Sed rate (ESR) cost in Maine
In Maine, 22 hospitals publish a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $8.50 to $297.90, with a median of $29.58. The lowest price is at Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital (Ellsworth). The highest price is 35.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $29.58, is 22% below the US median of $38.00.
- That is 11.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($2.70).
- Maine ranks 16th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 22 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 85652. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$8.50Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital
Median$29.58half of hospitals charge less
Highest$297.90in Maine
Lowest saves$21.08vs the median
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital lowest Ellsworth · Ellsworth, ME Sedimentation Rate | $8.50 | $34.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC SED RATE | $8.74 | $23.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital Rockport · Rockport, ME B* HC SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $10.40 | $10.40 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light AR Gould Hospital Presque Isle · Presque Isle, ME SEDIMENTATION RATE (ESR)-Q | $12.18 | $58.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME SEDIMENTATION RATE (ESR)-Q | $14.82 | $57.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital Bangor · Bangor, ME HC SED RATE | $19.38 | $38.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Blue Hill · Blue Hill, ME SEDIMENTATION RATE | $22.94 | $62.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Redington-Fairview General Hospital Skowhegan · Skowhegan, ME SEDRATE | $23.25 | $33.00 | Jul 23, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Westbrook · Portland-South Portland, ME B* HC SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $25.30 | $25.30 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital Pittsfield · Pittsfield, ME SEDIMENTATION RATE (ESR)-Q | $26.18 | $77.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Houlton Regional Hospital Houlton · Houlton, ME MINIISED ESR | $29.45 | $31.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Millinocket Regional Hospital Millinocket · Bangor, ME SEDRATE | $29.70 | $33.00 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light CA Dean Hospital Greenville · Greenville, ME SEDIMENTATION RATE (ESR)-Q | $31.00 | $62.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Calais Community Hospital Calais · Calais, ME Sed Rate | $36.00 | $48.00 | — source file |
| MaineHealth Franklin Hospital Farmington · Farmington, ME B* HC SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $45.85 | $45.85 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Waldo Hospital Belfast · Belfast, ME B* HC SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $71.05 | $71.05 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| LincolnHealth Damariscotta · Damariscotta, ME B* HC SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $77.00 | $77.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick · Portland-South Portland, ME B* HC SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $108.90 | $108.90 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Stephens Hospital Norway · Norway, ME B* HC SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $111.00 | $111.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Down East Community Hospital Machias · Machias, ME Sed Rate (Esr) Auto | $113.00 | $151.00 | — source file |
| MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Biddeford Biddeford · Portland-South Portland, ME B* HC SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $123.55 | $123.55 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Mount Desert Island Hospital Bar Harbor · Bar Harbor, ME Sed Rate (ESR) Auto | $297.90 | $331.00 | Jul 8, 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 | 4 | $14.82 | $67.10 |
| Bangor, ME | 2 | $19.38 | $24.54 |
| Bar Harbor, ME | 1 | $297.90 | $297.90 |
| Belfast, ME | 1 | $71.05 | $71.05 |
| Blue Hill, ME | 1 | $22.94 | $22.94 |
| Calais, ME | 1 | $36.00 | $36.00 |
| Damariscotta, ME | 1 | $77.00 | $77.00 |
| Ellsworth, ME | 1 | $8.50 | $8.50 |
| Farmington, ME | 1 | $45.85 | $45.85 |
| Greenville, ME | 1 | $31.00 | $31.00 |
| Houlton, ME | 1 | $29.45 | $29.45 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 1 | $8.74 | $8.74 |
| Machias, ME | 1 | $113.00 | $113.00 |
| Norway, ME | 1 | $111.00 | $111.00 |
| Pittsfield, ME | 1 | $26.18 | $26.18 |
| Presque Isle, ME | 1 | $12.18 | $12.18 |
| Rockport, ME | 1 | $10.40 | $10.40 |
| Skowhegan, ME | 1 | $23.25 | $23.25 |
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 sed rate (ESR) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Sed rate (ESR) explained.
Sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate) in other states
- Alabama$23.64
- Alaska$64.00
- Arizona$63.18
- Arkansas$22.80
- California$56.00
- Colorado$58.30
- Connecticut$28.90
- Delaware$37.00
- District of Columbia$23.14, 2 hospitals
- Florida$110.24
- Georgia$33.06
- Hawaii$52.50
- Idaho$20.15
- Illinois$48.40
- Indiana$38.98
- Iowa$36.83
- Kansas$32.40
- Kentucky$38.40
- Louisiana$18.17
- Maryland$13.48
- Massachusetts$13.06
- Michigan$24.00
- Minnesota$38.94
- Mississippi$38.55
- Missouri$34.40
- Montana$42.38
- Nebraska$52.50
- Nevada$55.00
- New Hampshire$36.27
- New Jersey$15.50
- New Mexico$43.50
- New York$24.77
- North Carolina$75.65
- North Dakota$30.85
- Ohio$37.93
- Oklahoma$24.57
- Oregon$28.08
- Pennsylvania$21.63
- Puerto Rico$140.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$19.95, 3 hospitals
- South Carolina$54.50
- South Dakota$69.60
- Tennessee$17.68
- Texas$61.80
- Utah$55.76
- Vermont$42.00
- Virginia$57.50
- Washington$35.75
- West Virginia$16.75
- Wisconsin$41.60
- Wyoming$31.70
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.