Upper endoscopy cost in Maine
In Maine, 8 hospitals publish a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic: from $856.25 to $4,326.00, with a median of $1,017.79. The lowest price is at Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital (Ellsworth). The highest price is 5.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,017.79, is 34% below the US median of $1,548.75.
- That is 1.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($926.63).
- Maine ranks 7th of 49 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 43235. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$856.25Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital
Median$1,017.79half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,326.00in Maine
Lowest saves$161.54vs the median
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital lowest Ellsworth · Ellsworth, ME HC EGD FLEX TRNSRL DIAG W/COLLECT SPEC BRUSH/WASH | $856.25 | $3,425.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Penobscot Valley Hospital Lincoln · Bangor, ME UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY DIAGNOSTIC | $928.06 | $1,160.07 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Redington-Fairview General Hospital Skowhegan · Skowhegan, ME HOSP UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY-DIAGNO | $959.25 | $1,383.00 | Jul 23, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor · Bangor, ME HC UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY DX | $970.62 | $4,622.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME EGD FLX TRNSORL DX BRUSH/WASH | $1,064.96 | $4,096.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · Portland-South Portland, ME ER EGD DIAGNOSTIC | $1,425.00 | $2,375.00 | Jul 4, 2026 source file |
| Calais Community Hospital Calais · Calais, ME Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach or small bowel using an endoscope | $3,353.00 | $4,470.00 | — source file |
| Down East Community Hospital Machias · Machias, ME Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach or small bowel using an endoscope | $4,326.00 | $5,768.00 | — 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.
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
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 | $928.06 | $949.34 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 2 | $1,064.96 | $1,244.98 |
| Calais, ME | 1 | $3,353.00 | $3,353.00 |
| Ellsworth, ME | 1 | $856.25 | $856.25 |
| Machias, ME | 1 | $4,326.00 | $4,326.00 |
| Skowhegan, ME | 1 | $959.25 | $959.25 |
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 upper endoscopy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Upper endoscopy explained.
Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic in other states
- Alabama$1,775.19
- Alaska$1,365.50
- Arizona$2,139.15
- Arkansas$1,500.00
- California$1,872.00
- Colorado$1,937.06
- Connecticut$3,288.29
- Delaware$2,236.08
- District of Columbia$1,280.80, 2 hospitals
- Florida$2,294.00
- Georgia$1,542.28
- Hawaii$1,843.80
- Idaho$2,145.60
- Illinois$2,019.50
- Indiana$2,373.60
- Iowa$1,625.46
- Kansas$1,280.40
- Kentucky$1,341.00
- Louisiana$791.37
- Maryland$1,962.00, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$1,802.81
- Michigan$791.40
- Minnesota$1,210.94
- Mississippi$972.66
- Missouri$1,504.18
- Montana$1,054.30
- Nebraska$1,664.43
- Nevada$1,088.10
- New Hampshire$1,443.00
- New Jersey$2,156.55
- New Mexico$1,780.50
- New York$1,645.00
- North Carolina$1,510.34
- North Dakota$1,546.60
- Ohio$2,598.70
- Oklahoma$1,141.40
- Oregon$1,738.53
- Pennsylvania$1,895.40
- Puerto Rico$275.42
- Rhode Island$3,101.40
- South Carolina$1,951.89
- South Dakota$1,244.09
- Tennessee$964.15
- Texas$1,455.68
- Utah$1,542.16, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$2,880.00
- Virginia$1,484.00
- Washington$1,631.24
- West Virginia$829.00
- Wisconsin$1,467.98
- Wyoming$1,918.62
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.