Gallbladder removal cost in Maine
In Maine, 5 hospitals publish a cash price for gallbladder removal, laparoscopic: from $1,818.38 to $26,854.00, with a median of $4,655.76. The lowest price is at Penobscot Valley Hospital (Lincoln). The highest price is 14.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,655.76, is 44% below the US median of $8,242.69.
- Maine ranks 7th of 42 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 47562. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,818.38Penobscot Valley Hospital
Median$4,655.76half of hospitals charge less
Highest$26,854.00in Maine
Lowest saves$2,837.38vs the median
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penobscot Valley Hospital lowest Lincoln · Bangor, ME LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $1,818.38 | $2,272.98 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Redington-Fairview General Hospital Skowhegan · Skowhegan, ME LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTERO | $2,244.75 | $3,238.00 | Jul 23, 2026 source file |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC LAP CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $4,655.76 | $12,252.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Down East Community Hospital Machias · Machias, ME Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | $22,783.00 | $30,377.00 | — source file |
| Calais Community Hospital Calais · Calais, ME Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | $26,854.00 | $35,805.00 | — 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.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor, ME | 1 | $1,818.38 | $1,818.38 |
| Calais, ME | 1 | $26,854.00 | $26,854.00 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 1 | $4,655.76 | $4,655.76 |
| Machias, ME | 1 | $22,783.00 | $22,783.00 |
| Skowhegan, ME | 1 | $2,244.75 | $2,244.75 |
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 gallbladder removal is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Gallbladder removal explained.
Gallbladder removal, laparoscopic in other states
- Alabama$8,712.63
- Alaska$8,638.70, 4 hospitals
- Arizona$17,788.78
- Arkansas$5,371.99
- California$13,208.00
- Colorado$8,118.61
- Connecticut$3,820.00, 2 hospitals
- Delaware$4,988.20, 2 hospitals
- Florida$16,123.62
- Georgia$14,447.50
- Hawaii$17,726.80
- Idaho$12,979.50
- Illinois$6,600.43
- Indiana$16,452.36
- Iowa$3,548.93
- Kansas$5,695.00
- Kentucky$10,308.23
- Louisiana$2,952.28
- Maryland$7,643.04, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$12,419.05
- Michigan$8,125.26
- Minnesota$4,296.78
- Mississippi$3,255.90
- Missouri$6,025.00
- Montana$1,866.40
- Nebraska$7,905.50
- Nevada$6,672.70
- New Hampshire$5,909.47, 4 hospitals
- New Jersey$6,457.82
- New Mexico$9,449.92
- New York$6,904.15
- North Carolina$13,055.00
- North Dakota$9,230.25
- Ohio$17,444.70
- Oklahoma$4,657.75
- Oregon$11,594.64
- Pennsylvania$10,749.91
- Puerto Rico$1,288.09
- Rhode Island$10,801.16, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$18,971.11
- South Dakota$5,892.34
- Tennessee$7,046.58
- Texas$8,170.70
- Utah$9,451.04, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$7,244.06, 3 hospitals
- Virginia$17,006.46
- Washington$13,360.00
- West Virginia$9,698.50
- Wisconsin$9,250.80
- Wyoming$4,086.33, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.