Easton Area Hospital Prices
Cash and insurance-negotiated prices at hospitals in and around Easton, MD. Part of all Maryland hospital prices.
Pillar 1 · The BaseRate™ CompositeHow 1.00× Fair BaseRate Works: Raw price averages unfairly penalize hospitals in high-wage cities or trauma centers treating sicker patients. We adjust for local CMS hospital wage levels and patient complexity first. A 1.00× score means right at the fair price average, 0.85× means 15% cheaper than fair market, and 1.30× means 30% above fair market.Good Deal · Below Fair Market
0.92×vs. Fair Market Price
Position vs. 1.00× Fair Price8% Below Fair Price
1.00× (center of the bar) is the U.S. fair price average after accounting for local hospital wages and patient complexity. Left of center (<1.00×) is below fair price; right of center (>1.00×) is above fair price.
Typical commercial prices here are 8% below the fair benchmark (0.92×) after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
Pillar 2 · VeriRate™ Data TrustHow VeriRate™ (0–100) Works: Hospitals are legally required to publish machine-readable price files, but some bury fake $0.01 numbers or omit cash discounts. VeriRate audits each file across 5 checks (hover any badge below to see what it tests).86/100 · Verified
86/100Hover Any Check Below to See How Prices Were Audited
File Completeness90Provenance (File Completeness): Checks whether the hospital published a complete, up-to-date machine-readable price file with valid CPT and MS-DRG billing codes instead of leaving blanks.
Price Logic88Coherence (Price Logic): Checks whether the hospital’s numbers make basic sense — e.g., self-pay cash price is lower than gross list price, with no fake $0.01 or $999,999 placeholder numbers.
Peer Alignment86Concordance (Peer Alignment): Checks whether reported prices sit in a realistic range compared to Medicare and nearby hospitals rather than wild 100× unit errors.
Clean Billing83Regularity (Clean Billing): Checks whether rates are structured consistently across procedures without erratic statistical spikes or hidden unbundled facility fees.
Real Cash Discount84Cash Honesty (Real Cash Discount): Checks whether the hospital offers a genuine self-pay cash discount that beats or matches commercial insurance rates instead of billing full sticker price.
Pillar 3 · Maryland Market & Best ValueSummarizes statewide hospital price coverage across Maryland, the average commercial markup over federal Medicare rates, and the #1 best-value hospital in the state.1 Hospitals Mapped
Hospitals Priced1 in MDTotal hospitals in Maryland with verified machine-readable price disclosures indexed in the Crystal.
Avg vs. Medicare1.4× MedicareAverage commercial insurance negotiated rate across Maryland hospitals compared to what federal Medicare pays for the same procedure.
Best Value in MD0.65× FairLowest confounder-adjusted hospital in Maryland: University of Md Shore Medical Center at Easton (Easton) at undefined× fair market price.
Compare all 1 Maryland hospitals below — ranked from lowest markup vs. fair price to highest.
Behavioral Pricing FingerprintConsistent Department Multiples
Aligned Regional Benchmark Peer
University of Md Shore Medical Center at Easton prices shoppable and inpatient services (4.2× to 3.2× Medicare, divergence 0.76×) in alignment with regional hospital peers (1.00× Fair BaseRate). Reviewing plan-specific negotiated rates and cash discounts helps lock in the lowest out-of-pocket tier.
Regional Benchmark in MDU.S. National Reference Pool
Advantage
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Bottom-quartile procedures (Q25) price at 0.78× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 0% of shoppable procedures (25/100 Cash Honesty)
- 4-Star CMS clinical rating with 52% patient recommendation (62/100 safety score)
- IRS 501(c)(3) charity care provides free care up to 200% FPL and discounted care up to 400% FPL (25.8% AGB cap)
Watchout
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Outpatient surgery & OR suites carry a 1.1× markup over Medicare rates
- Commercial insurance median sits at 1.00× Fair BaseRate (4.2× Medicare), so insured patients should always compare the self-pay cash price before paying.
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 1.28×) jump +28% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.00×)
- Consolidated metro market (HHI 10,000) limits in-network hospital competition (Highly Concentrated Monopoly (>2,500))
Front-Door ShoppableElective / Imaging
4.2× Medicare
Pre-scheduled outpatient procedures where patients can comparison-shop.
Back-Door Captive & ER0.76× Divergence
3.2× Medicare
Emergency, inpatient DRG, lab, and specialty drug lines billed after admission.
Quantile Tail Spread+28% Upper Tail
Q25 0.78× · Q50 1.00× · Q75 1.28×
Detects median-gaming when upper-quartile codes spike above the p50 median.
Select any lens to inspect department markups, federal cost accounting, or insurer discounts.
Department & Integrity Multiples (vs. CMS Medicare Cost Anchor)
Green ≤1.3× · Teal 1.3–1.8× · Amber 1.8–2.5× · Rose >2.5×
Front-Door Shoppable CareFront-Door Shoppable
4.2× MedicareElevated
Outpatient Surgery & ORBack-Door Captive
1.1× MedicareGood
Diagnostic Imaging (CT/MRI)Front-Door Shoppable
1.1× MedicareGood
Back-Door Captive ER VisitsBack-Door Captive
1.0× MedicareGood
Inpatient Lab & PathologyBack-Door Captive
1.1× MedicareGood
Specialty & Infusion Drugs (J-Codes)Back-Door Captive
1.0× MedicareGood
Self-Pay Cash Honesty & 501(r)Integrity & Outcomes
0% Cash Edge · 25/100Watchout
CMS Clinical Safety & Star ValueIntegrity & Outcomes
4 CMS · 62/100Elevated
Hospitals in the Easton area
Ranked by how their prices compare to the fair BaseRate — best value first. The × fair figure is geo-adjusted. Tap any hospital for its full price list.
- University of Md Shore Medical Center at Easton · Easton 25/100 no price data
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Prices are sourced from each hospital's federally-required public price file, most recently published October 2026. The BaseRate is a modeled fair-price estimate — not a bill or quote. How we build these numbers →