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Observation stay cost in Maryland

Observation stays: kept for monitoring without being formally admitted. Often billed as outpatient, which can cost the patient more.

31Hospitals rated
1.4×Median markup
1.0×Lowest
4.6×Highest

Lowest charges for observation stay in Maryland

Ranked by markup: charges divided by the hospital's own reported cost. Showing the 31 lowest of 31.

Frederick Memorial Hospital

Frederick · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds)
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.0× markup

Medstar Harbor Hospital

Baltimore · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Medlantic/helix Parent INC
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.0× markup

Mercy Medical Center

Baltimore · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds)
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.1× markup

Maryland General Hospital

Baltimore · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · University of Maryland
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.1× markup

Medstar Montgomery Medical Center

Olney · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Medlantic/helix Parent INC
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.1× markup

The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Baltimore · Large hospital (400+ beds) · Johns Hopkins Health System
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.2× markup

St. Joseph Medical Center

Towson · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · University of Maryland Medical Syste
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.2× markup

Good Samaritan Hospital

Baltimore · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Medlantic/helix Parent INC
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.3× markup

Greater Baltimore Medical Center

Towson · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Gbmc Healthcare
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.3× markup

Meritus Medical Center

Hagerstown · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds)
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.3× markup

Chester River Hospital Center

Chestertown · Small hospital (under 100 beds) · University of MD Medical Center
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.3× markup

Carroll Hospital Center

Westminster · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Lifebridge Health INC
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.3× markup

Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional INC

Salisbury · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds)
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.3× markup

Fort Washington Medical Center

Fort Washington · Small hospital (under 100 beds) · Adventist Health System
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.4× markup

Univ of MD Capital Region Med Ctr

Largo · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Umms
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.4× markup

Ahc White Oak Medical Center

Silver Spring · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Adventist Health System
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.4× markup

University of Maryland Med Sys

Baltimore · Large hospital (400+ beds) · University of Maryland Medical Syste
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.4× markup

Howard County

Columbia · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Johns Hopkins Health System
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.4× markup

Doctors Community Hospital

Lanham · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Luminis Health INC
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.5× markup

Ahc Shady Grove Medical Center

Rockville · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Adventist Health System
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.6× markup

Medstar Franklin Square Medical Ctr

Baltimore · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Medlantic/helix Parent INC
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.6× markup

Civista Medical Center

LA Plata · Small hospital (under 100 beds) · University of Maryland Medical Syste
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.6× markup

Medstar Union Memorial Hospital

Baltimore · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Medlantic/helix Parent INC
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
Below average
1.7× markup

Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital C

Clinton · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Medlantic/helix Parent INC
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
Below average
1.7× markup

Anne Arundel Medical Center INC

Annapolis · Large hospital (400+ beds)
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
Below average
1.8× markup

Upper Chesapeake Medical Center

Bel Air · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Umms
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
Below average
1.8× markup

Baltimore Washington Medical Center

Glen Burnie · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Umms
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
Below average
1.8× markup

Memorial Easton

219 South Washington Street · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · University of Maryland
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
Below average
2.0× markup

Northwest Hospital Center

Randallstown · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Lifebridge Health INC
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
Below average
2.2× markup

Suburban Hospital

Bethesda · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Johns Hopkins Health System
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
Below average
2.4× markup

Garrett County Memorial Hospital

Oakland · Small hospital (under 100 beds) · W. Virginia United Hlth Systems
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
Well above average
4.6× markup

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