LEEP procedure cost in Portland, ME — inpatient
In Portland-South Portland, ME, 2 hospitals list a cash price for colposcopy with LEEP (loop electrosurgical excision) as an inpatient: from $448.85 to $1,522.82, with a median of $985.84. The lowest listed price is at MaineHealth — $536.99 less than the median here. Across Maine, the median is $478.53 at 8 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 57460, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MaineHealth lowest Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 PR COLPOSCOPY CERVIX VAG LOOP ELTRD BX CERVIX - AMBULATORY RATE | $448.85 | $448.85 | $150.71–$607.13 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 PR COLPOSCOPY CERVIX VAG LOOP ELTRD BX CERVIX | $472.55 | $472.55 | $150.71–$607.13 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME HC BX OF CERVIX W/SCOPE LEEP | $1,522.82 | $5,857.00 | $3,807.05–$4,369.32 | 74% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $448.85, median $985.84, highest $1,522.82 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $985.84 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 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
A LEEP uses a thin electrified wire loop to remove abnormal cells from the cervix, guided by colposcopy.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the procedure and numbing medicine. The visit may be billed separately.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 57460 ($1,756.23). 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.
| Mercy Hospital Portland, MEPF BX OF CERVIX W/SCOPE LEEP | $106.86 | file |
| York Hospital York, MECOLPOSCOPY WITH LEEP | $145.20 | file |