Mole removal, face cost in Maine
In Maine, 17 hospitals publish a cash price for mole or benign skin lesion removal (excision), face, ears, eyelids, nose or lips, up to 0.5 cm: from $86.70 to $1,087.05, with a median of $283.50. The lowest price is at Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital (Pittsfield). The highest price is 12.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $283.50, is 62% below the US median of $739.00.
- That is 0.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($723.47).
- Maine ranks 2nd of 44 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 17 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 11440. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$86.70Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital
Median$283.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,087.05in Maine
Lowest saves$196.80vs the median
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital lowest Pittsfield · Pittsfield, ME HC EXC FACE-MM B9+MARG 0.5CM/< | $86.70 | $255.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Blue Hill · Blue Hill, ME EXC FEENL B9+MARG <.5 CM F | $94.35 | $255.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Redington-Fairview General Hospital Skowhegan · Skowhegan, ME HOSP EXC FACE-MM B9+MARG 0.5 | $176.25 | $254.00 | Jul 23, 2026 source file |
| Mount Desert Island Hospital Bar Harbor · Bar Harbor, ME 11440 Excision, benign lesion including margins; face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips; < 0.5cm | $209.70 | $233.00 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light AR Gould Hospital Presque Isle · Presque Isle, ME EXC BNGN LES FEENL 0.5CM OR<FF | $210.63 | $1,003.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Calais Community Hospital Calais · Calais, ME Excision, Other Benign Lesion Including | $221.00 | $295.00 | — source file |
| Penobscot Valley Hospital Lincoln · Bangor, ME EXCISION BENIGN LESION .05CM OR LESS | $230.02 | $287.52 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor · Bangor, ME HC EXC BNGN LS FELM<=0.5CM | $254.94 | $1,214.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Millinocket Regional Hospital Millinocket · Bangor, ME EXC BEN LESION .5CM OR < FACE/ | $283.50 | $315.00 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| Houlton Regional Hospital Houlton · Houlton, ME EXCISION BENIGN LESION | $311.60 | $328.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME HC EXC FACE-MM B9+MARG 0.5CM/< | $402.74 | $1,549.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Ellsworth · Ellsworth, ME Excision benign lesion; < 0.5 cm face,ear,eyelid,nose,lips 11440 | $432.00 | $1,728.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Down East Community Hospital Machias · Machias, ME 11440 Exc B9 Lesion Mrgn Xcp Sk Tg F/e/e/n/l/m 0.5cm/< Techfee | $511.00 | $681.00 | — source file |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC EXC FACE-MM B9+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $665.38 | $1,751.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Central Maine Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC EXC SKIN BENIG <0.5 CM FACE/HEAD/MUCUS | $698.00 | $2,021.56 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital Bangor · Bangor, ME HC EXC FACE-MM B9+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $951.66 | $1,866.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital Rockport · Rockport, ME HC EXC FACE-MM BENIGN+MARG 0.5<CM | $1,087.05 | $1,087.05 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor, ME | 4 | $230.02 | $269.22 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 2 | $665.38 | $681.69 |
| Bar Harbor, ME | 1 | $209.70 | $209.70 |
| Blue Hill, ME | 1 | $94.35 | $94.35 |
| Calais, ME | 1 | $221.00 | $221.00 |
| Ellsworth, ME | 1 | $432.00 | $432.00 |
| Houlton, ME | 1 | $311.60 | $311.60 |
| Machias, ME | 1 | $511.00 | $511.00 |
| Pittsfield, ME | 1 | $86.70 | $86.70 |
| Presque Isle, ME | 1 | $210.63 | $210.63 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 1 | $402.74 | $402.74 |
| Rockport, ME | 1 | $1,087.05 | $1,087.05 |
| Skowhegan, ME | 1 | $176.25 | $176.25 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What mole removal, face is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Mole removal, face explained.
Mole or benign skin lesion removal (excision), face, ears, eyelids, nose or lips, up to 0.5 cm in other states
- Alabama$937.63
- Alaska$805.35
- Arizona$795.24, 4 hospitals
- Arkansas$693.83
- California$1,476.80
- Colorado$750.00
- Connecticut$861.60, 4 hospitals
- Delaware$1,269.24, 3 hospitals
- District of Columbia$943.32, 2 hospitals
- Florida$1,148.95
- Georgia$637.50
- Hawaii$1,453.20
- Idaho$342.90
- Illinois$621.37
- Indiana$737.48
- Iowa$525.98
- Kansas$218.00
- Kentucky$612.35
- Louisiana$493.53
- Maryland$348.00, 3 hospitals
- Massachusetts$893.50
- Michigan$739.00
- Minnesota$594.90
- Mississippi$383.81
- Missouri$633.10
- Montana$295.36
- Nebraska$431.03
- Nevada$770.00
- New Hampshire$322.44
- New Jersey$943.95
- New Mexico$729.30
- New York$1,053.00
- North Carolina$641.00
- North Dakota$564.03
- Ohio$1,372.15
- Oklahoma$385.15
- Oregon$683.15
- Pennsylvania$1,767.20
- Puerto Rico$525.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$1,029.17
- South Carolina$1,238.73
- South Dakota$813.76
- Tennessee$597.60
- Texas$907.20
- Utah$740.29, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$365.50
- Virginia$1,191.50
- Washington$751.40
- West Virginia$685.75
- Wisconsin$514.98
- Wyoming$143.65, 4 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.