VA Maryland Healthcare System - Perry Point — financial assistance and billing help
VA Medical Center, Perry Point, MD 21902 · Cecil County
VA Maryland Healthcare System - Perry Point is operated by the federal government. Billing here follows VA or military health system rules rather than the ordinary hospital rules — including specific hardship and copayment waiver processes. If you received a bill from this facility, ask about the applicable copayment exemption or hardship determination rather than a hospital charity care program.
The federal record for this hospital
Every field below comes from the federal hospital registry — useful both for checking you have the right facility and for addressing a letter correctly.
| Legal name on file | VA Maryland Healthcare System - Perry Point |
|---|---|
| Address | VA Medical Center, Perry Point, MD 21902 |
| Telephone | (410) 642-2411 |
| Facility type | Acute Care - Veterans Administration |
| Ownership | Veterans Health Administration |
| Emergency department | No |
| Medicare CCN | 21010F |
Source: CMS Hospital General Information (Provider Data Catalog, dataset xubh-q36u), published 2026-05-13. If a detail here is out of date, the hospital's own billing office is authoritative — and we would like to know: support@billstand.com.
What this hospital is required to do
- Apply its own statutory billing rules. VA and Department of Defense facilities bill under federal program rules, with their own copayment schedules, exemptions and waiver processes.
- Consider a hardship waiver. Federal health systems have formal processes to reduce or waive copayment debt on hardship grounds. These must be requested.
- Give you an itemized statement. You remain entitled to see exactly what you are being charged for.
Where your leverage is. Request the applicable hardship or copayment waiver process in writing and ask for a full itemization of the charge before paying anything.
How to ask VA Maryland Healthcare System - Perry Point for help — in writing
- Ask for the documents by name. Request the financial assistance policy, the application form, the plain-language summary, and the uninsured or self-pay discount policy. Naming the documents matters — a general request for "help with my bill" gets a payment plan offer instead.
- Ask for a fully itemized statement with every charge and its procedure code, for the dates of service on your bill.
- Ask for the account to be held. Request in writing that no late fees, interest, credit reporting or collections referral occur while your application or dispute is pending.
- Send it certified with return receipt — roughly $9 at USPS. Proof of delivery is what makes a deadline enforceable later.
- Give a deadline and follow up. Ask for a written response within 30 days, and if none arrives, send a shorter second notice referencing the first by date.
Do not agree to a payment plan on the phone before the amount itself is resolved. A plan converts a disputed bill into an admitted debt you have started paying.
Questions about VA Maryland Healthcare System - Perry Point bills
Does VA Maryland Healthcare System - Perry Point offer financial assistance?
Ask VA Maryland Healthcare System - Perry Point in writing for its financial assistance or charity care policy and application. Public and other facilities generally operate assistance programs under state, local or program-specific rules.
How do I get an itemized bill from VA Maryland Healthcare System - Perry Point?
Request it in writing from the billing office, referencing your account number and dates of service, and ask for every charge with its procedure code. The first statement you receive is usually a summary, and you cannot dispute charges you cannot see. The number in the federal registry for this hospital is (410) 642-2411, but put the request in writing so there is a record of it.
How long do I have before VA Maryland Healthcare System - Perry Point can send my bill to collections?
Federal Section 501(r) deadlines apply to nonprofit hospitals, so they may not bind this facility. Ask the billing office in writing to confirm its collections timeline and to place the account on hold while any assistance application or dispute is pending.
Is the bill from VA Maryland Healthcare System - Perry Point negotiable?
Hospital charges are not fixed prices — insurers pay a fraction of the listed amount every day. A specific, written request — a self-pay discount, a financial assistance review, or a dispute of incorrect charges — is what a billing department can act on.