Electrolyte panel cost in Lewiston, ME
In Lewiston-Auburn, ME, 1 hospital lists a cash price for electrolyte panel (sodium, potassium, chloride, CO2): from $41.04 to $41.04, with a median of $41.04. Across Maine, the median is $53.50 at 28 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 80051, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston, ME · (207) 777-8100 HC ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $41.04 | $108.00 | — | 62% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $41.04, median $41.04, highest $41.04.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $41.04. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
An electrolyte panel measures sodium, potassium, chloride and bicarbonate (CO2) in one blood sample. It checks fluid and acid balance in people with vomiting, diarrhea, kidney problems or on diuretics.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 80051 ($79.65). 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.
| Central Maine Medical Center Lewiston, MEHC ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $7.00 | file |