Lumbar facet injection cost in Maine
In Maine, 17 hospitals publish a cash price for facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance: from $271.50 to $2,869.40, with a median of $1,078.44. The lowest price is at Redington-Fairview General Hospital (Skowhegan). The highest price is 10.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,078.44, is 30% below the US median of $1,538.11.
- That is 1.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($903.63).
- Maine ranks 9th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 17 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 64493. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$271.50Redington-Fairview General Hospital
Median$1,078.44half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,869.40in Maine
Lowest saves$806.94vs the median
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redington-Fairview General Hospital lowest Skowhegan · Skowhegan, ME INJ PARAVERT JNT L/S 1 LV BIL | $271.50 | $391.00 | Jul 23, 2026 source file |
| Penobscot Valley Hospital Lincoln · Bangor, ME INJECTION DIAGNOSTIC AGENT PARA FACET LU | $319.52 | $399.40 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital Pittsfield · Pittsfield, ME INJ FACET JT LUM/SAC 1ST LEV | $533.80 | $1,570.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor · Bangor, ME INJ FCT JNT L/S 1ST LVL-FAC | $681.66 | $3,246.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Ellsworth · Ellsworth, ME HC INJ DX/THER PARAVERTB JNT W/IMG L/S SNGL LVL | $861.50 | $3,446.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Central Maine Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC INJ DX/THR PARAVRT FACET JNT IMG LUMB/SAC 1ST LVL | $872.00 | $3,721.88 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light AR Gould Hospital Presque Isle · Presque Isle, ME OFF INJ PARAVERT L/S 1 LEV FF | $885.78 | $4,218.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $893.36 | $3,436.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC N BLOCK PARAVERT LUMBAR 1ST | $1,078.44 | $2,838.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Desert Island Hospital Bar Harbor · Bar Harbor, ME 64493 Injection Paravertebral Facet Joint - single level | $1,121.40 | $1,246.00 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · Portland-South Portland, ME IR CT FACET JOINT INJ LUMBAR 64493 | $1,368.00 | $2,280.00 | Jul 4, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital Rockport · Rockport, ME HC FACET LUMB/SACR SINGLE | $1,569.85 | $1,569.85 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Calais Community Hospital one side Calais · Calais, ME Inject Pavavertl/t 3 Lt/rt 50 | $2,029.00 | $2,705.00 | — source file |
| MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick · Portland-South Portland, ME HC FACET LUMB/SACR SINGLE | $2,476.85 | $2,476.85 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Biddeford Biddeford · Portland-South Portland, ME HC FACET LUMB/SACR SINGLE | $2,500.25 | $2,500.25 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital Bangor · Bangor, ME HC N BLOCK PARAVERT LUMBAR 1ST | $2,550.51 | $5,001.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Franklin Hospital Farmington · Farmington, ME HC FACET LUMB/SACR SINGLE | $2,869.40 | $2,869.40 | 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 | 4 | $893.36 | $1,922.42 |
| Bangor, ME | 3 | $319.52 | $681.66 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 2 | $872.00 | $975.22 |
| Bar Harbor, ME | 1 | $1,121.40 | $1,121.40 |
| Calais, ME | 1 | $2,029.00 | $2,029.00 |
| Ellsworth, ME | 1 | $861.50 | $861.50 |
| Farmington, ME | 1 | $2,869.40 | $2,869.40 |
| Pittsfield, ME | 1 | $533.80 | $533.80 |
| Presque Isle, ME | 1 | $885.78 | $885.78 |
| Rockport, ME | 1 | $1,569.85 | $1,569.85 |
| Skowhegan, ME | 1 | $271.50 | $271.50 |
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 lumbar facet injection is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lumbar facet injection explained.
Facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance in other states
- Alabama$1,074.14
- Alaska$2,264.54
- Arizona$1,226.64
- Arkansas$913.06
- California$2,059.20
- Colorado$1,188.86
- Connecticut$2,618.94
- Delaware$3,859.80
- District of Columbia$2,054.04, 3 hospitals
- Florida$2,237.58
- Georgia$2,155.95
- Hawaii$1,545.00
- Idaho$1,457.26
- Illinois$1,550.00
- Indiana$1,156.05
- Iowa$1,360.43
- Kansas$1,012.00
- Kentucky$1,231.22
- Louisiana$720.00
- Maryland$792.73, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$2,466.10
- Michigan$1,187.45
- Minnesota$1,422.85
- Mississippi$683.10
- Missouri$1,084.30
- Montana$1,119.03
- Nebraska$1,643.01
- Nevada$812.00
- New Hampshire$1,352.52
- New Jersey$2,840.72
- New Mexico$1,137.20
- New York$2,006.79
- North Carolina$1,294.20
- North Dakota$1,343.86
- Ohio$2,183.95
- Oklahoma$1,129.04
- Oregon$1,925.33
- Pennsylvania$1,440.80
- Puerto Rico$2,100.00, 2 hospitals
- Rhode Island$2,700.00
- South Carolina$2,292.60
- South Dakota$1,980.79
- Tennessee$699.82
- Texas$1,734.63
- Utah$1,307.03, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$2,318.00
- Virginia$1,405.25
- Washington$2,299.70
- West Virginia$1,017.50
- Wisconsin$1,530.62
- Wyoming$1,753.92
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.