HIV test (4th generation) cost in Maine
In Maine, 24 hospitals publish a cash price for HIV-1/2 antigen and antibody combination blood test (4th generation): from $9.90 to $272.55, with a median of $51.04. The lowest price is at Mount Desert Island Hospital (Bar Harbor). The highest price is 27.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $51.04, is 39% below the US median of $83.85.
- That is 2.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($24.08).
- Maine ranks 8th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 24 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 87389. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$9.90Mount Desert Island Hospital
Median$51.04half of hospitals charge less
Highest$272.55in Maine
Lowest saves$41.14vs the median
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Desert Island Hospital lowest Bar Harbor · Bar Harbor, ME HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab, Fourth Gen w/Rfl QST | $9.90 | $11.00 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light AR Gould Hospital Presque Isle · Presque Isle, ME HIV COMBO ANTIGEN/ANTIBODY REF | $17.64 | $84.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor · Bangor, ME HIV COMBO ANTIGEN/ANTIBODY REF | $17.64 | $84.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital Pittsfield · Pittsfield, ME HIV COMBO ANTIGEN/ANTIBODY REF | $22.10 | $65.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Blue Hill · Blue Hill, ME HIV COMBO ANTIGEN/ANTIBODY REF | $24.79 | $67.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · Portland-South Portland, ME HIV-1 AG, AB, HIV-2 AB SINGLE RESULT | $25.80 | $43.00 | Jul 4, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Ellsworth · Ellsworth, ME HIV-1,2 Combo Ag/Ab EIA, Reflexive Panel | $27.50 | $110.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mayo Hospital Dover Foxcroft · Dover Foxcroft, ME HIV QST | $31.35 | $95.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light CA Dean Hospital Greenville · Greenville, ME HIV COMBO ANTIGEN/ANTIBODY REF | $33.50 | $67.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME HIV1 AG, HIV1 & HIV2 AB, SNGL | $36.66 | $141.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Redington-Fairview General Hospital Skowhegan · Skowhegan, ME HTL-V3 | $38.25 | $55.00 | Jul 23, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Westbrook · Portland-South Portland, ME B* HC IAAD IA HIV-1 AG W/HIV-1 & HIV-2 ANTBDY SINGLE | $47.25 | $47.25 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Penobscot Valley Hospital Lincoln · Bangor, ME HIV 1/2 Eia Ab w/ Reflex 91431 Quest | $54.82 | $68.52 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Millinocket Regional Hospital Millinocket · Bangor, ME HIV - DIAGNOSTIC (1&2) EIA | $57.60 | $64.00 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Waldo Hospital Belfast · Belfast, ME B* HC IAAD IA HIV-1 AG W/HIV-1 & HIV-2 ANTBDY SINGLE | $68.10 | $68.10 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC SO HIV-1 & HIV-2 AB | $75.24 | $198.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Biddeford Biddeford · Portland-South Portland, ME B* HC IAAD IA HIV-1 AG W/HIV-1 & HIV-2 ANTBDY SINGLE | $76.70 | $76.70 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital Rockport · Rockport, ME B* HC IAAD IA HIV-1 AG W/HIV-1 & HIV-2 ANTBDY SINGLE | $99.15 | $99.15 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick · Portland-South Portland, ME B* HC IAAD IA HIV-1 AG W/HIV-1 & HIV-2 ANTBDY SINGLE | $106.35 | $106.35 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital Bangor · Bangor, ME HC SO HIV-1 & HIV-2 AB | $130.05 | $255.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Down East Community Hospital Machias · Machias, ME Hiv 1/2 Ag/ab, Fourth Gen W/rfl Qst | $147.00 | $196.00 | — source file |
| MaineHealth Franklin Hospital Farmington · Farmington, ME B* HC IAAD IA HIV-1 AG W/HIV-1 & HIV-2 ANTBDY SINGLE | $233.85 | $233.85 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Stephens Hospital Norway · Norway, ME B* HC IAAD IA HIV-1 AG W/HIV-1 & HIV-2 ANTBDY SINGLE | $242.45 | $242.45 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| LincolnHealth Damariscotta · Damariscotta, ME B* HC IAAD IA HIV-1 AG W/HIV-1 & HIV-2 ANTBDY SINGLE | $272.55 | $272.55 | 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 | 5 | $25.80 | $47.25 |
| Bangor, ME | 4 | $17.64 | $56.21 |
| Bar Harbor, ME | 1 | $9.90 | $9.90 |
| Belfast, ME | 1 | $68.10 | $68.10 |
| Blue Hill, ME | 1 | $24.79 | $24.79 |
| Damariscotta, ME | 1 | $272.55 | $272.55 |
| Dover Foxcroft, ME | 1 | $31.35 | $31.35 |
| Ellsworth, ME | 1 | $27.50 | $27.50 |
| Farmington, ME | 1 | $233.85 | $233.85 |
| Greenville, ME | 1 | $33.50 | $33.50 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 1 | $75.24 | $75.24 |
| Machias, ME | 1 | $147.00 | $147.00 |
| Norway, ME | 1 | $242.45 | $242.45 |
| Pittsfield, ME | 1 | $22.10 | $22.10 |
| Presque Isle, ME | 1 | $17.64 | $17.64 |
| Rockport, ME | 1 | $99.15 | $99.15 |
| Skowhegan, ME | 1 | $38.25 | $38.25 |
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 HIV test (4th generation) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: HIV test (4th generation) explained.
HIV-1/2 antigen and antibody combination blood test (4th generation) in other states
- Alabama$60.56
- Alaska$113.84
- Arizona$40.99
- Arkansas$48.75
- California$87.36
- Colorado$99.43
- Connecticut$96.00
- Delaware$171.10
- District of Columbia$134.89, 3 hospitals
- Florida$78.00
- Georgia$108.01
- Hawaii$195.30
- Idaho$93.00
- Illinois$115.00
- Indiana$59.64
- Iowa$75.90
- Kansas$93.29
- Kentucky$71.82
- Louisiana$49.50
- Maryland$70.24
- Massachusetts$112.00
- Michigan$49.05
- Minnesota$77.68
- Mississippi$40.16
- Missouri$88.80
- Montana$78.40
- Nebraska$82.08
- Nevada$119.35
- New Hampshire$127.11
- New Jersey$27.69
- New Mexico$102.50
- New York$72.00
- North Carolina$71.55
- North Dakota$116.80
- Ohio$74.10
- Oklahoma$47.32
- Oregon$79.73
- Pennsylvania$141.70
- Puerto Rico$105.43
- Rhode Island$75.50
- South Carolina$97.20
- South Dakota$106.40
- Tennessee$55.96
- Texas$140.83
- Utah$73.71
- Vermont$92.00
- Virginia$112.13
- Washington$98.03
- West Virginia$63.75
- Wisconsin$102.50
- Wyoming$72.30
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.