Upper endoscopy with balloon dilation cost in Maine
In Maine, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with balloon widening of the esophagus: from $386.54 to $1,555.50, with a median of $1,211.05. The lowest price is at Penobscot Valley Hospital (Lincoln). The highest price is 4.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,211.05, is 49% below the US median of $2,353.05.
- Maine ranks 4th of 47 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 43249. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 27, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$386.54Penobscot Valley Hospital
Median$1,211.05half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,555.50in Maine
Lowest saves$824.51vs the median
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penobscot Valley Hospital lowest Lincoln · Bangor, ME UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY W/BALLOON DIL < 30MM | $386.54 | $483.17 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Ellsworth · Ellsworth, ME HC EGD FLEX TRNSRL W/TRANSENDOSC BLLN DIL ESOPH | $1,070.75 | $4,283.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor · Bangor, ME ESOPH EGD DILATION <30 MM FAC | $1,090.11 | $5,191.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME EGD FLX TRNSORL BAL DIL >30 | $1,331.98 | $5,123.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Mount Desert Island Hospital Bar Harbor · Bar Harbor, ME 43249 Esophagogastroduodenoscop >30 mm diameter, balloon dilation of esophagus | $1,446.30 | $1,607.00 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| Redington-Fairview General Hospital Skowhegan · Skowhegan, ME HOSP ESOPH ENDOSCOPY DILATION | $1,555.50 | $2,243.00 | Jul 23, 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.
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 | $386.54 | $738.32 |
| Bar Harbor, ME | 1 | $1,446.30 | $1,446.30 |
| Ellsworth, ME | 1 | $1,070.75 | $1,070.75 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 1 | $1,331.98 | $1,331.98 |
| Skowhegan, ME | 1 | $1,555.50 | $1,555.50 |
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 upper endoscopy with balloon dilation is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Upper endoscopy with balloon dilation explained.
Upper endoscopy (EGD) with balloon widening of the esophagus in other states
- Alabama$2,658.48
- Alaska$3,396.12
- Arizona$3,881.97
- Arkansas$998.53
- California$2,455.00
- Colorado$2,078.96
- Connecticut$6,601.76
- Delaware$2,236.08, 4 hospitals
- Florida$2,808.60
- Georgia$2,081.61
- Hawaii$2,758.00
- Idaho$2,627.87
- Illinois$2,342.75
- Indiana$3,193.70
- Iowa$2,554.40
- Kansas$1,872.88
- Kentucky$3,248.55
- Louisiana$878.72
- Maryland$2,506.57, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$2,971.50
- Michigan$2,269.42
- Minnesota$1,879.24
- Mississippi$1,935.00
- Missouri$1,812.50
- Montana$1,333.31
- Nebraska$1,787.40
- Nevada$2,087.00
- New Hampshire$1,379.75
- New Jersey$2,531.28
- New Mexico$2,140.20
- New York$2,443.53
- North Carolina$2,433.60
- North Dakota$2,907.45
- Ohio$3,502.85
- Oklahoma$1,800.00
- Oregon$2,743.25
- Pennsylvania$3,414.00
- Rhode Island$3,047.64
- South Carolina$5,091.10
- South Dakota$2,534.40
- Tennessee$1,093.16
- Texas$1,468.16
- Utah$1,898.25, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$3,144.00
- Virginia$2,353.05
- Washington$2,351.48
- West Virginia$1,569.00
- Wisconsin$2,656.55
- Wyoming$1,823.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.