Hemorrhoid banding cost in Maine
In Maine, 16 hospitals publish a cash price for hemorrhoid banding (rubber band ligation): from $132.00 to $2,904.55, with a median of $757.41. The lowest price is at Calais Community Hospital (Calais). The highest price is 22.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $757.41, is 33% below the US median of $1,132.30.
- That is 0.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($950.10).
- Maine ranks 9th of 45 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 16 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 46221. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$132.00Calais Community Hospital
Median$757.41half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,904.55in Maine
Lowest saves$625.41vs the median
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calais Community Hospital lowest Calais · Calais, ME 46221 Off Fac: Hemorrhoidectomy Sim | $132.00 | $176.00 | — source file |
| Northern Light AR Gould Hospital Presque Isle · Presque Isle, ME HEMORRHO SIMP LIGAT F/FEE | $158.34 | $754.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Penobscot Valley Hospital Lincoln · Bangor, ME EXCISION HEMORRHOIDECTOMY SIMPLE LIGATUR | $365.65 | $457.06 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Redington-Fairview General Hospital Skowhegan · Skowhegan, ME HEMORRHOID BANDING | $413.25 | $596.00 | Jul 23, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Waldo Hospital Belfast · Belfast, ME HC LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $484.15 | $484.15 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME HC LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $532.74 | $2,049.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor · Bangor, ME LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S)-OFC | $577.71 | $2,751.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Ellsworth · Ellsworth, ME Hemorrhoidectomy, internal, by rubber band ligation 46221 | $750.25 | $3,001.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC HEMORRHOIDECTOMY INTERNAL RUBBER BAND LIGATIONS | $764.56 | $2,012.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Desert Island Hospital Bar Harbor · Bar Harbor, ME 46221 Hemorrhoidectomy, internal, by rubber band ligation(s) | $936.00 | $1,040.00 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · Portland-South Portland, ME HEMORRHOID LIGATION | $939.00 | $1,565.00 | Jul 4, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital Rockport · Rockport, ME HC LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $1,365.40 | $1,365.40 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| LincolnHealth Damariscotta · Damariscotta, ME HC LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $1,392.95 | $1,392.95 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Biddeford Biddeford · Portland-South Portland, ME HC LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $1,395.65 | $1,395.65 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Stephens Hospital Norway · Norway, ME HC LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $2,500.95 | $2,500.95 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Franklin Hospital Farmington · Farmington, ME HC LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $2,904.55 | $2,904.55 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 3 | $532.74 | $939.00 |
| Bangor, ME | 2 | $365.65 | $471.68 |
| Bar Harbor, ME | 1 | $936.00 | $936.00 |
| Belfast, ME | 1 | $484.15 | $484.15 |
| Calais, ME | 1 | $132.00 | $132.00 |
| Damariscotta, ME | 1 | $1,392.95 | $1,392.95 |
| Ellsworth, ME | 1 | $750.25 | $750.25 |
| Farmington, ME | 1 | $2,904.55 | $2,904.55 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 1 | $764.56 | $764.56 |
| Norway, ME | 1 | $2,500.95 | $2,500.95 |
| Presque Isle, ME | 1 | $158.34 | $158.34 |
| Rockport, ME | 1 | $1,365.40 | $1,365.40 |
| Skowhegan, ME | 1 | $413.25 | $413.25 |
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 hemorrhoid banding is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Hemorrhoid banding explained.
Hemorrhoid banding (rubber band ligation) in other states
- Alabama$1,824.00
- Alaska$1,620.84
- Arizona$1,316.29
- Arkansas$834.60
- California$1,872.00
- Colorado$2,422.15
- Connecticut$3,224.78
- Delaware$1,067.60, 1 hospital
- District of Columbia$2,277.23, 2 hospitals
- Florida$1,719.45
- Georgia$1,377.16
- Hawaii$1,850.10
- Idaho$1,094.40
- Illinois$914.00
- Indiana$2,199.33
- Iowa$653.80
- Kansas$956.00
- Kentucky$1,000.61
- Louisiana$498.40
- Maryland$698.00, 3 hospitals
- Massachusetts$1,934.70
- Michigan$1,431.95
- Minnesota$815.17
- Mississippi$720.00
- Missouri$1,360.00
- Montana$661.60
- Nebraska$665.00
- Nevada$1,034.55, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$557.38
- New Jersey$2,531.28
- New Mexico$830.70
- New York$1,140.93
- North Carolina$734.16
- North Dakota$1,420.90
- Ohio$1,912.95
- Oklahoma$984.60
- Oregon$740.25
- Pennsylvania$1,791.43
- Rhode Island$1,859.00
- South Carolina$1,546.20
- South Dakota$1,183.20
- Tennessee$1,015.80
- Texas$890.85
- Utah$1,413.80, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$1,341.00
- Virginia$1,452.00
- Washington$1,260.75
- West Virginia$1,181.25
- Wisconsin$1,235.70
- Wyoming$1,198.93, 4 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.