Lab tests CPT 84153 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

PSA (prostate-specific antigen) blood test, total in Portland-South Portland, ME — inpatient

In Portland-South Portland, ME, 5 hospitals list a cash price for PSA (prostate-specific antigen) blood test, total as an inpatient: from $36.00 to $274.35, with a median of $128.03. The lowest listed price is at MaineHealth.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 84153, 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.

Lowest$36.00MaineHealth
Median$128.03half pay less
Highest$274.35in this market
Difference7.6×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 Portland-South Portland, ME.

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Lowest $36.00Highest $274.35

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
MaineHealth lowest Brunswick, ME CHG ASSAY OF PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN TOTAL $36.00 $36.00 Sep 9, 2025
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Mercy Hospital Portland, ME PSA TOTAL (PART OF PSA FREE) $36.40 $140.00 74%
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Mercy Hospital Portland, ME PSA TOTAL $36.40 $140.00 74%
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MaineHealth Brunswick, ME PSA SCREENING $41.05 $41.05 Sep 9, 2025
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York Hospital York, ME PSA, TOTAL (Q) (70136476 EXP) $73.80 $123.00 40%
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York Hospital York, ME PSA, TOTAL $127.80 $213.00 40%
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MaineHealth Brunswick, ME HC ASSAY OF PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN TOTAL $128.25 $128.25 Sep 9, 2025
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MaineHealth Biddeford, ME HC ASSAY OF PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN TOTAL $146.80 $146.80 Sep 9, 2025
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York Hospital York, ME PROSTATE HEALTH INDEX (PHI11) $156.00 $260.00 40%
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MaineHealth Biddeford, ME PSA SCREENING $168.55 $168.55 Sep 9, 2025
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MaineHealth Portland, ME B* HC ASSAY OF PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN TOTAL $273.70 $273.70 Sep 9, 2025
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MaineHealth Portland, ME B* PSA SCREENING $274.35 $274.35 Sep 9, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $36.00, median $128.03, highest $274.35 — a 7.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $127.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

The total PSA test measures prostate-specific antigen in the blood, a protein made by the prostate gland. It is used in prostate cancer screening and to monitor men after prostate cancer treatment. Levels can also rise with an enlarged or inflamed prostate.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw is often a separate charge.