Arm cast cost in Maine
In Maine, 22 hospitals publish a cash price for short arm cast (elbow to hand): from $43.00 to $728.55, with a median of $187.25. The lowest price is at Calais Community Hospital (Calais). The highest price is 16.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $187.25, is 38% below the US median of $300.75.
- That is 0.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($285.75).
- Maine ranks 8th of 47 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 22 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 29075. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$43.00Calais Community Hospital
Median$187.25half of hospitals charge less
Highest$728.55in Maine
Lowest saves$144.25vs the median
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calais Community Hospital lowest Calais · Calais, ME 29075 Off Fac: App Fore Arm Cast | $43.00 | $57.00 | — source file |
| Northern Light Mayo Hospital Dover Foxcroft · Dover Foxcroft, ME APPLICATION CAST ELBOW FINGER SHORT ARM | $62.04 | $188.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital Pittsfield · Pittsfield, ME OT SHORT ARM CAST | $63.92 | $188.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Blue Hill · Blue Hill, ME HC OT SHORT ARM CAST UNITS | $69.56 | $188.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light CA Dean Hospital Greenville · Greenville, ME HC OT SHORT ARM CAST UNITS | $94.00 | $188.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light AR Gould Hospital Presque Isle · Presque Isle, ME OT SHORT ARM CAST UNITS | $102.90 | $490.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Redington-Fairview General Hospital Skowhegan · Skowhegan, ME APPLICATION-FOREARM CAST | $113.25 | $163.00 | Jul 23, 2026 source file |
| Penobscot Valley Hospital Lincoln · Bangor, ME APPLICATION FOREARM CAST | $120.22 | $150.28 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Down East Community Hospital Machias · Machias, ME 29075 Application Cast Elbow Finger Short Arm Techfee | $131.00 | $174.00 | — source file |
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor · Bangor, ME OTHER PROV SHORT ARM CST APP | $167.16 | $796.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Mount Desert Island Hospital Bar Harbor · Bar Harbor, ME 29075 Application, cast; elbow to finger (short arm) | $175.50 | $195.00 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Ellsworth · Ellsworth, ME OT Short Arm Cast Units | $199.00 | $796.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Franklin Hospital Farmington · Farmington, ME HC APPL ELBOW FINGER SHT ARM | $208.55 | $208.55 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Waldo Hospital Belfast · Belfast, ME HC APPL ELBOW FINGER SHT ARM | $213.30 | $213.30 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME OT SHORT ARM CAST | $219.44 | $844.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC CAST - SHORT ARM | $228.00 | $600.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Central Maine Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC APPLY ELBOW TO FINGER CAST | $275.00 | $1,297.19 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Biddeford Biddeford · Portland-South Portland, ME HC APPL ELBOW FINGER SHT ARM | $291.25 | $291.25 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · Portland-South Portland, ME WELLS SHORT ARM CAST | $363.00 | $605.00 | Jul 4, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital Bangor · Bangor, ME HC CAST - SHORT ARM | $389.13 | $763.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital Rockport · Rockport, ME HC APPL ELBOW FINGER SHT ARM | $599.75 | $599.75 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Stephens Hospital Norway · Norway, ME HC APPL ELBOW FINGER SHT ARM | $728.55 | $728.55 | 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 | 3 | $120.22 | $167.16 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 3 | $219.44 | $291.25 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 2 | $228.00 | $251.50 |
| Bar Harbor, ME | 1 | $175.50 | $175.50 |
| Belfast, ME | 1 | $213.30 | $213.30 |
| Blue Hill, ME | 1 | $69.56 | $69.56 |
| Calais, ME | 1 | $43.00 | $43.00 |
| Dover Foxcroft, ME | 1 | $62.04 | $62.04 |
| Ellsworth, ME | 1 | $199.00 | $199.00 |
| Farmington, ME | 1 | $208.55 | $208.55 |
| Greenville, ME | 1 | $94.00 | $94.00 |
| Machias, ME | 1 | $131.00 | $131.00 |
| Norway, ME | 1 | $728.55 | $728.55 |
| Pittsfield, ME | 1 | $63.92 | $63.92 |
| Presque Isle, ME | 1 | $102.90 | $102.90 |
| Rockport, ME | 1 | $599.75 | $599.75 |
| Skowhegan, ME | 1 | $113.25 | $113.25 |
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 arm cast is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Arm cast explained.
Short arm cast (elbow to hand) in other states
- Alabama$254.30
- Alaska$431.73
- Arizona$1,822.00
- Arkansas$120.22
- California$499.20
- Colorado$261.91
- Connecticut$523.60
- Delaware$918.96, 3 hospitals
- District of Columbia$607.96, 3 hospitals
- Florida$621.50
- Georgia$887.00
- Hawaii$570.05
- Idaho$218.40
- Illinois$300.00
- Indiana$360.75
- Iowa$232.90
- Kansas$267.50
- Kentucky$166.64
- Louisiana$179.39
- Maryland$226.00, 3 hospitals
- Massachusetts$643.61
- Michigan$247.00
- Minnesota$260.10
- Mississippi$157.50
- Missouri$267.93
- Montana$213.60
- Nebraska$207.84
- Nevada$304.00
- New Hampshire$130.93
- New Jersey$879.00
- New Mexico$225.00
- New York$427.00
- North Carolina$331.50
- North Dakota$309.50
- Ohio$300.75
- Oklahoma$246.62
- Oregon$263.78
- Pennsylvania$415.87
- Puerto Rico$67.81, 2 hospitals
- Rhode Island$405.00
- South Carolina$441.62
- South Dakota$306.75
- Tennessee$160.16
- Texas$294.90
- Utah$434.92, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$403.50
- Virginia$273.00
- Washington$439.45
- West Virginia$288.00
- Wisconsin$240.80
- Wyoming$167.63
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.