Breast lump removal cost in Maine
In Maine, 9 hospitals publish a cash price for removal of a breast lump, open surgery: from $243.78 to $10,889.00, with a median of $1,421.70. The lowest price is at Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital (Pittsfield). The highest price is 44.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,421.70, is 66% below the US median of $4,185.70.
- Maine ranks 4th of 44 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 19120. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$243.78Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital
Median$1,421.70half of hospitals charge less
Highest$10,889.00in Maine
Lowest saves$1,177.92vs the median
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital lowest Pittsfield · Pittsfield, ME HC REMOVAL BREAST LESION | $243.78 | $717.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Redington-Fairview General Hospital Skowhegan · Skowhegan, ME REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $708.75 | $1,022.00 | Jul 23, 2026 source file |
| Penobscot Valley Hospital Lincoln · Bangor, ME EXCISION BREAST LESION TUMOR | $1,183.42 | $1,479.28 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light AR Gould Hospital Presque Isle · Presque Isle, ME REMOVE BREAST LESION FFEE | $1,238.58 | $5,898.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor · Bangor, ME HC REMOVAL OF BREAST LESN | $1,421.70 | $6,770.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME HC REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $1,686.88 | $6,488.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Ellsworth · Ellsworth, ME Removal Of Breast Lesion 19120 | $1,979.75 | $7,919.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Mount Desert Island Hospital Bar Harbor · Bar Harbor, ME 19120 BREAST BIOPSY,EXCISIONAL | $3,185.10 | $3,539.00 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| Down East Community Hospital Machias · Machias, ME Removal of one or more breast growth, open procedure | $10,889.00 | $14,519.00 | — 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.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor, ME | 2 | $1,183.42 | $1,302.56 |
| Bar Harbor, ME | 1 | $3,185.10 | $3,185.10 |
| Ellsworth, ME | 1 | $1,979.75 | $1,979.75 |
| Machias, ME | 1 | $10,889.00 | $10,889.00 |
| Pittsfield, ME | 1 | $243.78 | $243.78 |
| Presque Isle, ME | 1 | $1,238.58 | $1,238.58 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 1 | $1,686.88 | $1,686.88 |
| Skowhegan, ME | 1 | $708.75 | $708.75 |
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 lump removal is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Breast lump removal explained.
Removal of a breast lump, open surgery in other states
- Alabama$4,000.00
- Alaska$5,701.80
- Arizona$5,240.74
- Arkansas$3,066.60
- California$5,011.00
- Colorado$5,598.88
- Connecticut$11,335.42, 3 hospitals
- Delaware$6,876.24
- District of Columbia$5,467.61, 2 hospitals
- Florida$4,023.39
- Georgia$6,653.00
- Hawaii$9,472.40
- Idaho$3,946.38
- Illinois$2,876.10
- Indiana$5,041.40
- Iowa$1,784.38
- Kansas$2,383.68
- Kentucky$3,938.86
- Louisiana$1,413.48
- Maryland$1,153.19, 3 hospitals
- Massachusetts$6,576.62
- Michigan$5,383.86
- Minnesota$2,005.81
- Mississippi$1,804.25
- Missouri$2,462.91
- Montana$1,118.40
- Nebraska$1,189.60
- Nevada$4,258.00
- New Hampshire$1,690.34, 3 hospitals
- New Jersey$5,109.67
- New Mexico$3,222.51
- New York$4,531.42
- North Carolina$4,824.00
- North Dakota$1,781.31
- Ohio$4,451.40
- Oklahoma$1,615.82
- Oregon$1,604.25
- Pennsylvania$9,042.48
- Puerto Rico$1,450.00, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$2,525.96, 4 hospitals
- South Carolina$11,357.80
- South Dakota$4,396.80
- Tennessee$4,150.42
- Texas$4,920.97
- Utah$6,108.69, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$2,820.50
- Virginia$5,849.28
- Washington$4,877.28
- West Virginia$4,308.00
- Wisconsin$2,001.28
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.