Quit-smoking counseling cost in Portland, ME
In Portland-South Portland, ME, 6 hospitals list a cash price for quit-smoking counseling, 3 to 10 minutes: from $9.62 to $77.95, with a median of $24.25. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital — $14.63 less than the median here. Across Maine, the median is $22.65 at 20 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 99406, 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 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 BEHAV CHANGE SMOKING 3-10 MIN | $9.62 | $37.00 | $19.76–$28.19 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME BEHAV CHNG SMOKING 3-10 MIN | $13.52 | $52.00 | $27.77–$39.62 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME SMOKING CESSATION 3-10MIN | $13.52 | $52.00 | $27.77–$39.62 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME HC BEHAV CHNG SMOKING 3-10 MIN | $13.52 | $52.00 | $27.77–$39.62 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME SMOKE TOBACCO COUSEL 3-10 MIN | $13.52 | $52.00 | $27.77–$39.62 | 74% | — source file |
| Bridgton Hospital Bridgton, ME · (207) 647-6000 HC TOBACCO CESSATION ASYMPTOMATIC 3-10 MIN | $20.00 | $64.69 | $19.41–$58.67 | 69% | Apr 29, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME PF BEHAV CHNG SMOKING 3-10 MIN | $22.10 | $85.00 | $45.39–$64.77 | 74% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 PR TOBACCO USE CESSATION INTERMEDIATE 3-10 MINUTES - AMBULATORY RATE | $23.80 | $23.80 | $11.13–$28.27 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Westbrook, ME HC BEHAV CHNG SMOKING 3-10 MIN | $24.70 | $24.70 | $20.90–$28.83 | — | Aug 12, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Westbrook, ME PR TOBACCO USE CESSATION INTERMEDIATE 3-10 MINUTES | $28.30 | $28.30 | $11.13–$28.27 | — | Aug 12, 2025 source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 SMOKING CESSATION E3DUCATION < 10 MIN | $30.60 | $51.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 HC BEHAV CHNG SMOKING 3-10 MIN - AMBULATORY RATE | $32.65 | $32.65 | $24.02–$130.96 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME RH BEHAV CHNG SMOKING 3-10 MIN | $35.62 | $137.00 | $73.16–$104.39 | 74% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 BEHAV CHANGE SMOKING 3-10 MIN | $36.00 | $60.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 HC BEHAV CHNG SMOKING 3-10 MIN | $43.85 | $43.85 | $28.83–$130.96 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 PR TOBACCO USE CESSATION INTERMEDIATE 3-10 MINUTES | $63.75 | $63.75 | $11.13–$28.27 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Brunswick, ME · (207) 729-0181 HC BEHAV CHNG SMOKING 3-10 MIN | $77.95 | $77.95 | $29.09–$104.06 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $9.62, median $24.25, highest $77.95 — a 8.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $24.70. 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 5 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
Brief counseling to help quit smoking or vaping.
What the price covers
The price is for one session or evaluation.