Lyme disease test cost in Maine
In Maine, 29 hospitals publish a cash price for Lyme disease antibody test: from $17.00 to $244.85, with a median of $81.00. The lowest price is at Central Maine Medical Center (Lewiston). The highest price is 14.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $81.00, is 15% above the US median of $70.40.
- That is 4.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($17.03).
- Maine ranks 25th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 29 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 86618. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$17.00Central Maine Medical Center
Median$81.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$244.85in Maine
Lowest saves$64.00vs the median
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Maine Medical Center lowest Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC LYME DISEASE ANTIBODY | $17.00 | $303.13 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light AR Gould Hospital Presque Isle · Presque Isle, ME LYME DISEASE, CSF | $23.52 | $112.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor · Bangor, ME LYME DISEASE CSF/LAB | $32.13 | $153.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Mount Desert Island Hospital Bar Harbor · Bar Harbor, ME zzLyme Antibody ALI | $32.40 | $36.00 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Ellsworth · Ellsworth, ME Borrelia burgdorferi (LYME) Abs with Reflex | $36.75 | $147.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital Pittsfield · Pittsfield, ME LYME DIS TITER/LAB | $37.74 | $111.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME BORRELIA AB (LYME) | $41.08 | $158.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Redington-Fairview General Hospital Skowhegan · Skowhegan, ME LYME DISEASE ANTIBODIES | $41.25 | $59.00 | Jul 23, 2026 source file |
| Penobscot Valley Hospital Lincoln · Bangor, ME Lyme Screen 6646 Quest | $41.57 | $51.96 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Waldo Hospital Belfast · Belfast, ME CHG ANTIBODY BORRELIA BURGDORFERI LYME DISEASE | $50.40 | $50.40 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mayo Hospital Dover Foxcroft · Dover Foxcroft, ME CSF Lyme Ab by ELISA ALI | $53.46 | $162.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Blue Hill · Blue Hill, ME LYME ANTIBODY SCREEN | $59.94 | $162.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Houlton Regional Hospital Houlton · Houlton, ME LYME DISEASE | $63.65 | $67.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC SO LYME DISEASE TOTAL ANITBODIES | $74.10 | $195.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light CA Dean Hospital Greenville · Greenville, ME LYME DISEASE, CSF | $81.00 | $162.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · Portland-South Portland, ME (ARUP) BORRELIA BURG VISEE1PEPC10 ANTIB | $85.80 | $143.00 | Jul 4, 2026 source file |
| Rumford Hospital Rumford · Rumford, ME HC LYME DISEASE ANTIBODY | $87.00 | $303.13 | Apr 29, 2026 source file |
| Calais Community Hospital Calais · Calais, ME .Borrelia Burgdorferi | $88.00 | $117.00 | — source file |
| Bridgton Hospital Bridgton · Portland-South Portland, ME HC LYME DISEASE ANTIBODY | $93.00 | $303.13 | Apr 29, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital Bangor · Bangor, ME HC SO LYME DISEASE TOTAL ANITBODIES | $95.88 | $188.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Millinocket Regional Hospital Millinocket · Bangor, ME LYME AB - SCREENING | $102.60 | $114.00 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Westbrook · Portland-South Portland, ME B* HC ANTIBODY BORRELIA BURGDORFERI LYME DISEASE | $108.00 | $108.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick · Portland-South Portland, ME B* HC ANTIBODY BORRELIA BURGDORFERI LYME DISEASE | $116.20 | $116.20 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Down East Community Hospital Machias · Machias, ME Lyme Disease Ab W/rfx Blot (Igg,igm) Qst | $143.00 | $191.00 | — source file |
| MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Biddeford Biddeford · Portland-South Portland, ME B* HC ANTIBODY BORRELIA BURGDORFERI LYME DISEASE | $160.10 | $160.10 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Franklin Hospital Farmington · Farmington, ME B* HC ANTIBODY BORRELIA BURGDORFERI LYME DISEASE | $172.90 | $172.90 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital Rockport · Rockport, ME B* HC ANTIBODY BORRELIA BURGDORFERI LYME DISEASE | $193.60 | $193.60 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| LincolnHealth Damariscotta · Damariscotta, ME B* HC ANTIBODY BORRELIA BURGDORFERI LYME DISEASE | $195.30 | $195.30 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Stephens Hospital Norway · Norway, ME B* HC ANTIBODY BORRELIA BURGDORFERI LYME DISEASE | $244.85 | $244.85 | 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 | $41.08 | $100.50 |
| Bangor, ME | 4 | $32.13 | $68.72 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 2 | $17.00 | $45.55 |
| Bar Harbor, ME | 1 | $32.40 | $32.40 |
| Belfast, ME | 1 | $50.40 | $50.40 |
| Blue Hill, ME | 1 | $59.94 | $59.94 |
| Calais, ME | 1 | $88.00 | $88.00 |
| Damariscotta, ME | 1 | $195.30 | $195.30 |
| Dover Foxcroft, ME | 1 | $53.46 | $53.46 |
| Ellsworth, ME | 1 | $36.75 | $36.75 |
| Farmington, ME | 1 | $172.90 | $172.90 |
| Greenville, ME | 1 | $81.00 | $81.00 |
| Houlton, ME | 1 | $63.65 | $63.65 |
| Machias, ME | 1 | $143.00 | $143.00 |
| Norway, ME | 1 | $244.85 | $244.85 |
| Pittsfield, ME | 1 | $37.74 | $37.74 |
| Presque Isle, ME | 1 | $23.52 | $23.52 |
| Rockport, ME | 1 | $193.60 | $193.60 |
| Rumford, ME | 1 | $87.00 | $87.00 |
| Skowhegan, ME | 1 | $41.25 | $41.25 |
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 Lyme disease test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lyme disease test explained.
Lyme disease antibody test in other states
- Alabama$73.40
- Alaska$117.00
- Arizona$34.98
- Arkansas$56.95
- California$21.13
- Colorado$146.36
- Connecticut$69.41
- Delaware$169.68
- District of Columbia$157.00, 3 hospitals
- Florida$24.96
- Georgia$103.50
- Hawaii$140.60
- Idaho$84.75
- Illinois$74.32
- Indiana$123.08
- Iowa$87.75
- Kansas$120.69
- Kentucky$50.84
- Louisiana$50.40
- Maryland$70.24
- Massachusetts$81.00
- Michigan$26.00
- Minnesota$73.80
- Mississippi$52.50
- Missouri$91.65
- Montana$124.20
- Nebraska$147.19
- Nevada$126.86
- New Hampshire$104.75
- New Jersey$19.58
- New Mexico$115.20
- New York$48.47
- North Carolina$71.82
- North Dakota$65.60
- Ohio$76.70
- Oklahoma$81.05
- Oregon$65.45
- Pennsylvania$94.80
- Puerto Rico$120.38
- Rhode Island$66.00
- South Carolina$130.00
- South Dakota$112.00
- Tennessee$41.40
- Texas$75.00
- Utah$192.02
- Vermont$99.77
- Virginia$87.50
- Washington$96.20
- West Virginia$31.50
- Wisconsin$83.11
- Wyoming$93.45
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.