You Could Spend Less at the Doctor in Maryland

As the costs of health care climb, you could qualify for a little-known discount available at many doctors and health centers in Maryland. It’s known as the Sliding Fee Scale and it offers a tiered discount structure for patients who qualify for the Sliding Fee Scale based on income and household size, among other things.

The Sliding Fee Scale Tiered Pricing Structure at an FQHC can Save You Money – If You Qualify

The scarcely known Sliding Fee Scale is available at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) around Maryland as well as certain providers that qualify as an FQHC. Can you save a lot of money if you qualify for the Sliding Fee system? Yes, you can save money by visiting an FQHC and qualifying for their self-appointed Sliding Fee Scale tiered pricing structure.

As mentioned earlier, FQHCs are community-based organizations that provide affordable medical care to underserved communities. Because FQHCs receive funding from the federal government, they are able to offer lower cost medical services to patients. This can help reduce the overall cost of medical care for individuals and families, especially for those who may not have access to health insurance or who have high out-of-pocket costs for medical care. FQHCs offer this little-known sliding scale for patients, which means that the cost of care is based on the patient’s income and ability to pay. This can make medical care even more affordable for those who are in need. Qualifying means supplying proof of identity as well as income info and the size of your household, among other things.

Find an FQHC Near You in Maryland

Check the list below of FQHCs and FQHC Look-a-Like organizations and providers to find one conveniently located near you. Make an appointment by phone and also be sure to ask how you can qualify for their Sliding Fee Scale.

Aberdeen

West Cecil Health Center, Inc.
413 W Bel Air Ave
Aberdeen MD 21001-2424
410-378-9696

Aspen Hill

MobileMed Aspen Hill Clinic
3820 Aspen Hill Rd
Aspen Hill MD 20906-2904
301-493-2400

Baltimore

Family Health Centers of Baltimore
3540 S Hanover St
Baltimore MD 21225-1772
410-354-2000

Patterson Senior High School
100 Kane St
Baltimore MD 21224-1726
410-732-8800

Highlandtown Healthy Living Center
3700 Fleet St
Baltimore MD 21224-4200
410-558-4900

TENCH TILGHMAN K-8 SCHOOL
600 N Patterson Park Ave
Baltimore MD 21205-2447
410-396-9247

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
1400 Orleans St
Baltimore MD 21231-1021
410-732-8800

Vanguard Collegiate Middle School
5001 Sinclair Ln
Baltimore MD 21206-5937
443-703-3635

Baltimore County Eastern Family Resource Center
9150 Franklin Square Dr STE 301
Baltimore MD 21237-3903
443-703-6764

Health Care for the Homeless – 421 Fallsway
421 Fallsway
Baltimore MD 21202-4800
410-837-5533

HCH Mobile Van
421 Fallsway
Baltimore MD 21202-4800
410-837-5533

COLLINGTON SQUARE K-8 SCHOOL
1409 N Collington Ave
Baltimore MD 21213-3418
443-703-3661

Total Health Care at Open Gates Health Center
1111 Washington Blvd
Baltimore MD 21230-1824
410-383-8300

Convalescent Care Program
620 Fallsway
Baltimore MD 21202-4117
410-855-5533

East Baltimore Medical Center
1000 E Eager St
Baltimore MD 21202-5533
410-522-9800

BELAIR EDISON FAMILY HEALTH CTR
3120 Erdman Ave
Baltimore MD 21213-1720
410-558-4800

Harford Heights Schools
1919 N Broadway
Baltimore MD 21213-1432
410-396-8086

AbsoluteCare Inc.
1040 Park Ave STE 200
Baltimore MD 21201-5634
443-738-0300

BMS AT ST. AGNES
900 S Caton Ave
Baltimore MD 21229-5201
443-703-3200

SARATOGA HEALTH CENTER
1501 W Saratoga St
Baltimore MD 21223-1749
410-383-8300

Westside Health Center
2449 Frederick Ave
Baltimore MD 21223-2856
410-383-8300

Health Care for the Homeless, West Baltimore
2000 W Baltimore St Ste 3300
Baltimore MD 21223-1558
443-703-1400

BMS Pine Heights Health Center
1001 Pine Heights Ave STE 100
Baltimore MD 21229-5266
410-732-8800

Kirk Health Center
2400 Kirk Ave
Baltimore MD 21218-5507
410-383-8300

Division Health Center
1501 Division St
Baltimore MD 21217-3121
410-383-8300

Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School (Mervo)
3500 Hillen Rd
Baltimore MD 21218-2227
443-703-3663

Men’s Health Center
1515 W North Ave
Baltimore MD 21217-1735
410-383-8300

Mondawmin Mall Health Center
2401 Liberty Heights Ave STE 111-113
Baltimore MD 21215-8019
410-383-8300

PARK WEST MEN & FAMILY HEALTH CTR
4151 Park Heights Ave
Baltimore MD 21215-6730
410-542-7800

Forest Park High School
3701 Eldorado Ave
Baltimore MD 21207-7658
443-703-3694

PARK WEST MEDICAL CENTER – BELVEDERE
3319 W Belvedere Ave
Baltimore MD 21215-5143
410-542-7800 x7305

PARK WEST MEDICAL CENTER – PLAZA SITE
4120 Patterson Ave
Baltimore MD 21215-2254
410-764-2266

Berlin

CHC – Berlin
9958 N Main St
Berlin MD 21811-1076
410-973-2820

Brandywine

Greater Baden Medical Services at Brandywine
7450 Albert Rd
Brandywine MD 20613-3035
301-599-0460

Brooklyn

FHCB – Brooklyn
3540 S Hanover St
Brooklyn MD 21225-1772
410-355-0343

FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF BALTIMORE
631 Cherry Hill Rd
Brooklyn MD 21225-1228
410-354-2000

Cambridge

St. Clair Head Start Center
824 Fairmount Ave
Cambridge MD 21613-2150
410-901-2015

FASSETT-MAGEE HEALTH CENTER/Cambridge Dental Center
503 Muir St STE A
Cambridge MD 21613-1848
410-228-4045

Capitol Heights

Greater Baden Medical Services at Capital Heights
1458 Addison Rd S
Capitol Heights MD 20743-4413
301-324-1500

Greater Baden Medical Services at Capitol Heights II
1442 Addison Rd S
Capitol Heights MD 20743-4413
301-324-1500

FMCS-Seat Pleasant
5936 Martin Luther King Jr Hwy
Capitol Heights MD 20743-1757
202-889-7900

Cecilton

West Cecil Health Center, Inc.
30 Levi Coppin St
Cecilton MD 21913-1088
410-378-9696

Chestertown

Chestertown Health Center
126 Philosophers Ter
Chestertown MD 21620-1715
410-479-4306

Church Hill

Church Hill Elementary School
631 Main St
Church Hill MD 21623-1201
410-479-4306

College Park

College Park
10001 Rhode Island Ave
College Park MD 20740-1141
301-441-1605

Columbia

Chase Brexton Health Services, Inc. at Way Station, Inc.
9030 State Route 108 STE A
Columbia MD 21045-1990
410-740-1901

Chase Brexton Health Services, Inc. – Columbia Center
5500 Knoll North Dr, Ste 370
Columbia MD 21045-2393
410-884-7831

Conowingo

West Cecil Health Center
49 Rock Springs Rd
Conowingo MD 21918-1352
410-378-9696

Denton

Denton Elementary School
303 Sharp Rd
Denton MD 21629-1481
410-479-1660

Migrant Camps on Upper Eastern Shore (15 Camps)
301 Randolph St
Denton MD 21629-1243
410-479-4306

Choptank Mobile Van #1
808 S 5th Ave
Denton MD 21629-1398
410-479-4306

Denton Medical Center
808 S 5th Ave
Denton MD 21629-1398
410-479-2650

LOCKERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
410 Lockerman St
Denton MD 21629-1048
410-479-3277

Easton

Easton Elementary School – Moton and Dobson Buildings
307 Glenwood Ave
Easton MD 21601-4104
410-822-0680

Easton Middle School
201 Peach Blossom Ln
Easton MD 21601-2544
410-822-2910

Chase Brexton Health Services, Inc. – Easton Center
500 Cadmus Ln STE 203
Easton MD 21601-4094
866-260-0412

Choptank Community Health Easton Pediatrics
522 Cynwood Dr STE 100
Easton MD 21601-3877
410-770-8910

Easton High School
723 Mecklenburg Ave
Easton MD 21601-3395
410-822-4180

Edgewood

West Cecil Health Center
1319 Woodbridge Station Way
Edgewood MD 21040-3852
410-378-9696

Elkton

West Cecil Health Center
200 Road B
Elkton MD 21921-6695
410-378-9696

Federalsburg

COL. RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL
25320 Richardson Rd
Federalsburg MD 21632-2403
410-754-5575

COLONEL RICHARDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
25390 Richardson Rd
Federalsburg MD 21632-2403
410-754-5854

FEDERALSBURG MEDICAL and DENTAL CENTER
215 Bloomingdale Ave
Federalsburg MD 21632-1012
410-754-9021

FEDERALSBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
302 Academy Ave
Federalsburg MD 21632-1205
410-754-5722

Frederick

The City of Frederick Housing and Human Services/FCAA
100 S Market St
Frederick MD 21701-5527
301-600-1506

Hillcrest Elementary School – School-Based Health Center
1285 Hillcrest Dr
Frederick MD 21703-1396
301-600-3275

Gaithersburg

CCI-Gaithersburg
220 Girard St STE 100
Gaithersburg MD 20877-3467
301-216-0880

CCI Gaithersburg Dental
200 Girard St STE 206
Gaithersburg MD 20877-3490
240-720-0510

MobileMed Gatihersburg/Ascension House Van
202 S Summit Ave
Gaithersburg MD 20877-3358
301-493-2400

Germantown

MobileMed Germantown Clinic
19735 Germantown Rd
Germantown MD 20874-1214
301-634-9600

Glen Burnie

Chase Brexton Health Care at Anne Arundel County
200 Hospital Dr Ste 300
Glen Burnie MD 21061-5884
410-837-2050

Chase Brexton Health Services, Inc. – Glen Burnie Center
200 Hospital Dr
Glen Burnie MD 21061-5884
410-752-0954

Goldsboro

GOLDSBORO MEDICAL and DENTAL CENTER
316 Railroad Ave
Goldsboro MD 21636-1126
410-634-2380

Greenbelt

AbsoluteCARE of MD2, LLC
7501 Greenway Center Dr STE 600
Greenbelt MD 20770-6704
301-579-3465

CCI-Greenway
7474 Greenway Center Dr STE300
Greenbelt MD 20770-3504
301-340-7525

CCI-Greenbelt
9220 Springhill Ln
Greenbelt MD 20770-1203
240-624-2278

Greensboro

Greensboro Elementary School
627 N Main St
Greensboro MD 21639-1469
410-482-8187

Hagerstown

Family Healthcare of Hagerstown
201 S Cleveland Ave
Hagerstown MD 21740-5745
301-745-3777

WSCHC Healthy Smiles in Motion
201 S Cleveland Ave
Hagerstown MD 21740-5745
301-393-3427

Healthy Smiles II
201 S Cleveland Ave
Hagerstown MD 21740-5745
301-745-3777

Family Healthcare of Hagerstown at Wells House
221 E Baltimore St
Hagerstown MD 21740-6109
301-745-3777

Havre De Grace

Beacon Health Center
253 Lewis Ln
Havre De Grace MD 21078-3750
410-378-9696

Hurlock

Hurlock Head Start Center
6210 Shiloh Church Hurlock Rd
Hurlock MD 21643-3933
410-943-1036

Hyattsville

Hyattsville Middle School
6001 42nd Ave
Hyattsville MD 20781-1522
202-427-4591

La Clinica del Pueblo – Hyattsville
2970 Belcrest Center Dr STE 301
Hyattsville MD 20782-1987
240-714-5247

Northwestern High School
7000 Adelphi Rd
Hyattsville MD 20782-1454
301-985-1820

Mary’s Center Dental Bus
8908 Riggs Rd
Hyattsville MD 20783-1632
202-420-8021

Mary’s Center – Adelphi MD
8908 Riggs Rd
Hyattsville MD 20783-1632
202-483-8196

Cool Spring Elementary School
8910 Riggs Rd
Hyattsville MD 20783-1632
301-431-6200

Kennedyville

ANGELICA NURSERY MIGRANT CAMP
11365 Locust Grove Rd
Kennedyville MD 21645-3627
410-479-4306

La Plata

Greater Baden Medical Services at La Plata
6 Garrett Ave
La Plata MD 20646-5959
301-539-5100

Leonardtown

Greater Baden Medical Services at Leonardtown
23140 Moakley St STE 4
Leonardtown MD 20650-2923
301-997-1029

Odenton

Odenton Health Center
1215 Annapolis Rd
Odenton MD 21113-1344
410-735-5719

Oxon Hill

Greater Baden Medical Services at Oxon Hill
6196 Oxon Hill Rd STE 540
Oxon Hill MD 20745-3112
301-686-1665

Pocomoke City

THREE LOWER COUNTIES COMMUNITY SVCS INC
305 10th St
Pocomoke City MD 21851-1607
410-957-1852

CHC – School Based Health Center – POC
1817 Old Virginia Rd
Pocomoke City MD 21851-3049
410-632-5180

Preston

Preston Elementary School
225 Main St
Preston MD 21655-2215
410-673-2552

Princess Anne

TLC – Princess Anne Dental
12165 Elm St
Princess Anne MD 21853-1358 4
10-651-5151

THREE LOWER COUNTIES COMMUNITY SERVICE
12137 Elm St
Princess Anne MD 21853-1358
410-651-1000

CHC – School Based Health Center @ Washington High School
10902 Old Princess Anne Rd
Princess Anne MD 21853-2940
410-651-4040

Queenstown

SEW FRIEL MIGRANT CAMP
Grange Hall Rd
Queenstown MD 21658
410-479-4306

Randallstown

Chase Brexton Health Services, Inc. – Randallstown Center
3506 Brenbrook Dr
Randallstown MD 21133-4902
410-496-6441

Ridgely

RIDGELY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
118 N Central Ave
Ridgely MD 21660-1345
410-634-2105

NORTH CAROLINE HIGH SCHOOL
10990 River Rd
Ridgely MD 21660-1815
410-479-4306

Rock Hall

Rock Hall Elementary School
21203 W Sharp St
Rock Hall MD 21661-1517
410-479-4306

Rockville

MobileMed Rockville Clinic
981 Rollins Ave
Rockville MD 20852-5615
301-493-2400

CCI-Rockville
2 Taft Ct
Rockville MD 20850-1390
01-340-7525

Rosedale

BMS at Rosedale
9520 Philadelphia Rd
Rosedale MD 21237-4106
410-732-8800

Saint Michaels

Bay Hundred Medical and Dental Center
933 S Talbot St
Saint Michaels MD 21663-2604
410-745-0200

Salisbury

TLC @ Riverside Drive
560 Riverside Dr STE A204
Salisbury MD 21801-4704
443-358-6193

PENINSULA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
100 E Carroll St
Salisbury MD 21801-5422
410-546-6400

TLC SALISBURY
1104 Healthway Dr
Salisbury MD 21804-4469
410-219-1100

Chesapeake Health Care Pediatrics
223 Phillip Morris Dr
Salisbury MD 21804-1923
410-548-1747

CHC – Salisbury Dental
1615 Tree Sap Ct STE A
Salisbury MD 21804-9403
443-944-9600

TLC Internal Medicine @ Woodbrooke
1665 Woodbrooke Dr
Salisbury MD 21804-8502
410-546-6650

Eastern Shore OB/GYN a Division of Chesapeake Health Care
1647 Woodbrooke Dr
Salisbury MD 21804-8502
410-546-2424

Chesapeake Health Care – Sweetbay
1813 Sweetbay Dr
Salisbury MD 21804-1663
410-219-3769

CHC – School Based Health Center – BRES
31481 Old Ocean City Rd
Salisbury MD 21804-1810
410-677-5101

Shady Side

OPC Shady Side V1
6131 Shady Side Rd
Shady Side MD 20764-9504
410-867-4700

Silver Spring

MobileMed East Montgomery Service Center
3300 Briggs Chaney Rd
Silver Spring MD 20904-4811
301-493-2400

MobileMed Long Branch Community Center Van
8700 Piney Branch Rd
Silver Spring MD 20901-3855
01-493-2400

CCI-Silver Spring
8630 Fenton St STE 1200
Silver Spring MD 20910-3808
301-585-1250

Mary’s Center – Silver Spring MD
344 University Blvd W
Silver Spring MD 20901-1948
202-483-8196

St Michaels

St. Michaels Elementary
100 Seymour Ave
St Michaels MD 21663-2930
410-745-2882

St. Michaels Middle/High School
200 Seymour Ave
St Michaels MD 21663-2932
410-745-2852

Sudlersville

Sudlersville Elementary School
300 S Church St
Sudlersville MD 21668-1503
410-479-4306

Sudlersville Middle School
600 Charles St
Sudlersville MD 21668-1532
410-479-4306

Takoma Park

CCI-Takoma Park
7676 New Hampshire Ave STE 200
Takoma Park MD 20912-7512
301-431-2972

Tilghman

Tilghman Elementary School
21374 Foster Ave
Tilghman MD 21671-1230
410-886-2391

Trappe

White Marsh Elementary School
4322 Lovers Ln
Trappe MD 21673-1866
410-479-4306

West River

Owensville Primary Care, Inc.
134 Owensville Rd
West River MD 20778-9702
410-867-4700

Wheaton

CCI-Wheaton
2730 University Blvd W STE LL10
Wheaton MD 20902-1905
866-877-7258