Blood culture cost in Maine
In Maine, 28 hospitals publish a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $27.00 to $487.80, with a median of $83.73. The lowest price is at Redington-Fairview General Hospital (Skowhegan). The highest price is 18.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $83.73, is 28% below the US median of $115.50.
- That is 8.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($10.32).
- Maine ranks 15th of 51 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 87040. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$27.00Redington-Fairview General Hospital
Median$83.73half of hospitals charge less
Highest$487.80in Maine
Lowest saves$56.73vs the median
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redington-Fairview General Hospital lowest Skowhegan · Skowhegan, ME DEEP WOUND CULTURE-87205 | $27.00 | $38.00 | Jul 23, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Westbrook · Portland-South Portland, ME B* HC CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES | $28.10 | $28.10 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor · Bangor, ME BLOOD CULTURE | $41.58 | $198.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light AR Gould Hospital Presque Isle · Presque Isle, ME BLOOD CULTURE | $46.20 | $220.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME AEROBIC BACTERIA CULTURE BLD | $48.88 | $188.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mayo Hospital Dover Foxcroft · Dover Foxcroft, ME CULTURE, BLOOD MB QST | $50.49 | $153.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Penobscot Valley Hospital Lincoln · Bangor, ME Blood Culture Peds Marlboro Quest | $52.19 | $65.24 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital Bangor · Bangor, ME HC CULTURE BLOOD | $65.28 | $128.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Ellsworth · Ellsworth, ME Bacterial Culture Blood | $68.75 | $275.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Rumford Hospital Rumford · Rumford, ME HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $72.00 | $250.31 | Apr 29, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital Pittsfield · Pittsfield, ME BLOOD CULTURE | $73.10 | $215.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Bridgton Hospital Bridgton · Portland-South Portland, ME HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $77.00 | $250.31 | Apr 29, 2026 source file |
| Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Blue Hill · Blue Hill, ME BLOOD CULTURE | $79.55 | $215.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC CULTURE BLOOD | $82.46 | $217.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Calais Community Hospital Calais · Calais, ME ..Culturebloodquest | $85.00 | $113.00 | — source file |
| Houlton Regional Hospital Houlton · Houlton, ME BLOOD CULTURE | $88.35 | $93.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Franklin Hospital Farmington · Farmington, ME B* HC CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES | $101.75 | $101.75 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light CA Dean Hospital Greenville · Greenville, ME BLOOD CULTURE | $107.50 | $215.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Millinocket Regional Hospital Millinocket · Bangor, ME CULTURE BLOOD | $111.60 | $124.00 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · Portland-South Portland, ME CULTURE, BLOOD | $146.40 | $244.00 | Jul 4, 2026 source file |
| LincolnHealth Damariscotta · Damariscotta, ME B* HC CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES | $156.90 | $156.90 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Stephens Hospital Norway · Norway, ME B* HC CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES | $173.80 | $173.80 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Biddeford Biddeford · Portland-South Portland, ME B* HC CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES | $207.40 | $207.40 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Down East Community Hospital Machias · Machias, ME Culture, Blood With Reflex To Molecular Identification Qst | $223.00 | $297.00 | — source file |
| MaineHealth Waldo Hospital Belfast · Belfast, ME B* HC CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES | $300.70 | $300.70 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick · Portland-South Portland, ME B* HC CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES | $438.75 | $438.75 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital Rockport · Rockport, ME B* HC CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES | $463.50 | $463.50 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Mount Desert Island Hospital Bar Harbor · Bar Harbor, ME Blood Culture (First Set) MDIH | $487.80 | $542.00 | 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 | 6 | $28.10 | $111.70 |
| Bangor, ME | 4 | $41.58 | $58.74 |
| Bar Harbor, ME | 1 | $487.80 | $487.80 |
| Belfast, ME | 1 | $300.70 | $300.70 |
| Blue Hill, ME | 1 | $79.55 | $79.55 |
| Calais, ME | 1 | $85.00 | $85.00 |
| Damariscotta, ME | 1 | $156.90 | $156.90 |
| Dover Foxcroft, ME | 1 | $50.49 | $50.49 |
| Ellsworth, ME | 1 | $68.75 | $68.75 |
| Farmington, ME | 1 | $101.75 | $101.75 |
| Greenville, ME | 1 | $107.50 | $107.50 |
| Houlton, ME | 1 | $88.35 | $88.35 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 1 | $82.46 | $82.46 |
| Machias, ME | 1 | $223.00 | $223.00 |
| Norway, ME | 1 | $173.80 | $173.80 |
| Pittsfield, ME | 1 | $73.10 | $73.10 |
| Presque Isle, ME | 1 | $46.20 | $46.20 |
| Rockport, ME | 1 | $463.50 | $463.50 |
| Rumford, ME | 1 | $72.00 | $72.00 |
| Skowhegan, ME | 1 | $27.00 | $27.00 |
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 blood culture is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Blood culture explained.
Blood culture for bacteria in other states
- Alabama$81.98
- Alaska$209.15
- Arizona$126.65
- Arkansas$49.26
- California$272.16
- Colorado$209.10
- Connecticut$67.61
- Delaware$188.16
- District of Columbia$95.80, 3 hospitals
- Florida$341.00
- Georgia$150.76
- Hawaii$100.10
- Idaho$113.25
- Illinois$144.59
- Indiana$130.50
- Iowa$91.80
- Kansas$78.30
- Kentucky$112.10
- Louisiana$45.00
- Maryland$109.77
- Massachusetts$79.00
- Michigan$63.00
- Minnesota$116.44
- Mississippi$89.20
- Missouri$111.24
- Montana$151.46
- Nebraska$186.89
- Nevada$236.30
- New Hampshire$140.45
- New Jersey$55.27
- New Mexico$131.08
- New York$62.83
- North Carolina$152.11
- North Dakota$85.00
- Ohio$93.60
- Oklahoma$73.78
- Oregon$110.16
- Pennsylvania$84.80
- Puerto Rico$44.42
- Rhode Island$82.80
- South Carolina$153.60
- South Dakota$164.00
- Tennessee$54.23
- Texas$204.31
- Utah$282.52
- Vermont$136.00
- Virginia$103.50
- Washington$149.05
- West Virginia$74.19
- Wisconsin$85.80
- Wyoming$110.78
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.