Breast biopsy, stereotactic cost in Maine
In Maine, 17 hospitals publish a cash price for breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion: from $556.73 to $5,313.70, with a median of $1,862.40. The lowest price is at Penobscot Valley Hospital (Lincoln). The highest price is 9.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,862.40, is 34% below the US median of $2,815.00.
- Maine ranks 8th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 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 19081. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$556.73Penobscot Valley Hospital
Median$1,862.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,313.70in Maine
Lowest saves$1,305.67vs the median
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penobscot Valley Hospital lowest Lincoln · Bangor, ME MAMMOGRAPHIC GUIDANCE FOR NEEDLE PLACEME | $556.73 | $695.91 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light AR Gould Hospital one side Presque Isle · Presque Isle, ME BX BREAST 1ST LSN STRTCTC-LT | $593.88 | $2,828.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor · Bangor, ME BIOP BR LOC AND STERO GUID | $982.80 | $4,680.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Redington-Fairview General Hospital one side Skowhegan · Skowhegan, ME STEREOTACTIC LOC-RIGHT | $989.25 | $1,427.00 | Jul 23, 2026 source file |
| Mount Desert Island Hospital one side Bar Harbor · Bar Harbor, ME MG Breast Biopsy w/ Stereo Guide Left | $1,067.40 | $1,186.00 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital one side Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME BX BREAST 1ST LSN STRTCTC-RT | $1,324.18 | $5,093.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $1,615.38 | $4,251.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Central Maine Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC BX BREAST W DEVICE STEREOTACT GUIDE 1ST LESION | $1,629.00 | $5,091.25 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Biddeford Biddeford · Portland-South Portland, ME HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $1,862.40 | $1,862.40 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · Portland-South Portland, ME STEREO BX BRST W/PLC LOC 1ST LESION | $2,022.60 | $3,371.00 | Jul 4, 2026 source file |
| LincolnHealth Damariscotta · Damariscotta, ME HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $2,609.15 | $2,609.15 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Stephens Hospital Norway · Norway, ME HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $2,730.55 | $2,730.55 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Millinocket Regional Hospital Millinocket · Bangor, ME NEEDLE CORE BX, PERCUTANEOUS | $3,184.20 | $3,538.00 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital Rockport · Rockport, ME HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $4,102.30 | $4,102.30 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick · Portland-South Portland, ME HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $4,936.20 | $4,936.20 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Franklin Hospital Farmington · Farmington, ME HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $5,126.65 | $5,126.65 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Waldo Hospital Belfast · Belfast, ME HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $5,313.70 | $5,313.70 | 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.
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
Check the item The description in the hospital file looks like a supply or device (a catheter, a brace, an implant), not this procedure. The hospital may have filed it under the wrong code: ask before relying on this price.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 4 | $1,324.18 | $1,942.50 |
| Bangor, ME | 3 | $556.73 | $982.80 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 2 | $1,615.38 | $1,622.19 |
| Bar Harbor, ME | 1 | $1,067.40 | $1,067.40 |
| Belfast, ME | 1 | $5,313.70 | $5,313.70 |
| Damariscotta, ME | 1 | $2,609.15 | $2,609.15 |
| Farmington, ME | 1 | $5,126.65 | $5,126.65 |
| Norway, ME | 1 | $2,730.55 | $2,730.55 |
| Presque Isle, ME | 1 | $593.88 | $593.88 |
| Rockport, ME | 1 | $4,102.30 | $4,102.30 |
| Skowhegan, ME | 1 | $989.25 | $989.25 |
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 breast biopsy, stereotactic is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Breast biopsy, stereotactic explained.
Breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion in other states
- Alabama$2,170.17
- Alaska$3,208.06
- Arizona$3,253.97
- Arkansas$1,462.20
- California$4,342.00
- Colorado$2,662.50
- Connecticut$5,360.57
- Delaware$3,733.80
- District of Columbia$2,936.38, 2 hospitals
- Florida$3,558.00
- Georgia$2,241.20
- Hawaii$2,789.25
- Idaho$3,466.80
- Illinois$3,085.18
- Indiana$2,505.75
- Iowa$3,071.40
- Kansas$2,199.54
- Kentucky$2,273.41
- Louisiana$757.68
- Maryland$1,188.65
- Massachusetts$2,357.50
- Michigan$2,271.01
- Minnesota$1,726.64
- Mississippi$1,731.60
- Missouri$2,310.10
- Montana$2,151.05
- Nebraska$2,521.84
- Nevada$1,872.80
- New Hampshire$2,750.58
- New Jersey$2,977.13
- New Mexico$2,339.10
- New York$3,080.00
- North Carolina$2,913.65
- North Dakota$2,397.30
- Ohio$4,004.35
- Oklahoma$1,994.62
- Oregon$3,976.30
- Pennsylvania$3,912.00
- Puerto Rico$2,460.00, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$1,847.00
- South Carolina$3,420.90
- South Dakota$2,172.00
- Tennessee$1,502.34
- Texas$3,497.40
- Utah$3,222.59, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$2,969.21
- Virginia$2,714.90
- Washington$2,216.58
- West Virginia$2,636.63
- Wisconsin$2,520.00
- Wyoming$3,651.44
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.