X-ray of the foot cost in Maine

Prices at 30 hospitals in Maine, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $142 — 48% below the US median ($273), roughly 4.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Northern Maine Medical Center Fort Kent, ME $30 $49 — 140 min —
Mount Desert Island Hospital Bar Harbor, ME $32 $13 — 130 min —
Central Maine Medical Center Lewiston, ME $85 $86 ★ 4/5 253 min —
St Joseph Hospital Bangor, ME $114 $101 ★ 3/5 186 min —
Northern Light Mercy Hospital Portland, ME $119 $30 ★ 4/5 208 min —
Northern Light a R Gould Hospital Presque Isle, ME $119 $30 ★ 2/5 200 min —
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, ME $119 $30 ★ 5/5 219 min —
Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Ellsworth, ME $119 $30 ★ 3/5 206 min —
Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Blue Hill, ME $119 $30 — 118 min —
Northern Light C a Dean Hospital Greenville, ME $119 $30 — 86 min —
Northern Light Mayo Hospital Dover Foxcroft, ME $119 $30 ★ 2/5 144 min —
Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital Pittsfield, ME $119 $30 ★ 2/5 187 min —
Northern Light Acadia Hospital Bangor, ME $119 $30 — — —
Redington Fairview General Hospital Skowhegan, ME $126 $168 ★ 2/5 128 min —
Rumford Hospital Rumford, ME $142 $105 — 104 min —
Bridgton Hospital Bridgton, ME $152 $117 ★ 3/5 118 min —
St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston, ME $185 — ★ 4/5 135 min —
York Hospital York, ME $187 — ★ 4/5 166 min —
Down East Community Hospital Machias, ME $217 $162 ★ 4/5 195 min —
Lincolnhealth Damariscotta, ME $260 $60 ★ 3/5 144 min —
Mainehealth Franklin Hospital Farmington, ME $260 $60 ★ 3/5 170 min —
Mainehealth Maine Medical Center Portland, ME $338 $66 ★ 4/5 207 min —
Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick, ME $338 $66 ★ 3/5 196 min —
Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital Rockport, ME $338 $66 ★ 3/5 158 min —
Mainehealth Waldo Hospital Belfast, ME $338 $66 ★ 3/5 152 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)
$330
Cash / self-pay
$142
Insurer-negotiated
$66
Medicare pays
$34
$109$338
Median cash $142  ·  Medicare $34  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $142 — about 4.2× the Medicare rate ($34). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($68).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $330 list price could save about $188 (57%).

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