Compare: York Hospital vs Northern Light Mercy Hospital

Comparing cash prices at two hospitals on the 103 procedures both publish. Start over ·

Northern Light Mercy Hospital is cheaper overall — its cash prices run about 63% lower than York Hospital (median across 103 shared procedures), winning on 93 of them.
York Hospital
York, ME
CMS rating ★★★★☆
77% recommend · ER wait 172 min · readmit 14.8%
cheaper on 10
Northern Light Mercy Hospital
Portland, ME
CMS rating ★★★★☆
86% recommend · ER wait 210 min · readmit 13.9%
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cheaper on 93
ProcedureYork HospitalNorthern Light Mercy HospitalMedicare
Aldosterone test$148$63$41
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) test$140$26$17
Ammonia blood test$83$35$15
Amylase test$56$26$6
Antinuclear antibody (ANA) test$25$38$12
Basic metabolic panel$146$39$8
Blood clotting test (PT/INR)$20$24$4
Blood glucose test$30$6$5
BNP (heart failure) test$151$95$39
C-reactive protein (CRP)$40$21$5
Calcium blood test$34$10$5
Chest X-ray$196$161$37
Chest X-ray (1 view)$148$137$25
Chest X-ray (2 views)$196$185$33
Chickenpox (varicella) vaccine$155$104—
CK-MB heart enzyme test$96$22$12
Clotting time test (PTT)$67$35$6
Complete blood count (CBC)$85$30$7
Complete blood count (CBC) (complete)$85$33$8
Comprehensive metabolic panel$184$56$11
Copper blood test$128$30$12
Cortisol test$88$45$16
COVID-19 PCR test$149$46$51
Creatine kinase (CK) test$67$26$7
D-dimer test$92$34$10
DHEA-sulfate test$86$101$22
Drug screen (urine)$110$57$17
EKG / ECG (tracing only)$95$48$7
Electrocardiogram (EKG)$81$30$8
Electrolyte panel$74$14$7
Estradiol (estrogen) test$94$108$28
Family therapy session$172$121$110
Fecal occult blood (stool) test$37$7$10
Fecal occult blood (stool) test (guaiac, gFOBT)$25$7$4
Ferritin (iron) test$105$38$14
Folate (folic acid) test$100$39$15
Free T4 thyroid test$41$26$9
FSH hormone test$74$88$19
GGT liver test$47$29$7
Group therapy session$46$59$30
Hematocrit test$20$10$2
Hemoglobin A1c (diabetes test)$47$39$10
Hepatitis A vaccine$68$51—
Hepatitis B test$76$26$10
Hepatitis B vaccine$125$43—
Hepatitis C test$103$65$14
HIV test$40$30$19
HIV test (antigen/antibody combo)$25$30$24
Iron blood test$65$18$6
IV infusion therapy$384$333$44
IV infusion therapy (initial)$384$333$67
LDH test$46$17$6
LDL cholesterol test$75$49$11
LH hormone test$88$91$19
Lipase test$95$21$7
Lipid (cholesterol) panel$142$54$13
Liver function panel$94$19$8
Magnesium blood test$72$35$7
MMR vaccine$83$58—
Occupational therapy evaluation$200$159$101
Occupational therapy evaluation (high complexity)$200$175$101
Occupational therapy evaluation (low complexity)$200$145$101
Occupational therapy evaluation (moderate complexity)$200$159$101
Office visit (established patient)$161$105$115
Office visit (new patient)$197$163$177
Office visit, established patient (level 3)$141$87$95
Office visit, established patient (level 4)$169$122$136
Office visit, new patient (level 3)$178$110$118
Office visit, new patient (level 4)$229$163$177
Office visit, new patient (level 5)$275$242$237
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) test$115$74$41
Phosphorus blood test$50$18$5
Platelet count$55$15$4
Pregnancy blood test (hCG)$68$39$8
Prolactin test$123$73$19
Prostate test (PSA)$122$26$18
Psychiatric evaluation$187$191$188
Psychotherapy session$133$170$140
Sedimentation rate (ESR) test$58$6$3
Sex hormone binding globulin test$121$78$22
Spinal tap (lumbar puncture)$582$552$165
T3 thyroid test$85$63$14
Tdap (tetanus) vaccine$46$28—
Testosterone test$94$81$26
Thyroid test (TSH)$112$62$17
Troponin (heart) test$126$39$12
Uric acid (gout) test$46$18$5
Urinalysis$46$10$3
Urine microalbumin test$42$15$5
Urine pregnancy test$32$28$9
Vitamin B12 test$66$40$15
Vitamin D test$110$96$30
X-ray of the abdomen$250$174$36
X-ray of the collarbone$143$134$33
X-ray of the foot$187$119$34
X-ray of the hand$187$183$38
X-ray of the knee$197$138$42
X-ray of the knee (3 views)$197$157$42
X-ray of the knee (4+ views)$232$119$49
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine)$294$143$47
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) (2 views)$294$143$40
X-ray of the upper arm$185$122$32
Zinc blood test$114$18$11

Green = lower cash price. Source: hospitals' machine-readable files (45 CFR §180). Estimates — confirm with the hospital.