Transvaginal OB ultrasound cost in Maryland

In Maryland, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for transvaginal ultrasound during pregnancy: from $246.81 to $824.19, with a median of $542.83. The lowest price is at Greater Baltimore Medical Center (Towson). The highest price is 3.3× the lowest.

• The median here, $542.83, is 23% above the US median of $441.00.
• That is 5.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
• Maryland ranks 38th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
• 2 of 14 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

Why Maryland prices look low: Maryland is the only state where a commission (the HSCRC) sets hospital rates for every payer, so its hospitals publish prices far below the rest of the country. A separate physician fee may still apply.

Maryland law (Health-General §19-214.1) requires hospitals to give free medically necessary care to patients with family income at or below 200% of the federal poverty level and to cut the bill by 75% up to 250% and 60% up to 300%. With medical debt above 25% of family income in a year, discounts reach up to 500%. Immigration status does not count. Ask the hospital for its financial assistance application. Other states' laws.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 76817. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 29, 2026. See them on a map