Level 3 ER visit cost in Portland, ME
In Portland-South Portland, ME, 6 hospitals list a cash price for emergency room visit, level 3 of 5, low-complexity problem: from $82.94 to $332.00, with a median of $173.20. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital — $90.26 less than the median here. Across Maine, the median is $229.50 at 21 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 99283, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 9, 2025 and Apr 29, 2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital lowest Portland, ME PF ER VISIT MOD/LEVEL 3 | $82.94 | $319.00 | $170.35–$243.08 | 74% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 *DR WELLS LEVEL III LOW MDM | $108.00 | $180.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 EMERGENCY ROOM VISIT LEVEL 3 | $109.20 | $182.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 ER VISIT EVAL III | $138.00 | $230.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 EMERGENCY ROOM CARE LEVEL III | $139.20 | $232.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Brunswick, ME · (207) 729-0181 PR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT LOW MDM | $162.45 | $162.45 | $66.61–$143.01 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 PR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT LOW MDM - AMBULATORY RATE | $183.95 | $183.95 | $66.61–$143.02 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Biddeford, ME PR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT LOW MDM | $280.05 | $280.05 | $66.61–$143.01 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 *Er WELLS LEVEL III LOW MDM | $297.00 | $495.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 *ER LEVEL III LOW MDM | $297.00 | $495.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bridgton Hospital Bridgton, ME · (207) 647-6000 HC ED LEVEL 3 | $332.00 | $1,074.06 | $322.22–$1,074.06 | 69% | Apr 29, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 PR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT LOW MDM | $358.35 | $358.35 | $66.61–$179.18 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME ER LEVEL 3 | $415.22 | $1,597.00 | $852.80–$1,216.91 | 74% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Biddeford, ME HC EMERGENCY FACILITY LEV 3 | $587.30 | $587.30 | $267.99–$1,217.21 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 HC EMERGENCY FACILITY LEV 3 | $789.95 | $789.95 | $267.99–$1,217.21 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Brunswick, ME · (207) 729-0181 HC EMERGENCY FACILITY LEV 3 | $926.75 | $926.75 | $270.41–$967.11 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $82.94, median $173.20, highest $332.00 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $162.45. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 5 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
This is the middle of five emergency department visit levels, used for a problem of low complexity, for example one that needs a few basic tests. The level is assigned after the visit: doctors pick it by the complexity of their medical decision making, and hospitals pick the facility level by the care and resources used, so a patient cannot choose it in advance.
What the price covers
The hospital price for this code is the facility fee for the ER visit. The emergency physician bills separately, and lab tests, imaging, medicines and procedures are added on top.