Outpatient surgery centers in Howard County, MD
25 outpatient surgery centers certified by Medicare.
An outpatient surgery center (ambulatory surgical center, ASC) does surgery and procedures that do not need a hospital stay: patients usually go home the same day. Common examples are cataract surgery, colonoscopy and other endoscopy, joint and hand surgery, and pain injections. The centers listed here are certified by Medicare. They are not emergency rooms.
By kind of surgery
Number of centers here certified by Medicare for each kind of surgery (one center can do several).
- Eye surgery (ophthalmology)4
- Endoscopy (for example colonoscopy)5
- Orthopedic surgery (bones and joints)3
- Pain management procedures9
- Plastic surgery4
- Foot surgery (podiatry)3
- Gynecologic surgery (OB/GYN)2
- Other surgery7
By city
All outpatient surgery centers in Howard County
Clarksville (1)
- Maryland Spine and Sports Surgi-Center, LLC(443) 535‑9900Pain management procedures · 2 operating rooms
Columbia (12)
- Asc Development Company, LLC(410) 290‑9191Pain management procedures
- Cascades Endoscopy Center, LLC(443) 415‑5411Endoscopy · 3 operating rooms
- Clearway Surgery Center of Columbia(443) 693‑7246Other surgery · 1 operating room
- Columbia Aesthetic Surgery Center, LLC(410) 740‑9330Plastic surgery · 1 operating room
- Columbia Parkway Surgery Center, LLC(410) 888‑2020Eye surgery · 1 operating room
- Howard County Gastrointestinal Diagnostic Center LLC(410) 772‑7345Endoscopy · 1 operating room
- (443) 718‑3738
- Johns Hopkins Surgery Centers Series(443) 546‑1750Endoscopy, Pain management procedures · 2 operating rooms
- MD Laser Surgery Center(410) 312‑5245Other surgery · 1 operating room
- Podiatry Associates(410) 730‑0970Other surgery · 1 operating room
- Summit Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC(410) 997‑1930Other surgery · 1 operating room
- University of Maryland Surgery Center(667) 214‑2112Eye surgery, Orthopedic surgery, Pain management procedures +3 more · 3 operating rooms
Elkridge (4)
- Central Maryland Endoscopy, LLC(410) 871‑8000Endoscopy · 2 operating rooms
- Columbia Surgical Institute(443) 275‑7800Eye surgery · 3 operating rooms
- Elkridge Asc, LLC(301) 703‑8767Pain management procedures, Plastic surgery · 2 operating rooms
- Gemini Asc Elkridge, LLC(301) 703‑8767Pain management procedures · 1 operating room
Ellicott City (5)
- Baltimore Columbia Surgery Center(410) 884‑4200Plastic surgery · 1 operating room
- Ellicott City Ambulatory Surgery Center(410) 461‑1600Endoscopy, Orthopedic surgery, Pain management procedures +2 more · 6 operating rooms
- Maryland Podiatry Surgical Center, LLC(717) 526‑6331Foot surgery · 1 operating room
- Metropolitan Spine(301) 490‑6698Pain management procedures · 1 operating room
- Snowden River Surgery Center, LLC(703) 863‑8780Eye surgery · 3 operating rooms
Fulton (2)
- Maple Lawn Surgery Center, LLC(301) 490‑5025Orthopedic surgery, Pain management procedures, Foot surgery +1 more · 1 operating room
- Summit Ambulatory Surgical Center(410) 738‑2872Other surgery · 2 operating rooms
Marriottsville (1)
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Common questions
How many outpatient surgery centers are in Howard County?
Medicare (CMS) lists 25 outpatient surgery centers in Howard County, Maryland.
Which surgery centers in Howard County do eye surgery such as cataract surgery?
4 of the 25 outpatient surgery centers are certified by Medicare for it: Columbia Parkway Surgery Center, LLC, Columbia Surgical Institute, Snowden River Surgery Center, LLC and University of Maryland Surgery Center. Ask the center whether it does your specific procedure.
Which surgery centers in Howard County do endoscopy such as colonoscopy?
5 of the 25 outpatient surgery centers are certified by Medicare for it: Cascades Endoscopy Center, LLC, Central Maryland Endoscopy, LLC, Ellicott City Ambulatory Surgery Center, Howard County Gastrointestinal Diagnostic Center LLC and Johns Hopkins Surgery Centers Series. Ask the center whether it does your specific procedure.
Which surgery centers in Howard County do orthopedic (bone and joint) surgery?
3 of the 25 outpatient surgery centers are certified by Medicare for it: Ellicott City Ambulatory Surgery Center, Maple Lawn Surgery Center, LLC and University of Maryland Surgery Center. Ask the center whether it does your specific procedure.
Do surgery centers have Medicare star ratings?
No. Medicare does not rate outpatient surgery centers with stars. Each center’s page shows the official Medicare quality measures and patient survey results instead, next to the national values.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), “Provider of Services File - Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System”, data updated 2026-10-16, retrieved 2026-11-13. In a medical emergency, call 911. About outpatient surgery centers and their quality measures