Newborn circumcision cost in Portland, ME — inpatient
In Portland-South Portland, ME, 5 hospitals list a cash price for circumcision with a clamp or device and a numbing nerve block, usually newborns as an inpatient: from $82.68 to $363.50, with a median of $240.00. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital — $157.32 less than the median here. Across Maine, the median is $173.00 at 16 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 54150, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 9, 2025 and Sep 9, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Portland-South Portland, ME.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital lowest Portland, ME PF CIRCUMCISION W/REGIONL BLK | $82.68 | $318.00 | $206.70–$237.23 | 74% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Biddeford, ME HC CIRCUMCISION WITH REGIONAL BLOCK | $179.00 | $179.00 | $131.67–$168.26 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 CIRCUMCISION | $240.00 | $400.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Brunswick, ME · (207) 729-0181 HC CIRCUMCISION WITH REGIONAL BLOCK | $283.40 | $283.40 | $200.08–$267.53 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 HC CIRCUMCISION WITH REGIONAL BLOCK | $363.50 | $363.50 | $267.39–$341.69 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME CIRCUMCISION W/REGIONAL BLOCK | $383.76 | $1,476.00 | $959.40–$1,101.10 | 74% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 PR CIRCUMCISION W/CLAMP/OTH DEV W/BLOCK | $666.10 | $666.10 | $90.45–$286.53 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $82.68, median $240.00, highest $363.50 — a 4.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $240.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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
This is circumcision done with a clamp or similar device after numbing the penis with a local nerve block. It is most often done in newborn boys, usually before they leave the hospital.
What the price covers
In a hospital, the listed price for this code may be the physician's fee or a facility charge, separate from the newborn's stay. Newborn room charges and the birth itself are billed separately.