
University of Md Shore Medical Center at Easton · Easton no price data
Calverthealth Medical Center · Prince Frederick no price data
University of Md Baltimore Washington Medical Center · Glen Burnie no price data
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center · Columbia no price data
Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical Center · Bel Air no price data
Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Ctr, Inc · Lanham no price data
Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital · Baltimore no price data
University of Md St Joseph Medical Center · Towson no price data
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Salisbury · Salisbury no price data
Rehabilitation Hospital of Bowie · Bowie no price data
Luminis Health J Kent McNew Family Medical Center · Annapolis no price data
Meritus Medical Center · Hagerstown no price data
Um Upper Chesapeake Behavioral Health Pavilion At · Aberdeen no price data
University of Maryland Medical Center · Baltimore no price data
University of Md Capital Region Medical Center · Upper Marlboro no price data
Frederick Health Hospital · Frederick no price data
Mercy Medical Center Inc · Baltimore no price data

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Compare prices by procedure in Maryland

The fair BaseRate, the typical price, and the cheapest hospitals for any procedure in Maryland.

Prices are sourced from each hospital's federally-required public price file, most recently published June 2026. The BaseRate is a modeled fair-price estimate — not a bill or quote. How we build these numbers →