Blood transfusion cost in Maine
In Maine, 28 hospitals publish a cash price for blood transfusion (giving blood or blood components): from $79.05 to $1,700.90, with a median of $493.75. The lowest price is at Penobscot Valley Hospital (Lincoln). The highest price is 21.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $493.75, is 35% below the US median of $760.00.
- That is 1.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($450.73).
- Maine ranks 6th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 28 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 36430. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$79.05Penobscot Valley Hospital
Median$493.75half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,700.90in Maine
Lowest saves$414.70vs the median
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penobscot Valley Hospital lowest Lincoln · Bangor, ME TRANSFUSION OF PACKED CELLS 99.04 | $79.05 | $98.81 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Mount Desert Island Hospital Bar Harbor · Bar Harbor, ME 36430 Transfusion 6 HR | $114.30 | $127.00 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor · Bangor, ME HC TRANSFUSION BLD/BLD CPNT(S) | $274.68 | $1,308.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · Portland-South Portland, ME BLOOD/PROD TRANSFUSION TREATMENT DAILY | $298.20 | $497.00 | Jul 4, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mayo Hospital Dover Foxcroft · Dover Foxcroft, ME BLOOD ADMINISTRATION TRANSFUSION | $340.89 | $1,033.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital Pittsfield · Pittsfield, ME BLOOD PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION | $351.22 | $1,033.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light AR Gould Hospital Presque Isle · Presque Isle, ME BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $380.10 | $1,810.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Blue Hill · Blue Hill, ME HC TRANSFUSION BLD/BLD CPNT(S) | $382.21 | $1,033.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Down East Community Hospital Machias · Machias, ME Transfuse Red Blood Cells Leukoreduced | $408.00 | $544.00 | — source file |
| Central Maine Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $435.00 | $1,605.63 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Ellsworth · Ellsworth, ME Transfusion, Blood Or Blood Components 36430 | $461.25 | $1,845.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Rumford Hospital Rumford · Rumford, ME HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $465.00 | $1,605.63 | Apr 29, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME TRANSFUSION OF BLOOD PRODUCTS | $479.70 | $1,845.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Millinocket Regional Hospital Millinocket · Bangor, ME BLOOD ADMIN (1 UNIT) | $490.50 | $545.00 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| Bridgton Hospital Bridgton · Portland-South Portland, ME HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $497.00 | $1,605.63 | Apr 29, 2026 source file |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC BLOOD ADMINISTRATION | $500.84 | $1,318.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light CA Dean Hospital Greenville · Greenville, ME HC TRANSFUSION BLD/BLD CPNT(S) | $516.50 | $1,033.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital Bangor · Bangor, ME HC BLOOD ADMINISTRATION | $593.13 | $1,163.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Redington-Fairview General Hospital Skowhegan · Skowhegan, ME BLOOD TRANS ADMIN. - 1 PER DAY | $595.50 | $794.00 | Jul 23, 2026 source file |
| Calais Community Hospital Calais · Calais, ME Tranfusion, Blood/blood Components | $725.00 | $966.00 | — source file |
| MaineHealth Stephens Hospital Norway · Norway, ME HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE - BLOOD OR BLOOD COMPONENTS | $883.45 | $883.45 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Waldo Hospital Belfast · Belfast, ME HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE - BLOOD OR BLOOD COMPONENTS | $1,036.65 | $1,036.65 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| LincolnHealth Damariscotta · Damariscotta, ME HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE - BLOOD OR BLOOD COMPONENTS | $1,107.80 | $1,107.80 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Houlton Regional Hospital Houlton · Houlton, ME BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $1,162.80 | $1,224.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Biddeford Biddeford · Portland-South Portland, ME HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE - BLOOD OR BLOOD COMPONENTS | $1,278.55 | $1,278.55 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital Rockport · Rockport, ME HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE - BLOOD OR BLOOD COMPONENTS | $1,522.40 | $1,522.40 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick · Portland-South Portland, ME HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE - BLOOD OR BLOOD COMPONENTS | $1,648.40 | $1,648.40 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Franklin Hospital Farmington · Farmington, ME HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE - BLOOD OR BLOOD COMPONENTS | $1,700.90 | $1,700.90 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 5 | $298.20 | $497.00 |
| Bangor, ME | 4 | $79.05 | $382.59 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 2 | $435.00 | $467.92 |
| Bar Harbor, ME | 1 | $114.30 | $114.30 |
| Belfast, ME | 1 | $1,036.65 | $1,036.65 |
| Blue Hill, ME | 1 | $382.21 | $382.21 |
| Calais, ME | 1 | $725.00 | $725.00 |
| Damariscotta, ME | 1 | $1,107.80 | $1,107.80 |
| Dover Foxcroft, ME | 1 | $340.89 | $340.89 |
| Ellsworth, ME | 1 | $461.25 | $461.25 |
| Farmington, ME | 1 | $1,700.90 | $1,700.90 |
| Greenville, ME | 1 | $516.50 | $516.50 |
| Houlton, ME | 1 | $1,162.80 | $1,162.80 |
| Machias, ME | 1 | $408.00 | $408.00 |
| Norway, ME | 1 | $883.45 | $883.45 |
| Pittsfield, ME | 1 | $351.22 | $351.22 |
| Presque Isle, ME | 1 | $380.10 | $380.10 |
| Rockport, ME | 1 | $1,522.40 | $1,522.40 |
| Rumford, ME | 1 | $465.00 | $465.00 |
| Skowhegan, ME | 1 | $595.50 | $595.50 |
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 blood transfusion is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Blood transfusion explained.
Blood transfusion (giving blood or blood components) in other states
- Alabama$375.20
- Alaska$1,181.50
- Arizona$541.38
- Arkansas$470.34
- California$873.60
- Colorado$1,129.16
- Connecticut$1,200.34
- Delaware$976.31
- District of Columbia$1,099.13, 3 hospitals
- Florida$1,101.00
- Georgia$773.76
- Hawaii$940.10
- Idaho$978.75
- Illinois$863.71
- Indiana$900.25
- Iowa$550.91
- Kansas$577.20
- Kentucky$603.00
- Louisiana$475.30
- Maryland$519.20
- Massachusetts$920.00
- Michigan$751.40
- Minnesota$704.76
- Mississippi$396.00
- Missouri$655.85
- Montana$757.40
- Nebraska$755.39
- Nevada$502.18
- New Hampshire$816.47
- New Jersey$832.59
- New Mexico$687.86
- New York$732.22
- North Carolina$745.50
- North Dakota$709.50
- Ohio$1,110.75
- Oklahoma$689.29
- Oregon$793.43
- Pennsylvania$941.55
- Puerto Rico$762.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$1,000.80
- South Carolina$1,023.10
- South Dakota$966.40
- Tennessee$397.54
- Texas$765.00
- Utah$1,306.59
- Vermont$670.00
- Virginia$853.79
- Washington$1,016.25
- West Virginia$638.50
- Wisconsin$583.70
- Wyoming$712.69
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.