Epidural injection, guided cost in Maine
In Maine, 20 hospitals publish a cash price for lower-back epidural injection, with imaging guidance: from $314.55 to $2,633.00, with a median of $929.68. The lowest price is at Penobscot Valley Hospital (Lincoln). The highest price is 8.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $929.68, is 32% below the US median of $1,369.55.
- That is 1.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($721.17).
- Maine ranks 10th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 20 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 62323. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 2, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$314.55Penobscot Valley Hospital
Median$929.68half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,633.00in Maine
Lowest saves$615.13vs the median
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penobscot Valley Hospital lowest Lincoln · Bangor, ME INJECTION LUMBAR OR SACRAL W/FLUROSCOPY | $314.55 | $393.19 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor · Bangor, ME HC XRB TOFERSEN INJECTION | $475.44 | $2,264.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Millinocket Regional Hospital Millinocket · Bangor, ME NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR | $540.00 | $600.00 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| LincolnHealth Damariscotta · Damariscotta, ME HC INJ INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC W/ IMG GUIDE | $553.80 | $553.80 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Waldo Hospital Belfast · Belfast, ME HC INJ INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC W/ IMG GUIDE | $556.85 | $556.85 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME NJX INTRLMINR LMBR/SAC W IMAG | $588.38 | $2,263.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light AR Gould Hospital Presque Isle · Presque Isle, ME INJ INTERLAMIN LMBR/SAC W/IMAG | $617.19 | $2,939.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Central Maine Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC INJ DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W IMG | $696.00 | $3,506.56 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Ellsworth · Ellsworth, ME Injection Therapeutic Agent Lumbar Spine with Navigation | $713.50 | $2,854.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Redington-Fairview General Hospital Skowhegan · Skowhegan, ME STELLATE GANG BLK W/FLURO | $920.25 | $1,327.00 | Jul 23, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Stephens Hospital Norway · Norway, ME HC INJ INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC W/ IMG GUIDE | $939.10 | $939.10 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital Pittsfield · Pittsfield, ME HC INJ INTERLAMINAR LUMBAR/SAC | $941.80 | $2,770.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · Portland-South Portland, ME NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SACRAL W IMAGING | $1,038.60 | $1,731.00 | Jul 4, 2026 source file |
| Mount Desert Island Hospital Bar Harbor · Bar Harbor, ME 62323 ESI lumbar or sacral with fluoroscopy | $1,210.50 | $1,345.00 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Biddeford Biddeford · Portland-South Portland, ME HC INJ INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC W/ IMG GUIDE | $1,273.00 | $1,273.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital Rockport · Rockport, ME HC INJ INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC W/ IMG GUIDE | $1,273.65 | $1,273.65 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/IMG GDN | $1,413.60 | $3,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick · Portland-South Portland, ME HC INJ INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC W/ IMG GUIDE | $2,004.45 | $2,004.45 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Franklin Hospital Farmington · Farmington, ME HC INJ INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC W/ IMG GUIDE | $2,319.70 | $2,319.70 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Calais Community Hospital Calais · Calais, ME Injection(s) of therapeutic substance | $2,633.00 | $3,511.00 | — 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
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 | 4 | $588.38 | $1,155.80 |
| Bangor, ME | 3 | $314.55 | $475.44 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 2 | $696.00 | $1,054.80 |
| Bar Harbor, ME | 1 | $1,210.50 | $1,210.50 |
| Belfast, ME | 1 | $556.85 | $556.85 |
| Calais, ME | 1 | $2,633.00 | $2,633.00 |
| Damariscotta, ME | 1 | $553.80 | $553.80 |
| Ellsworth, ME | 1 | $713.50 | $713.50 |
| Farmington, ME | 1 | $2,319.70 | $2,319.70 |
| Norway, ME | 1 | $939.10 | $939.10 |
| Pittsfield, ME | 1 | $941.80 | $941.80 |
| Presque Isle, ME | 1 | $617.19 | $617.19 |
| Rockport, ME | 1 | $1,273.65 | $1,273.65 |
| Skowhegan, ME | 1 | $920.25 | $920.25 |
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 epidural injection, guided is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Epidural injection, guided explained.
Lower-back epidural injection, with imaging guidance in other states
- Alabama$1,352.66
- Alaska$2,536.19
- Arizona$1,368.39
- Arkansas$750.00
- California$2,220.40
- Colorado$1,486.40
- Connecticut$2,892.08
- Delaware$2,303.71
- District of Columbia$1,362.32, 3 hospitals
- Florida$2,353.05
- Georgia$1,343.25
- Hawaii$656.25
- Idaho$1,395.45
- Illinois$1,444.15
- Indiana$1,286.25
- Iowa$1,260.80
- Kansas$1,198.45
- Kentucky$904.54
- Louisiana$708.66
- Maryland$2,109.36, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$1,744.50
- Michigan$1,030.00
- Minnesota$1,187.55
- Mississippi$472.75
- Missouri$1,430.40
- Montana$612.38
- Nebraska$1,315.80
- Nevada$482.00
- New Hampshire$1,007.33
- New Jersey$2,403.56
- New Mexico$1,595.67
- New York$1,491.75
- North Carolina$1,211.91
- North Dakota$1,112.10
- Ohio$2,036.45
- Oklahoma$731.96
- Oregon$1,580.28
- Pennsylvania$2,094.60
- Puerto Rico$2,100.00, 2 hospitals
- Rhode Island$2,678.00
- South Carolina$1,452.00
- South Dakota$1,729.60
- Tennessee$491.92
- Texas$1,675.50
- Utah$1,261.35
- Vermont$2,078.00
- Virginia$1,685.00
- Washington$1,532.05
- West Virginia$1,108.50
- Wisconsin$1,147.44
- Wyoming$1,272.32
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.