Joint injection (cortisone shot) cost in Maine
In Maine, 24 hospitals publish a cash price for injection or fluid drainage of a major joint (knee, shoulder, hip), no ultrasound: from $58.75 to $1,304.80, with a median of $269.32. The lowest price is at MaineHealth Stephens Hospital (Norway). The highest price is 22.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $269.32, is 39% below the US median of $439.76.
- That is 0.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
- Maine ranks 5th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 24 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 20610. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$58.75MaineHealth Stephens Hospital
Median$269.32half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,304.80in Maine
Lowest saves$210.57vs the median
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| MaineHealth Stephens Hospital lowest Norway · Norway, ME HC DRAIN/INJ MAJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US GUIDANCE | $58.75 | $58.75 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mayo Hospital one side Dover Foxcroft · Dover Foxcroft, ME XR Hip Inj or Aspiration Right | $59.40 | $180.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital one side Pittsfield · Pittsfield, ME HC DRN/INJ JNT/BRSA WO US LT | $61.20 | $180.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Blue Hill Memorial Hospital one side Blue Hill · Blue Hill, ME HC DRAIN/INJ MJR JNT/BURSA RT | $66.60 | $180.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Millinocket Regional Hospital Millinocket · Bangor, ME ARTHROCENTESIS ASP MAJOR JNT | $76.50 | $85.00 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| Penobscot Valley Hospital Lincoln · Bangor, ME PVPC DRAIN INJ MAJ JT SHOULDER HIP KNEE | $86.76 | $108.45 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light CA Dean Hospital one side Greenville · Greenville, ME HC DRAIN/INJ MJR JNT/BURSA LT | $90.00 | $180.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Redington-Fairview General Hospital Skowhegan · Skowhegan, ME HOSP DRAIN/INJ JNT/BUR W/O U L | $93.75 | $135.00 | Jul 23, 2026 source file |
| Calais Community Hospital Calais · Calais, ME Aspiration/injection; Major Jt | $101.00 | $134.00 | — source file |
| Northern Light AR Gould Hospital one side Presque Isle · Presque Isle, ME HC DRN/INJ MJR JNT/B WO US LT | $190.47 | $907.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · Portland-South Portland, ME Asp joint/hip/knee/shoulder - 20610 | $223.80 | $373.00 | Jul 4, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center one side Bangor · Bangor, ME HC DRAIN/INJ LG JOINT/BURSA-RT | $264.39 | $1,259.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital one side Ellsworth · Ellsworth, ME XRBMC Injection Major Joint RT | $274.25 | $1,097.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Central Maine Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC ASP/DRAIN LARGE JOINT/BURSA | $302.00 | $1,179.38 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC JOINT INJECTION/ASPIR LARGE WO US | $310.84 | $818.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital one side Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME HC DRN/INJ JNT/BRSA WO US LT | $316.16 | $1,216.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Mount Desert Island Hospital Bar Harbor · Bar Harbor, ME 20610 Arthrocentesis aspiration and/or injection major joint or bursa without ultrasound guidance | $377.10 | $419.00 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital Bangor · Bangor, ME HC ASP INJECTION MAJOR JOINT | $423.81 | $831.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| LincolnHealth Damariscotta · Damariscotta, ME HC DRAIN/INJ MAJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US GUIDANCE | $561.25 | $561.25 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Waldo Hospital Belfast · Belfast, ME HC DRAIN/INJ MAJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US GUIDANCE | $647.20 | $647.20 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Biddeford Biddeford · Portland-South Portland, ME HC DRAIN/INJ MAJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US GUIDANCE | $767.15 | $767.15 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Franklin Hospital Farmington · Farmington, ME HC DRAIN/INJ MAJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US GUIDANCE | $1,100.45 | $1,100.45 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick · Portland-South Portland, ME HC DRAIN/INJ MAJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US GUIDANCE | $1,170.45 | $1,170.45 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital Rockport · Rockport, ME HC DRAIN/INJ MAJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US GUIDANCE | $1,304.80 | $1,304.80 | 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 | $76.50 | $175.58 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 4 | $223.80 | $541.66 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 2 | $302.00 | $306.42 |
| Bar Harbor, ME | 1 | $377.10 | $377.10 |
| Belfast, ME | 1 | $647.20 | $647.20 |
| Blue Hill, ME | 1 | $66.60 | $66.60 |
| Calais, ME | 1 | $101.00 | $101.00 |
| Damariscotta, ME | 1 | $561.25 | $561.25 |
| Dover Foxcroft, ME | 1 | $59.40 | $59.40 |
| Ellsworth, ME | 1 | $274.25 | $274.25 |
| Farmington, ME | 1 | $1,100.45 | $1,100.45 |
| Greenville, ME | 1 | $90.00 | $90.00 |
| Norway, ME | 1 | $58.75 | $58.75 |
| Pittsfield, ME | 1 | $61.20 | $61.20 |
| Presque Isle, ME | 1 | $190.47 | $190.47 |
| Rockport, ME | 1 | $1,304.80 | $1,304.80 |
| Skowhegan, ME | 1 | $93.75 | $93.75 |
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 joint injection (cortisone shot) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Joint injection (cortisone shot) explained.
Injection or fluid drainage of a major joint (knee, shoulder, hip), no ultrasound in other states
- Alabama$385.00
- Alaska$418.00
- Arizona$567.43
- Arkansas$399.31
- California$951.60
- Colorado$344.34
- Connecticut$652.05
- Delaware$960.45
- District of Columbia$557.92, 3 hospitals
- Florida$668.20
- Georgia$905.19
- Hawaii$599.25
- Idaho$305.00
- Illinois$494.00
- Indiana$412.92
- Iowa$354.00
- Kansas$342.23
- Kentucky$391.16
- Louisiana$258.30
- Maryland$240.42
- Massachusetts$566.25
- Michigan$422.07
- Minnesota$362.85
- Mississippi$248.95
- Missouri$290.88
- Montana$275.85
- Nebraska$198.69
- Nevada$333.00
- New Hampshire$336.29
- New Jersey$1,065.25
- New Mexico$427.38
- New York$505.82
- North Carolina$418.80
- North Dakota$303.20
- Ohio$696.00
- Oklahoma$366.05
- Oregon$312.00
- Pennsylvania$468.12
- Puerto Rico$2,100.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$1,510.00
- South Carolina$646.52
- South Dakota$688.00
- Tennessee$343.47
- Texas$592.44
- Utah$460.95
- Vermont$681.90
- Virginia$387.46
- Washington$484.86
- West Virginia$343.50
- Wisconsin$399.36
- Wyoming$408.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.