Carotid ultrasound cost in Maine
In Maine, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck: from $291.46 to $1,091.00, with a median of $665.40. The lowest price is at Northern Light Mercy Hospital (Portland). The highest price is 3.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $665.40, is 25% below the US median of $884.70.
- That is 2.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- Maine ranks 11th of 45 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 93880. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 2, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$291.46Northern Light Mercy Hospital
Median$665.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,091.00in Maine
Lowest saves$373.94vs the median
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital lowest Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME DUPLEX EXTRACRANIAL ART BIL | $291.46 | $1,121.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Ellsworth · Ellsworth, ME US Exam DTA | $337.50 | $1,350.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · Portland-South Portland, ME DUPLEX CAROTID CMPLT | $535.80 | $893.00 | Jul 4, 2026 source file |
| Redington-Fairview General Hospital Skowhegan · Skowhegan, ME CAROTID US | $795.00 | $1,146.00 | Jul 23, 2026 source file |
| Millinocket Regional Hospital Millinocket · Bangor, ME US CAROTID DPPLR DUPLEX BIL | $954.90 | $1,061.00 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| Calais Community Hospital Calais · Calais, ME Us Carotidscomplete | $1,091.00 | $1,455.00 | — 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.
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 | 2 | $291.46 | $413.63 |
| Bangor, ME | 1 | $954.90 | $954.90 |
| Calais, ME | 1 | $1,091.00 | $1,091.00 |
| Ellsworth, ME | 1 | $337.50 | $337.50 |
| Skowhegan, ME | 1 | $795.00 | $795.00 |
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 carotid ultrasound is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Carotid ultrasound explained.
Carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck in other states
- Alabama$429.52
- Alaska$1,614.45
- Arizona$914.37
- Arkansas$367.12
- California$1,226.01
- Colorado$1,698.62
- Connecticut$1,002.40, 2 hospitals
- Delaware$1,010.65, 1 hospital
- District of Columbia$1,279.86, 2 hospitals
- Florida$2,482.00
- Georgia$519.60
- Hawaii$710.50, 4 hospitals
- Idaho$903.90
- Illinois$866.07
- Indiana$957.27
- Iowa$874.40
- Kansas$708.57
- Kentucky$869.84
- Louisiana$467.04
- Maryland$1,468.82
- Massachusetts$922.00
- Michigan$865.45
- Minnesota$828.08
- Mississippi$406.00
- Missouri$871.77
- Montana$946.88
- Nebraska$1,579.02
- Nevada$1,777.50
- New Hampshire$3,543.00
- New Jersey$322.54
- New Mexico$509.49
- New York$649.03
- North Carolina$789.00
- North Dakota$698.65
- Ohio$724.80
- Oklahoma$481.91
- Oregon$1,039.98
- Pennsylvania$810.00
- South Carolina$888.00
- South Dakota$1,251.20
- Tennessee$1,087.11
- Texas$1,106.39
- Utah$1,473.25
- Vermont$676.15, 3 hospitals
- Virginia$2,151.84
- Washington$887.00
- West Virginia$574.50
- Wisconsin$986.70
- Wyoming$700.99
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.