Therapy session, 30 min cost in Maine
In Maine, 17 hospitals publish a cash price for psychotherapy session, 30 minutes: from $41.79 to $533.90, with a median of $134.50. The lowest price is at Northern Light AR Gould Hospital (Presque Isle). The highest price is 12.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $134.50, is 20% below the US median of $168.90.
- That is 0.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($181.34).
- Maine ranks 16th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 17 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 90832. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$41.79Northern Light AR Gould Hospital
Median$134.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$533.90in Maine
Lowest saves$92.71vs the median
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Light AR Gould Hospital lowest Presque Isle · Presque Isle, ME LCSW PSYTX PATIENT 30 MIN | $41.79 | $199.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Blue Hill · Blue Hill, ME HC PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PAT 30 MIN | $45.88 | $124.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor · Bangor, ME HC PSYTX PT&/FAMILY 30MIN | $47.04 | $224.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital Pittsfield · Pittsfield, ME HC PSYTX W/PATIENT 30 MINUTES | $52.70 | $155.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · Portland-South Portland, ME PYSCHOTHERAPY 30 MIN W/WO FAMILY | $57.60 | $96.00 | Jul 4, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Acadia Hospital Bangor · Bangor, ME ADOP PSYTH 30M CONDITIONAL | $64.44 | $179.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME PSYCHOTHRPY PT&/FAMILY 30MIN | $64.74 | $249.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Down East Community Hospital Machias · Machias, ME Psychotherapy, 30 min | $110.00 | $146.00 | — source file |
| Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Ellsworth · Ellsworth, ME Psychotherapy, 30 Minutes 90832 | $134.50 | $538.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC OP PSYCH TX 30 MIN | $138.32 | $364.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penobscot Valley Hospital Lincoln · Bangor, ME PSY TX W PT 30 MINUTES | $146.77 | $183.46 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Mount Desert Island Hospital Bar Harbor · Bar Harbor, ME 90832 IND PSYCOTHRPY 30 MI CHARGE | $148.50 | $165.00 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Westbrook · Portland-South Portland, ME HC PSYCHOTHERAPY 16-37 MIN | $149.85 | $149.85 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Biddeford Biddeford · Portland-South Portland, ME PR PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 30 MINUTES | $221.60 | $221.60 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital Rockport · Rockport, ME HC PSYCHOTHERAPY 16-37 MIN | $268.05 | $268.05 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick · Portland-South Portland, ME HC PSYCHOTHERAPY 16-37 MIN | $326.95 | $326.95 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Houlton Regional Hospital Houlton · Houlton, ME ER PSYCHOTHERAPY 30MIN W/PAT | $533.90 | $562.00 | Mar 25, 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.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
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 | $57.60 | $149.85 |
| Bangor, ME | 3 | $47.04 | $64.44 |
| Bar Harbor, ME | 1 | $148.50 | $148.50 |
| Blue Hill, ME | 1 | $45.88 | $45.88 |
| Ellsworth, ME | 1 | $134.50 | $134.50 |
| Houlton, ME | 1 | $533.90 | $533.90 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 1 | $138.32 | $138.32 |
| Machias, ME | 1 | $110.00 | $110.00 |
| Pittsfield, ME | 1 | $52.70 | $52.70 |
| Presque Isle, ME | 1 | $41.79 | $41.79 |
| Rockport, ME | 1 | $268.05 | $268.05 |
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 therapy session, 30 min is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Therapy session, 30 min explained.
Psychotherapy session, 30 minutes in other states
- Alabama$108.00
- Alaska$158.00
- Arizona$155.28
- Arkansas$134.96
- California$318.24
- Colorado$213.27
- Connecticut$189.86
- District of Columbia$254.80, 2 hospitals
- Florida$367.50
- Georgia$308.10
- Idaho$121.60
- Illinois$189.00
- Indiana$98.35
- Iowa$171.99
- Kansas$152.65
- Kentucky$122.00
- Louisiana$85.96
- Maryland$161.62
- Massachusetts$250.00
- Michigan$192.10
- Minnesota$114.18
- Mississippi$97.72
- Missouri$162.60
- Montana$112.06
- Nebraska$159.01
- Nevada$304.00
- New Hampshire$337.00
- New Jersey$177.99
- New Mexico$138.43
- New York$198.00
- North Carolina$85.00
- North Dakota$188.00
- Ohio$189.25
- Oklahoma$216.60
- Oregon$130.65
- Pennsylvania$246.01
- Rhode Island$143.00
- South Carolina$154.78
- South Dakota$304.00
- Tennessee$66.70
- Texas$189.14
- Utah$557.44
- Vermont$113.00
- Virginia$150.50
- Washington$137.73
- West Virginia$100.25
- Wisconsin$106.40
- Wyoming$118.28
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.