Spirometry (lung function test) cost in Maine

Prices at 29 hospitals in Maine, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $203 — 16% below the US median ($241), roughly 6.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Calais Community Hospital Calais, ME $59 $68 160 min 15.0%
Redington Fairview General Hospital Skowhegan, ME $61 $81 ★ 2/5 135 min 14.5%
York Hospital York, ME $64 ★ 4/5 172 min 14.8%
Mount Desert Island Hospital Bar Harbor, ME $102 $257 130 min 14.6%
Rumford Hospital Rumford, ME $122 106 min 15.0%
Bridgton Hospital Bridgton, ME $131 ★ 3/5 118 min 15.3%
Down East Community Hospital Machias, ME $152 $168 ★ 4/5 189 min 14.7%
Mainehealth Maine Medical Center Portland, ME $203 $53 ★ 4/5 218 min 14.2%
Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick, ME $203 $53 ★ 3/5 198 min 15.5%
Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital Rockport, ME $203 $53 ★ 3/5 170 min 15.3%
Mainehealth Waldo Hospital Belfast, ME $203 $53 ★ 3/5 146 min 15.0%
Mainehealth Stephens Hospital Norway, ME $203 $53 ★ 4/5 122 min 15.0%
Mainehealth Behavioral Health at Spring Harbor Westbrook, ME $203 $53
Central Maine Medical Center Lewiston, ME $213 $213 ★ 4/5 239 min 14.5%
Lincolnhealth Damariscotta, ME $227 $50 ★ 3/5 137 min 14.4%
Mainehealth Franklin Hospital Farmington, ME $227 $50 ★ 3/5 168 min 15.1%
St Joseph Hospital Bangor, ME $265 $244 ★ 3/5 188 min 15.6%
Houlton Regional Hospital Houlton, ME $416 $105 ★ 3/5 192 min 14.1%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated June 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$203
Cash / self-pay
$203
Insurer-negotiated
$53
Medicare pays
$30
$60$234
Median cash $203  ·  Medicare $30  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $203 — about 6.8× the Medicare rate ($30). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($59).

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