Specialist consultation, low complexity or 30+ minutes in Portland-South Portland, ME
In Portland-South Portland, ME, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Specialist consultation, low complexity or 30+ minutes: from $68.38 to $414.00, with a median of $121.60. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 99243, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 12, 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 | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital lowest Portland, ME HC OFFICE CONSULTATION LVL 3 | $68.38 | $263.00 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME HC OFFICE CONSULTATION | $68.38 | $263.00 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME PF CONSULT LVL 3 EST | $87.88 | $338.00 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME PF OFFICE CONSULT LVL 3 NEW | $87.88 | $338.00 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME PF CONSULT LVL 3 NEW | $87.88 | $338.00 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME PF OFFICE CONSULT LVL 3 EST | $87.88 | $338.00 | 74% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME HC OFFICE/OP CONSULT LEVEL III | $121.60 | $121.60 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Brunswick, ME PR OFFICE/OP CONSLTJ NEW/EST PT LOW MDM 30 MINUTES | $248.20 | $248.20 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Westbrook, ME HC OFFICE/OP CONSULT LEVEL III | $311.80 | $311.80 | — | Aug 12, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME PR OFFICE/OP CONSLTJ NEW/EST PT LOW MDM 30 MINUTES | $331.05 | $331.05 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Westbrook, ME PR OFFICE/OP CONSLTJ NEW/EST PT LOW MDM 30 MINUTES | $332.10 | $332.10 | — | Aug 12, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Biddeford, ME PR OFFICE/OP CONSLTJ NEW/EST PT LOW MDM 30 MINUTES | $373.80 | $373.80 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME PR OFFICE/OP CONSLTJ NEW/EST PT LOW MDM 30 MINUTES - AMBULATORY RATE | $414.00 | $414.00 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $68.38, median $121.60, highest $414.00 — a 6.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $248.20. 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
This is an office or outpatient consultation, when a specialist sees you at another clinician's request for advice. Since 2023 it requires low complexity decision making or at least 30 minutes of total time on the visit date.
What the price covers
The price covers the specialist's consultation. Tests and procedures are billed separately, and hospital clinics may add a facility fee.