X-ray of the knee (3 views) Cost in Bangor, ME

Prices at 3 hospitals in Bangor, ME, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $157 — 44% below the US median ($277), roughly 3.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
St Joseph Hospital	Bangor, ME	$114	$101	★ 3/5	186 min	—
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center	Bangor, ME	$157	$36	★ 5/5	219 min	—
Northern Light Acadia Hospital	Bangor, ME	$157	$36	—	—	—

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)

$435

Cash / self-pay

$157

Insurer-negotiated

$36

Medicare pays

$42

$123$157

Median cash $157 · Medicare $42 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $157 — about 3.7× the Medicare rate ($42). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($85).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $435 list price could save about $278 (64%).

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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
Jason Lang, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	Bangor, ME	379
Jacob Brooks, DO	Orthopedic Surgery	Bangor, ME	295
Stephen Walsh, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Bangor, ME	291
Antonios Tsismenakis, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Bangor, ME	212
Benjamin Bamford, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Bangor, ME	173
Gurpreet Sandhu, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Bangor, ME	136
Faiz Francis, D.O.	Interventional Radiology	Bangor, ME	99
Cameron Trubey, MD	Family Practice	Bangor, ME	61
Jessica Lucas, DO	Family Practice	Bangor, ME	48
Kenneth Morse, MD	Sports Medicine	Bangor, ME	16

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