Tendon sheath injection cost in Maine
In Maine, 25 hospitals publish a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger): from $59.00 to $869.00, with a median of $204.30. The lowest price is at Calais Community Hospital (Calais). The highest price is 14.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $204.30, is 48% below the US median of $392.00.
- That is 0.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
- Maine ranks 6th of 47 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 25 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 20550. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$59.00Calais Community Hospital
Median$204.30half of hospitals charge less
Highest$869.00in Maine
Lowest saves$145.30vs the median
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calais Community Hospital lowest Calais · Calais, ME 20550 Off Fac: Injection Tendoin/ligamen | $59.00 | $79.00 | — source file |
| Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital Pittsfield · Pittsfield, ME HC INJ TEND/LIG/TRIGGER/CYST | $61.88 | $182.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Blue Hill · Blue Hill, ME HC INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $67.34 | $182.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Penobscot Valley Hospital Lincoln · Bangor, ME INJ SINGLE TENDON SHEATH/LIG/APONEUROSIS | $74.49 | $93.11 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Stephens Hospital Norway · Norway, ME HC INJ SINGLE TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $80.70 | $80.70 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light CA Dean Hospital Greenville · Greenville, ME TENDON LIGAMENT BURSA INJ F | $91.00 | $182.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Redington-Fairview General Hospital Skowhegan · Skowhegan, ME INJECTION TENDON SHEATH/LIGAME | $102.75 | $148.00 | Jul 23, 2026 source file |
| Millinocket Regional Hospital Millinocket · Bangor, ME INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $117.00 | $130.00 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| LincolnHealth Damariscotta · Damariscotta, ME HC INJ SINGLE TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $121.40 | $121.40 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Waldo Hospital Belfast · Belfast, ME HC INJ SINGLE TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $125.80 | $125.80 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor · Bangor, ME HC INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $166.11 | $791.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light AR Gould Hospital Presque Isle · Presque Isle, ME INJ TENDON SHEATH LIG FF | $173.25 | $825.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Mount Desert Island Hospital Bar Harbor · Bar Harbor, ME 20550 Injection(s); single tendon sheath, or ligament, aponeurosis (eg, plantar fascia) | $204.30 | $227.00 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Franklin Hospital Farmington · Farmington, ME HC INJ SINGLE TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $229.25 | $229.25 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME HC INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $237.38 | $913.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMNT | $237.50 | $625.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Ellsworth · Ellsworth, ME Injection 1 Tendon Sheath/Ligament Aponeurosis 20550 | $246.75 | $987.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Houlton Regional Hospital Houlton · Houlton, ME INJ SINGLE TENDON SHEATH/LIGAM | $254.60 | $268.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Down East Community Hospital Machias · Machias, ME 20550 Injection 1 Tendon Sheath/ligament Aponeurosis Techfee | $297.00 | $396.00 | — source file |
| Central Maine Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC INJECT TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $302.00 | $1,364.38 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · Portland-South Portland, ME INJ FOR PAIN - TENDON OR LIGAMENT | $449.40 | $749.00 | Jul 4, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital Bangor · Bangor, ME HC INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $532.95 | $1,045.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Biddeford Biddeford · Portland-South Portland, ME HC INJ SINGLE TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $544.10 | $544.10 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital Rockport · Rockport, ME HC INJ SINGLE TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $573.15 | $573.15 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick · Portland-South Portland, ME HC INJ SINGLE TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $869.00 | $869.00 | 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 | $74.49 | $141.56 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 4 | $237.38 | $496.75 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 2 | $237.50 | $269.75 |
| Bar Harbor, ME | 1 | $204.30 | $204.30 |
| Belfast, ME | 1 | $125.80 | $125.80 |
| Blue Hill, ME | 1 | $67.34 | $67.34 |
| Calais, ME | 1 | $59.00 | $59.00 |
| Damariscotta, ME | 1 | $121.40 | $121.40 |
| Ellsworth, ME | 1 | $246.75 | $246.75 |
| Farmington, ME | 1 | $229.25 | $229.25 |
| Greenville, ME | 1 | $91.00 | $91.00 |
| Houlton, ME | 1 | $254.60 | $254.60 |
| Machias, ME | 1 | $297.00 | $297.00 |
| Norway, ME | 1 | $80.70 | $80.70 |
| Pittsfield, ME | 1 | $61.88 | $61.88 |
| Presque Isle, ME | 1 | $173.25 | $173.25 |
| Rockport, ME | 1 | $573.15 | $573.15 |
| Skowhegan, ME | 1 | $102.75 | $102.75 |
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 tendon sheath injection is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Tendon sheath injection explained.
Injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger) in other states
- Alabama$375.44
- Alaska$344.24
- Arizona$376.67
- Arkansas$415.32
- California$660.40
- Colorado$378.67
- Connecticut$812.03
- Delaware$872.76, 4 hospitals
- District of Columbia$716.89, 3 hospitals
- Florida$557.80
- Georgia$1,179.09
- Hawaii$651.00
- Idaho$246.60
- Illinois$430.00
- Indiana$534.60
- Iowa$316.80
- Kansas$185.81
- Kentucky$309.49
- Louisiana$238.43
- Maryland$249.70, 4 hospitals
- Massachusetts$459.00
- Michigan$394.65
- Minnesota$369.38
- Mississippi$183.04
- Missouri$323.88
- Montana$145.30
- Nebraska$203.00
- Nevada$333.00
- New Hampshire$289.77
- New Jersey$857.43
- New Mexico$456.30
- New York$493.76
- North Carolina$371.40
- North Dakota$311.87
- Ohio$339.20
- Oklahoma$239.77
- Oregon$239.20
- Pennsylvania$569.80
- Rhode Island$718.20
- South Carolina$490.24
- South Dakota$493.50
- Tennessee$235.35
- Texas$441.30
- Utah$409.31, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$285.70
- Virginia$367.50
- Washington$302.40
- West Virginia$332.00
- Wisconsin$341.22
- Wyoming$198.10
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.