Lab tests CPT 81420 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

NIPT prenatal DNA test cost in Bangor, ME — inpatient

In Bangor, ME, 1 hospital lists a cash price for prenatal cell-free DNA screen for trisomy 21, 18 and 13 (NIPT) as an inpatient: from $480.48 to $480.48, with a median of $480.48. Across Maine, the median is $1,219.77 at 12 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81420, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$480.48Eastern Maine Medical Center
Median$480.48half pay less
Highest$480.48in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Bangor, ME.

median
Lowest $480.48Highest $480.48

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 NIPT FETAL ANEUPLOIDY $480.48 $2,288.00 $1,487.20–$1,706.85 79% —
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Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 NON-INVSVE PRENATAL ANEUPLOIDY $480.48 $2,288.00 $1,487.20–$1,706.85 79% —
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Inpatient: lowest $480.48, median $480.48, highest $480.48.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $480.48 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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

NIPT analyzes fragments of fetal DNA that circulate in the mother's blood to screen for Down syndrome (trisomy 21) and trisomies 18 and 13. It can be done from about 10 weeks of pregnancy. It is a screening test, so a positive result needs a diagnostic test to confirm.

What the price covers

The price usually covers the DNA analysis of one blood sample. The blood draw, genetic counseling and any added screens, such as sex chromosomes or microdeletions, may be billed separately.