Emergency department visit (level 5) Cost in Bangor, ME

Prices at 3 hospitals in Bangor, ME, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,037 — 26% below the US median ($1,395), roughly 6.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
St Joseph Hospital	Bangor, ME	$1,037	$690	★ 3/5	186 min	—

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 October 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)

$3,985

Cash / self-pay

$1,037

Insurer-negotiated

$267

Medicare pays

$171

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,037 — about 6.0× the Medicare rate ($171). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($343).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,985 list price could save about $2,949 (74%).

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Doctors who perform this in Bangor

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Ian Jester, MD	Emergency Medicine	Bangor, ME	205
Barton Douglas, MD	Emergency Medicine	Bangor, ME	161
Holly Fanjoy, MD	Emergency Medicine	Bangor, ME	136
Peter Hulsey, D.O.	Emergency Medicine	Bangor, ME	133
Daniel Mcnamara, PAC	Physician Assistant	Bangor, ME	124
Joel Ramey	Emergency Medicine	Bangor, ME	120
Kelly Klein, MD	Emergency Medicine	Bangor, ME	119
Joseph Borer, MD	Emergency Medicine	Bangor, ME	115
John Nicolet, MD	Emergency Medicine	Bangor, ME	106
Ina Hunt, M.D.	Emergency Medicine	Bangor, ME	104
Andrew Meagher, M.D.	Emergency Medicine	Bangor, ME	92
Paul Ouellette, PA	Physician Assistant	Bangor, ME	87

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