NIPT prenatal DNA test cost in Maine
In Maine, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for prenatal cell-free DNA screen for trisomy 21, 18 and 13 (NIPT): from $99.75 to $5,939.00, with a median of $1,049.17. The lowest price is at Redington-Fairview General Hospital (Skowhegan). The highest price is 59.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,049.17, is about the same as the US median of $1,043.03.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($759.05).
- Maine ranks 20th of 40 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 14 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 81420. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$99.75Redington-Fairview General Hospital
Median$1,049.17half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,939.00in Maine
Lowest saves$949.42vs the median
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redington-Fairview General Hospital lowest Skowhegan · Skowhegan, ME THROMBOPHILIA PROFILE-81420 | $99.75 | $144.00 | Jul 23, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light AR Gould Hospital Presque Isle · Presque Isle, ME NIPT FETAL ANEUPLOIDY SCREEN | $398.79 | $1,899.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Calais Community Hospital Calais · Calais, ME .Fetal Chromosomal Aneuploidy (Eg Trisom | $461.00 | $615.00 | — source file |
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor · Bangor, ME NIPT FETAL ANEUPLOIDY | $480.48 | $2,288.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Biddeford Biddeford · Portland-South Portland, ME B* HC FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY GENOMIC SEQ ANALYS | $713.80 | $713.80 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Ellsworth · Ellsworth, ME zzFetal Aneuploidy Screening | $805.50 | $3,222.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Waldo Hospital Belfast · Belfast, ME B* HC FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY GENOMIC SEQ ANALYS | $1,043.25 | $1,043.25 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME FETAL CHRMOML ANEUPLOIDY | $1,055.08 | $4,058.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital Rockport · Rockport, ME B* HC FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY GENOMIC SEQ ANALYS | $1,573.85 | $1,573.85 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Stephens Hospital Norway · Norway, ME B* HC FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY GENOMIC SEQ ANALYS | $1,949.70 | $1,949.70 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Down East Community Hospital Machias · Machias, ME Fish Prenatal Screen Qst | $2,064.00 | $2,752.00 | — source file |
| MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick · Portland-South Portland, ME B* HC FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY GENOMIC SEQ ANALYS | $2,474.65 | $2,474.65 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| LincolnHealth Damariscotta · Damariscotta, ME B* HC FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY GENOMIC SEQ ANALYS | $3,743.00 | $3,743.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Franklin Hospital Farmington · Farmington, ME B* HC FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY GENOMIC SEQ ANALYS | $5,939.00 | $5,939.00 | 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 | 3 | $713.80 | $1,055.08 |
| Belfast, ME | 1 | $1,043.25 | $1,043.25 |
| Bangor, ME | 1 | $480.48 | $480.48 |
| Calais, ME | 1 | $461.00 | $461.00 |
| Damariscotta, ME | 1 | $3,743.00 | $3,743.00 |
| Ellsworth, ME | 1 | $805.50 | $805.50 |
| Farmington, ME | 1 | $5,939.00 | $5,939.00 |
| Machias, ME | 1 | $2,064.00 | $2,064.00 |
| Norway, ME | 1 | $1,949.70 | $1,949.70 |
| Presque Isle, ME | 1 | $398.79 | $398.79 |
| Rockport, ME | 1 | $1,573.85 | $1,573.85 |
| Skowhegan, ME | 1 | $99.75 | $99.75 |
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 NIPT prenatal DNA test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: NIPT prenatal DNA test explained.
Prenatal cell-free DNA screen for trisomy 21, 18 and 13 (NIPT) in other states
- Alabama$1,004.55
- Alaska$1,232.07
- Arizona$1,720.00
- Arkansas$1,222.00
- California$1,736.00
- Colorado$846.55
- Connecticut$3,985.28, 2 hospitals
- Delaware$2,429.05
- District of Columbia$2,888.94, 2 hospitals
- Florida$387.50
- Georgia$899.50
- Hawaii$2,110.50, 1 hospital
- Idaho$695.30
- Illinois$879.90
- Indiana$850.92
- Iowa$789.30
- Kansas$2,277.15
- Kentucky$1,287.72
- Louisiana$451.08
- Maryland$395.01
- Massachusetts$2,583.00
- Michigan$300.00
- Minnesota$1,387.54
- Mississippi$802.40
- Missouri$1,166.10
- Montana$926.25, 1 hospital
- Nebraska$3,026.95, 2 hospitals
- Nevada$775.95, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$2,290.80, 3 hospitals
- New Jersey$834.96
- New Mexico$701.96, 3 hospitals
- New York$1,140.78
- North Carolina$852.34
- North Dakota$1,277.70
- Ohio$1,456.00
- Oklahoma$1,178.78
- Oregon$1,376.40
- Pennsylvania$2,336.04
- Rhode Island$759.00, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$1,807.66
- South Dakota$998.40, 4 hospitals
- Tennessee$998.58
- Texas$870.00
- Utah$1,531.19
- Vermont$1,581.58, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$1,032.80
- Washington$766.08
- West Virginia$800.00
- Wisconsin$1,206.81
- Wyoming$1,294.90
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.