Septoplasty cost in Bangor, ME
In Bangor, ME, 1 hospital lists a cash price for septoplasty to straighten the nasal septum: from $1,442.49 to $1,442.49, with a median of $1,442.49. Across Maine, the median is $821.90 at 4 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 30520, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 SEPTOPLASTY W OR W/O GRFT | $1,442.49 | $6,869.00 | $3,496.32–$5,550.15 | 79% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,442.49, median $1,442.49, highest $1,442.49.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,442.49. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
Septoplasty straightens a bent (deviated) wall between the nostrils, reshaping or removing cartilage and bone. It is done to improve breathing through the nose, not to change how the nose looks.
What the price covers
The facility price covers the operating room and recovery. The surgeon, anesthesia and procedures often done at the same time, such as turbinate reduction, are billed separately.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 30520 ($3,593.07). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, MEENTP REPAIR OF NASAL SEPTUM | $306.60 | file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, MEPRP SEPTOPLASTY W OR W/O GRFT | $306.60 | file |