Crisis therapy cost in Maine
In Maine, 13 hospitals publish a cash price for psychotherapy for crisis, first 60 minutes: from $60.30 to $533.90, with a median of $278.50. The lowest price is at Mount Desert Island Hospital (Bar Harbor). The highest price is 8.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $278.50, is 9% above the US median of $254.84.
- That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($181.34).
- Maine ranks 24th of 40 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 13 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 90839. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$60.30Mount Desert Island Hospital
Median$278.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$533.90in Maine
Lowest saves$218.20vs the median
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Desert Island Hospital lowest Bar Harbor · Bar Harbor, ME 90839 Telehealth Psychotherapy for crisis; first 60 minutes | $60.30 | $67.00 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor · Bangor, ME HC PSYTX CRISIS INIT 60MIN | $78.75 | $375.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light AR Gould Hospital Presque Isle · Presque Isle, ME PSYTX CRISIS INITIAL 60 MIN FF | $82.74 | $394.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC PHP PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $128.44 | $338.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| LincolnHealth Damariscotta · Damariscotta, ME HC CRISIS PSYCHOTHRPY 30-74 MIN | $242.60 | $242.60 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Penobscot Valley Hospital Lincoln · Bangor, ME PSY TX CRISIS INT 60 MIN | $275.33 | $344.16 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Biddeford Biddeford · Portland-South Portland, ME HC CRISIS PSYCHOTHRPY 30-74 MIN | $278.50 | $278.50 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Westbrook · Portland-South Portland, ME HC CRISIS PSYCHOTHRPY 30-74 MIN | $293.80 | $293.80 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Waldo Hospital Belfast · Belfast, ME HC CRISIS PSYCHOTHRPY 30-74 MIN | $309.10 | $309.10 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick · Portland-South Portland, ME HC CRISIS PSYCHOTHRPY 30-74 MIN | $435.60 | $435.60 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Franklin Hospital Farmington · Farmington, ME HC CRISIS PSYCHOTHRPY 30-74 MIN | $525.30 | $525.30 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital Rockport · Rockport, ME HC CRISIS PSYCHOTHRPY 30-74 MIN | $530.20 | $530.20 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Houlton Regional Hospital Houlton · Houlton, ME ER PSYCHOTHERAPY CRISIS 1ST 60 | $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 | 3 | $278.50 | $293.80 |
| Bangor, ME | 2 | $78.75 | $177.04 |
| Bar Harbor, ME | 1 | $60.30 | $60.30 |
| Belfast, ME | 1 | $309.10 | $309.10 |
| Damariscotta, ME | 1 | $242.60 | $242.60 |
| Farmington, ME | 1 | $525.30 | $525.30 |
| Houlton, ME | 1 | $533.90 | $533.90 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 1 | $128.44 | $128.44 |
| Presque Isle, ME | 1 | $82.74 | $82.74 |
| Rockport, ME | 1 | $530.20 | $530.20 |
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 crisis therapy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Crisis therapy explained.
Psychotherapy for crisis, first 60 minutes in other states
- Alabama$239.08, 3 hospitals
- Alaska$184.90, 2 hospitals
- Arizona$217.81
- Arkansas$115.84
- California$342.16
- Colorado$544.70
- Connecticut$306.80
- District of Columbia$347.60, 2 hospitals
- Florida$418.60
- Georgia$536.25
- Idaho$236.36
- Illinois$250.00
- Indiana$111.51
- Iowa$270.94
- Kansas$210.30
- Kentucky$253.35
- Louisiana$94.71
- Maryland$278.70
- Massachusetts$403.00
- Michigan$102.10
- Minnesota$237.32
- Mississippi$239.08
- Missouri$212.70
- Montana$209.62
- Nebraska$212.55
- Nevada$291.00
- New Hampshire$143.88, 2 hospitals
- New Jersey$189.21
- New Mexico$180.68, 4 hospitals
- New York$267.21
- North Carolina$114.50
- North Dakota$164.80
- Ohio$313.30
- Oklahoma$337.79, 2 hospitals
- Oregon$347.10
- Pennsylvania$179.15
- Rhode Island$205.00, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$361.20
- South Dakota$388.00
- Tennessee$95.92
- Texas$326.34
- Utah$225.40, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$259.13, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$295.50
- Washington$265.60
- West Virginia$225.00
- Wisconsin$294.50
- Wyoming$387.60
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.