Basic metabolic panel cost in Maine
In Maine, 28 hospitals publish a cash price for basic metabolic panel (blood test): from $8.00 to $223.05, with a median of $78.09. The lowest price is at Central Maine Medical Center (Lewiston). The highest price is 27.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $78.09, is 12% below the US median of $89.07.
- That is 9.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.46).
- Maine ranks 23rd of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 28 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 80048. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$8.00Central Maine Medical Center
Median$78.09half of hospitals charge less
Highest$223.05in Maine
Lowest saves$70.09vs the median
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Maine Medical Center lowest Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL CALCIUM TOTAL | $8.00 | $226.56 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light AR Gould Hospital Presque Isle · Presque Isle, ME BASIC METABOLIC PAN | $20.37 | $97.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Mount Desert Island Hospital Bar Harbor · Bar Harbor, ME iSTAT BMP | $21.60 | $24.00 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| Penobscot Valley Hospital Lincoln · Bangor, ME **i-STAT BMP | $41.60 | $52.00 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Ellsworth · Ellsworth, ME Basic Metabolic Panel | $46.00 | $184.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Westbrook · Portland-South Portland, ME B* HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL CALCIUM TOTAL | $48.30 | $48.30 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME METABOLIC PANEL TOTAL CA | $50.18 | $193.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mayo Hospital Dover Foxcroft · Dover Foxcroft, ME Basic Metabolic Panel Standard | $63.03 | $191.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor · Bangor, ME BASIC METABOLIC PANEL-Q | $64.47 | $307.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital Pittsfield · Pittsfield, ME BASIC METABOLIC PAN | $64.94 | $191.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Rumford Hospital Rumford · Rumford, ME HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL CALCIUM TOTAL | $65.00 | $226.56 | Apr 29, 2026 source file |
| Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Blue Hill · Blue Hill, ME BASIC METABOLIC PANEL-Q | $67.34 | $182.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Bridgton Hospital Bridgton · Portland-South Portland, ME HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL CALCIUM TOTAL | $70.00 | $226.56 | Apr 29, 2026 source file |
| Down East Community Hospital Machias · Machias, ME Basic metabolic panel | $76.00 | $101.00 | — source file |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $80.18 | $211.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Calais Community Hospital Calais · Calais, ME Basic metabolic panel | $89.00 | $119.00 | — source file |
| Northern Light CA Dean Hospital Greenville · Greenville, ME BASIC METABOLIC PANEL-Q | $91.00 | $182.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Houlton Regional Hospital Houlton · Houlton, ME BMP | $92.15 | $97.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Millinocket Regional Hospital Millinocket · Bangor, ME BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $97.20 | $108.00 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Franklin Hospital Farmington · Farmington, ME B* HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL CALCIUM TOTAL | $105.00 | $105.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| LincolnHealth Damariscotta · Damariscotta, ME B* HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL CALCIUM TOTAL | $140.70 | $140.70 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Waldo Hospital Belfast · Belfast, ME B* HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL CALCIUM TOTAL | $149.65 | $149.65 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · Portland-South Portland, ME M BMP-PICCOLO (MY HEALTH KITTERY) | $152.40 | $254.00 | Jul 4, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital Rockport · Rockport, ME B* HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL CALCIUM TOTAL | $159.95 | $159.95 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Redington-Fairview General Hospital Skowhegan · Skowhegan, ME BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $165.00 | $238.00 | Jul 23, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Stephens Hospital Norway · Norway, ME B* HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL CALCIUM TOTAL | $210.25 | $210.25 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick · Portland-South Portland, ME B* HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL CALCIUM TOTAL | $215.40 | $215.40 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Biddeford Biddeford · Portland-South Portland, ME B* HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL CALCIUM TOTAL | $223.05 | $223.05 | 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.
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 | 6 | $48.30 | $111.20 |
| Bangor, ME | 3 | $41.60 | $64.47 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 2 | $8.00 | $44.09 |
| Bar Harbor, ME | 1 | $21.60 | $21.60 |
| Belfast, ME | 1 | $149.65 | $149.65 |
| Blue Hill, ME | 1 | $67.34 | $67.34 |
| Calais, ME | 1 | $89.00 | $89.00 |
| Damariscotta, ME | 1 | $140.70 | $140.70 |
| Dover Foxcroft, ME | 1 | $63.03 | $63.03 |
| Ellsworth, ME | 1 | $46.00 | $46.00 |
| Farmington, ME | 1 | $105.00 | $105.00 |
| Greenville, ME | 1 | $91.00 | $91.00 |
| Houlton, ME | 1 | $92.15 | $92.15 |
| Machias, ME | 1 | $76.00 | $76.00 |
| Norway, ME | 1 | $210.25 | $210.25 |
| Pittsfield, ME | 1 | $64.94 | $64.94 |
| Presque Isle, ME | 1 | $20.37 | $20.37 |
| Rockport, ME | 1 | $159.95 | $159.95 |
| Rumford, ME | 1 | $65.00 | $65.00 |
| Skowhegan, ME | 1 | $165.00 | $165.00 |
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 basic metabolic panel is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Basic metabolic panel explained.
Basic metabolic panel (blood test) in other states
- Alabama$59.90
- Alaska$132.93
- Arizona$71.77
- Arkansas$94.00
- California$193.20
- Colorado$135.00
- Connecticut$172.70
- Delaware$134.05
- District of Columbia$220.21, 3 hospitals
- Florida$329.95
- Georgia$118.81
- Hawaii$83.85
- Idaho$54.90
- Illinois$126.65
- Indiana$78.19
- Iowa$86.40
- Kansas$66.75
- Kentucky$83.60
- Louisiana$33.30
- Maryland$31.61
- Massachusetts$77.58
- Michigan$54.03
- Minnesota$100.24
- Mississippi$54.94
- Missouri$111.73
- Montana$94.25
- Nebraska$144.53
- Nevada$149.00
- New Hampshire$68.85
- New Jersey$9.73
- New Mexico$152.10
- New York$58.00
- North Carolina$128.42
- North Dakota$74.32
- Ohio$65.57
- Oklahoma$55.00
- Oregon$48.00
- Pennsylvania$73.40
- Puerto Rico$60.00
- Rhode Island$34.65, 4 hospitals
- South Carolina$214.50
- South Dakota$143.20
- Tennessee$73.80
- Texas$209.70
- Utah$210.48
- Vermont$93.00
- Virginia$75.00
- Washington$74.90
- West Virginia$54.00
- Wisconsin$88.35
- Wyoming$83.24
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.