Endoscopy Cost in Maryland (2026): Average Prices & What You'll Pay

What does a endoscopy cost in Maryland?

Where you have an endoscopy done in Maryland swings the bill from $271 to $527 for identical care. The median cash price across 22 reporting hospitals is $327. The numbers are pulled directly from federally mandated hospital price transparency files.

Where endoscopy costs vary in Maryland

Pins show hospitals with price-transparency data (colored by vs. state average) and nearby ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, and other facilities (colored by type). Click any pin for facility name and estimated cost range.

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Maryland operates the nation's only all-payer hospital rate-setting system through the Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC) - all payers, including Medicare, Medicaid, commercial, and self-pay, pay the same regulated rates at each facility. This makes Maryland's cash prices more meaningful than in other states, because the discounting common elsewhere is largely prohibited. Johns Hopkins Medicine and University of Maryland Medical System anchor the academic tier.

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Why prices vary - and what it means for your coverage

Setting matters too: the median outpatient price is $327 versus $276 inpatient, so where a procedure happens often matters more than which hospital you pick. The biggest swing for this procedure is screening versus diagnostic coding - a polyp removed during a routine screening can recode the whole visit as diagnostic and trigger cost-sharing you weren't expecting.

What you pay out of pocket on top of this depends on your deductible, your plan's out-of-pocket maximum, and whether every provider involved is in-network - not just the facility.

Frequently asked questions: endoscopy costs in Maryland

How much does an endoscopy cost in Maryland?

Across 22 Maryland hospitals that publish prices, an endoscopy ranges from $210 to $3,054, with a median of $327. Most facilities fall between $250 and $527. What you pay depends on the facility, your insurance, and whether you have met your deductible.

Where is the cheapest place to get an endoscopy in Maryland?

Based on declared prices, the lowest-cost facility in our Maryland data is UM Laurel Medical Center in Laurel at about $206. By metro, Baltimore has the lowest median ($508). Freestanding ambulatory surgery and imaging centers are often cheaper still and may not appear in hospital price data - ask your doctor whether one is an option.

Why is an endoscopy so much cheaper at some Maryland hospitals?

Prices vary up to 14.5× because each hospital sets its own list price, cash discount, and insurer-negotiated rates. In Maryland, the median cash (self-pay) price is $327 versus a median negotiated rate of $292 - about 1.1× higher. Asking for the cash price or your insurer's negotiated rate is often the single biggest lever on what you pay.

How much will I actually pay out of pocket for an endoscopy in Maryland?

Your out-of-pocket cost depends on your deductible, coinsurance, out-of-pocket maximum, and whether the facility is in-network - not just the sticker price. If you have not met your deductible, you will typically pay the negotiated rate in full until you do. Use the CostKits cost forecaster to estimate your specific out-of-pocket amount before you go.

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